THE PLOUGHING MATCH.
[To the Sditor of jthej wLirarapa Daily. ] . \ Masterton, lugust 3, 1880. ' Sir,- in your'isiue of .the 2nd .inst,, I noticed an advertisement calling a meeting of ploughmen for the purpose of .arranging.*i*p^ e*mployer».. You,»ir,pity thepoor mei»* wd .w&you majry for.Jw «toS»M • this bouncing advertisement shows the : -exact; Btiite of v ttii employ!* is very much better off than the employer; and, sir) while thii state of , things lasts, the, farmer will have no heart* I; to matohes, As things now, the whole v t ,of„.the farmer's surplfiij r ■cash*and :a'li);tlel:of someone else'i, is emk. all • sooner''' farmers! and rare] ■ placed on a more, equitable footing, /the; i jbetter.- A reduction in the present ljigh' 1 - rate of wages will be necessary before ;tb!il i came to pass, until then I am afraid our : ploughmen will be " bosses." lam, &c., f'' ( ■ Farmer.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 534, 5 August 1880, Page 2
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144THE PLOUGHING MATCH. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 534, 5 August 1880, Page 2
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