THE TOWN CLERK AND THE WORKERS’ UNION.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 252, 6 September 1902, Page 3

THE TOWN CLERK AND THE WORKERS’ UNION.

TO THE EDITORSir,— The W&imite Worker*’ Union su'eiy deserve the thanks of Mr Akhurst for endeavouring to raise his salary by lowering it. No doubt the workers were at the time filled with the milk of human kindness and a strong fraternal spirit towards one who, like themselves, is trying to earn a living by individual effort. The demand the imnaoftal forty ratepayers have made to the Borough Council to compel Mr Akhurst to resign hit position as seoretary of the Farmers’ Union is calculated to a certainty to See Mr Akhnrsb burdened with a salary of £3OO per annum, conditional upon him ceasing to act as secretary of the above union) After carrying the resolution — with-applause—the forty ratepayers are bound to stand to Mr A. as a fellow worker and consistently see to it that, as contributors to the borough rates, they will pay their Town a decent salary, \yhioh Vfill put him in a position to do without oittside work'. Now don’t you forget it, good old am, etc.,

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