SHEARING RATES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 July 1938, Page 6

SHEARING RATES

WAGES FOR THE COMING SEASON OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. OPERATION OF SLIDING SCALE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Following upon a conference between Mr R. Eddy, representing the New Zealand Workers’ Union, and Mr W. Nicholson, representing the New Zealand Sheepowners’ Federation and Mr J. W. Butcher, Government Statistician, the shearing rates for the 193839 season were announced. The rates are on a sliding scale, in accordance with wool prices. They are:— Shearers shearing by machine, not less than 28s 6d per 100, with rations. Shearing lambs, ditto. 'Hand shearing, not less than 31s per 100, with rations. In cases where shearers find rations, an allowance of 4s a day is to be paid. For shearing stud sheep and hogget rams, rate and a half is to be paid, and for other rams double ordinary rates. Shed hands’ and pressers’ rates are: —By the week, £4 4s 6d and by the hour 2s 3Jd. All other shed hands, by the week £3 14s 6d and by the hour 2s Ud. Cooks, for 12 men or under, £4 14s 6d a week, or 18s 3d a day if employed for less than seven days. Where over 12 men are employed, the wages are to be increased by 2s 6d a weetC for each additional man to be cooked for. Where the number exceeds 18 men, an assistant is to be employed and where there are over 28 men, the rate is to be by mutual agreement. . Rates for cooks’ assistants are £3 19s 6d a week, or 15s 6d a day if employed for less than seven days. Except in cases where it is otherwise provided, rations are to be provided as well.