"TAX THE BACHELOR!"
ARBITRATION COURT INTERLUDE,
Ihero was an interlude during tlio hearing of applications for the 9s. bonus in the Arbitration Court, yesterday, on Hie subject of liacliclors and their salaries, which resulted in some pointed statements by His Honour Mr. Justice Stringer.
An advocate for a union was asking for the bonus, and the employers' representative wns deprecating the present condition wiierebv married and singh, men received tho samo salaries. "About 90 per cent, of the men in this trade are smelc." he said.
"Are you absolutely, sure?" asked Jim Honour.
"Well." replied the advocate. "I can't exactly say for certain,"
"Ah!" replied His Honour, "Then I gather from your remarks thai, if you were fixing a living- wage, you Would' iix for a single man?" The advocate was nonnlussed, but rcnlied: "That is a ground for not allowing f ho bonus, Your Honour." 'W>", then," sn'it His Honour, "to sil't' viiu. we would have to 'ax the iiaj-holnv. and matte thereby a fund for ."iibsidisinfr the family man; for the Mngle man certainly g*ts the benefit of the higher wnw for (lie wife und family he hasn't sot I"
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 60, 4 December 1920, Page 8
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