THE WAGES QUESTION.

Inangahua Times, Volume 73, Issue 73, 23 August 1878, Page 2

THE WAGES QUESTION.

TO THB EDITOB OF THE TIME!. Sin,--I soc by your contemporary's last issuo that Mr L. Danes has endoa" vorod to got out of tlio olinrgo I mado against him of hinting nt a reduction of tho wagos in this district. Iho ropof tof tho Groyraouth mooting is plnin enough for flnyono to undorslnnd. Some tiino ago Mr Davios was publicly nccusod hero of taking a loading part in tho attempt to rod u co tho wagos, and ho thon said that tho timo would como when they would have to ho rcducod, and his remarks in Groy mouth go to show thnt ho is still an ndvocnto of tho reduction. He no donbt thought that by stirring up a belief in Oroymouth thnt tho wagos woro too high, thnt tho reduction might bo brought about. Anyway any person down oountry not acquainted with tho charges for provisions hero would bo lod by him to think Hint tho wagos woro too high and ought to bo rcducod. .Ho is tho only person on tho West Coast who ha3^^j ferred to the wages question in jfl||^^| with tho railway and unlesfl^j^^^^^^H was uppermost in his mind^^^^^^^^H hnvo dono so. As to wli^^^^^^^^^^J can now say what ho liko^^^^^^^^H tho only impression H|^^^^^^^^^| pooplo could t»ko from '^^^^^^^^^| the wages wcro too l>i^J^^^^^^^^^|

they wcro reduced tho reofs wonldTtbrei' pay, Grejmouth w.ints tho nilwny bo csuso it will opon up l,h"C>il tradv!, au>l Mr Davics wants it bceauso it will ro.Jiuo tho wages here. lam, &c, ' A .VJ^vu.