HARDWOOD TIMBER.
The Minister of (Raiiways>, by the cmploymeiiit of cert aim methods, has made the railways show a profit, and litis decided to increase till© wages of employees! by £50,000 per year. On© of the methods adopted has been to charge .rate and .a half for Australian. ihairdnvOod timbers carried on the; ra>il-'< ways. The County Councils, who require this (timber for the mnstruotion. of bridges and CuLverts, have protested 'agadaist .tHue extra charge, -and asked .tfluat dt ib© removed. Tlia Min-< aster, -however, "regrets (that lie- cannot, see his way to comply wroth the request.'' As la matter of fact, tlhe Minister does not .care a, snap of the finger for ifao struggling isettlens of t'he baiCkhlocks. All 'he wants is revenue—anxl vdti&s. Possibly some member of the House will ask a question on <-~*s subject during the next week or two.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10301, 2 August 1911, Page 4
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144HARDWOOD TIMBER. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10301, 2 August 1911, Page 4
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