A BAKER'S CASE.
It is quite clear that men are not free in this country to give employment to those who may be out of work. A Masterton baker engaged a- man as a "rouseabout," and for doing so was l hauled before the Court and amilcted- in co'sts amounting to £1 7s sd. The man was doubtless glad of a billet, even as a rbuseabout, and it was hardly likely thax tne baker was going to pay, Mm a journeyman's wages. But the law is inexorable. It insists that a man must be paid award wages, no..matrfcer whether, ho be sweeping the floor of the (bakehouse, carrying the water, or making the bread. Of such is the kingdom of Unionism! Men may starve and women weep, but the Arbitration Award must not be hrokenl
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10305, 4 August 1911, Page 4
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135A BAKER'S CASE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10305, 4 August 1911, Page 4
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