BASIC WAGE
NEW SOUTH WALES REDUCTION
UNION OFFICIALS INCENSED
(Australian Press Association).
SYDNEY, October 20,
The New South Wales State basic wage for males was to-day , reduced by 2s weekly, and for females by Is weekly, to £3 6s 6d and £1 16s respectively. This is in accordance with a lower cost of living. The Union. officials are incensed at the reduction. They declare that they expected the Industrial Commission to grant a slight 'increase.
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Hokitika Guardian, 21 October 1933, Page 4
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75BASIC WAGE Hokitika Guardian, 21 October 1933, Page 4
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