CO-OPERATIVE LABOUR.
The Government recently called for tenders for the construction of a tunnel on the Lawrence-Beaumont railway line. The lowest tender was $34,028. As the estimate of the Government engineer was £22,000, the Minister has decided to carry out the work on. {the, co-operative system. The result will be watched with some interest. If we w« *e of a gambling turn of mind we should be prepared to stake,, our reputation against a ' gooseberry that the cost of the work, under the co-operative system, will be considerably in excess of the low_" est contract price, and this with due deference to the Government engi- :"■."■'' " v '* ' ''V, '~' *"' . " '-''.v
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10188, 14 March 1911, Page 4
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108CO-OPERATIVE LABOUR. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10188, 14 March 1911, Page 4
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