DAY LABOUR AND CONTRACT
AN AUSTRALIAN COMPARISON. By Telesr;u'li.-l ) n^- As * ociiltloll -""Copyrigut Received this day, 9.30. Sydney, This Day. A return compiled by the Chief Engineer of Railways shows that 404 miles of railway constructed by the contract system cost £4309 per mile, whereas 767 miles built by day labour cost £3321 per mile. These were used by Mr Grilliths in support of his contention th.it day labour was '.he cheaper.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 588, 26 July 1913, Page 5
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72DAY LABOUR AND CONTRACT King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 588, 26 July 1913, Page 5
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