LETTERS TO EDITOR

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 132, 21 June 1937, Page 8

LETTERS TO EDITOR

Farm-Hands' Wages . Sir,— 5 wonder if you would oblige mai'' by printing in your correspondence columns the scale of wages for general farm-hands, which were ancluded in the award which came into force on May, 11 Thanking you in anticipation.— -Yours, ete., T.H.H, Waipawa, June 18. ' The Agricultural Workers Aet, 1938, Btates in the matter of wages: "Every worker shall be ontitled to receive from his em. pioyer paymeut foi his work at such a rata as is agreed upon, being not lesa than appropriate rate as prescribed here under—Per week For workers— £ s d Under the age oi 47 years o 17. S Of the age of 17 but under 18 1 S t . Of the age of 18 buA nnder 19 1 7 8. Of the age of 19 but under 20 1 12 . • ' Of the age oi 20 but under 21 1 17 € Of 21 years of age and upwards ... 2 2 8 The above rates shall be psysble from May 1, 1937, until other rates of' wagep for workers on aairy-fsrms are fixed and .ii) xorce for any eoriod eubseauent to July. 31. 1937, in accordance with eection 14 (3) o| the - Act, and thereafter the. above ra*eei jhall be from tim ; to tim» replaced by thie "respeoiive rates so fixed or otherwipe iw force for workers tn dairy-farias, provided that in the case of workers of 21 yeara oi age and upwarda such subBtituted rate shall not OToctd £2 ?/• a week. '' •* '•_■ ■•••*. a — — ■ — Wfc