MARLBOROUGH HARVEST
Owing to the continued fine weather;iarvestmg operations- in .Marlborough are almost! completed. ■ On'the-'wliole, the crop's' aro very Heavy,?,for,' though the district lias not received., a:,thorough soaking" since the drought'of 1914-15,' .'still'a few heavy showers at the right time brought on .the' crops in a wondorful manner. Owing „to the. reports; •as to the'shortage'of harvesters'that iiad been circulated throughout the / country, " men of all classes flocked to Blenheim; to secure the higher wages' that thoy fondly imagined would be paid by the anxious farmers. However, : the ruling rate has been Is.' an hour for forkers and Is. 6d. on hour for stackers and binder-men. This rate of wages was hot. sufficient inducement for'many to commence work, and scores returned to their homes ' without making a start. Among those who took off their coats was a party of eight schoolmasters from' Auckland. _ These men, who were not seeking higher wages, soon obtained employment, and .worked with a \vi)l, being able, after a few weeks' experience; to hold their own with their Jjorny-handed brothers.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2686, 4 February 1916, Page 8
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173MARLBOROUGH HARVEST Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2686, 4 February 1916, Page 8
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