EIGHT HOURS DAY
m ii PBOBABLE EFFECT ON BBIZISH * MINES. I REPORT OF PARLIAMENTARY !' COMMITTEE. Received 23rd, 11.7 p.m. ; 5 London, May 23. j, The report presented by the Parliamentary Committee appointed under the o chairmanship of Mr W. Rusflel Rea, v member for Scarborough, to inquire into t * the probable economic effect of the ad }p- t tion of an eight hours' day in min?s, li states there are various causes calculat- p ed to mitigate the effects of a reduction 1 of hours, instancing the extended use of g labor-saving machinery, but the report " anticipates some diminution in produc- * tion. This reduction would vary 1 greatly, and be most serious in Lanea- j 1 shire and South Wales. The report * adds that it is impossible to foretell ' the permanent effect on wages and employment. t
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 24 May 1907, Page 3
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137EIGHT HOURS DAY Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 24 May 1907, Page 3
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