Another Statement.

NZ Truth, Issue 64, 8 September 1906, Page 5

Another Statement.

Sir,— As I have been engaged by the manager of the Wellington Working Men's Club. Mr Alfred Earp, as night-porter, 'at £2 10s a week, and as he said I neglected my duty, I should be very pleased if you would throw a little licht on the subject through "our valuable paper. I herewith give you some of th.c particulars regarding the job r for which you are at liberty to hold me responsible. DUTIES OF NIGHT-PORTER AT THE CLUB. Sweep and wash all rooms and passages, also brass-rail around bar and all skirtings. Take out all carpets every morning and shake them well (including half-ton of lead on each end of carpet). Be very particular with billiard-room, social hall, lock-er-room, reading-room, waiting-room, secretary's office, committee-roonr 2 telephone-room, library, parcel-room, chess-room, bar and passages. Also clean up back-yard every, morning. Set all fires and fill coal-scuttles ready for use. Clean globes of electric light. Wash all spittoons every night (say 100 m number, full up to the brim ! )

Commence duties at 9.30 every night and finish at 7.30 a.m., if finished, if not, it is necessary to stay on till work done.

• As the sweep m"- of the Club takes four hours alone, including carrying spittoons downstairs and looking after the fire, a man has not much hope of netting through the work by 7.30 a.m., and consequently "does not do his work satisfactorily."

Thinking that ten hours work is quite sufficient for 7s 6d, I left the work at between 7.30 and 8 a.m., and m consequence got the sack, which happened m the following way. After doinor my utmost to please the manager, as he likes to call himself, and still being growled 1 at by him, I gave him lip. He assured me that if I did not care about the job there were any amount after my job, but m answer to this, I told him "there are a b sight more after yours." and he shut up then. Anyhow I got notice and next night I came on to start and perhaps finish the week, but luckily Mr Earp happened to have something to say and I opened out and he paid me off right away. The man who took my place got £2 5s per week. I wonder how long the members of the Working Men's Club will stand this English manager'? It seems as if the leaders of this Club are asleep, powerless, or else playing a four or five handed game.— I am, &c,

E. T. LUTZ. No. 1. Mo'ir-street. Wellington*, City September 2, 1906.,