THE SHEARING RATE.
The sheep-owners dn tho Masterton district have 'been well-advised in deciding to pay 20s par hundred, for machmeysheariiig in the eoming sear son; The price of wool isi Mrly high, and is likely to remain so. The , minimum wage under the award is ;| 19s 6d pea* hundred', and owners !i would, under less (favourable circmnij{ stances, be fully jusJtified in adherdaoig I ito this rate. Their action dn> paying ■' more than the award wage wall, no douibt, be. fully appreciated by the • shearers. It is to be hoped that it will result in a permanent improvement in the irekitnons between employer and 1 employed.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10295, 26 July 1911, Page 4
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107THE SHEARING RATE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10295, 26 July 1911, Page 4
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