BUILDING ARTISANS
WARNING IN AUSTRALIA TALK OF NEW ZEALAND BLANDISHMENTS. ' WAGES AND LIVING COSTS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright MELBOURNE, February 24. Building artisans contemplating work in New Zealand are warned by the president of the Victorian Employers’ Association. Mr E. F. Ryall, to discount the "blandishments" of the New Zealand Government. Mr Ryall said that the men should inquire into the cost of living in New Zealand, which he believed was higher than in Melbourne, and, as a result, their real wages might be less. The men should also consider what would happen when their 12 months of guaranteed work was ended. He added: "In New Zealand the economic position is far from good. It is worse than in Australia, and appeals to be deteriorating still further. “It is not much good for men, if they are stranded in New Zealand, to try to edge themselves back into the building industry here. They should not be misled by specious talk by the Nev; Zealand Government concerning conditions in the Dominion. MR SAVAGE’S REPLY YEARS OF WORK TO CATCH UP. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. A denial that Australian building tradesmen who took up employment in New Zealand would be out of a job at the end of 12 months was given by the Prime Minister, Mr Savage, in reply to the warning by the president of the Victorian Employers’ Association, Mr E. F. Ryall. “We do not want to indulge in blandishments,” he continued. "It was because of that that we modestly mentioned 12 months’ work, but we have years of work to catch up so far as housing alone is concerned. That fails to take into account public buildings, which have been neglected by previous Governments. In round figures, we are at least £18,000,000 behind requirements, and if workmen can see the end of that in our day I cannot.” Mr Savage said it was not intended to charter a steamer to bring the men over. It was best that they should come in batches as arrangements were made for the absorption here.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 February 1939, Page 5
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