Youths 16-20 10 0 5 6 Boys under 16 70. 50 In Leicestershire and Yorkshire there has been an even less reduction proposed than this. In Northumberland the proposed' reduction is from 24 to 42 per cent. on former wages. In Scotland the wages offered average 20/10 less. In North Wales the weekly reduction is £1 9s. 7d.
Some miners' wives at Hirwaun, S. Wales, have posted to Mrs. Lloyd George the actual schedule than those ofyof wages posted up at their local spithead asking her to intercede for them with the Prime Minister. This is the actual list of figures:
Present Proposed Redue:
Wage Wage tion Colliers 571343 2210 Repairers 5 210 309 22 1 Hauliers "41611 21411 22 0 Labourers 489 269 22 0
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After this it is interesting to turn to Lord Willoughby de Broke. At a Navy League meeting in London last week he referred to the
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