and engineering journal . itions as apply to South Africa, and employing white labouronly, are more progressive, ami this unit of cost in productionis considerably lower and of higher qualitj than in thiscountry with a so-called cheap native labi ur tie futuri oi i lii- position a in the worlds markets t ii foi trade, with as Our i during the las! decade lias not been due to any gradual influx of i migrants, bi a\ i a the betterment oftheii © nditi n, which the cramped i der coun- tries cannol vouchsafe, neither has the Government foslor cat. red B i this class of wi rker, who has en
and engineering journal . itions as apply to South Africa, and employing white labouronly, are more progressive, ami this unit of cost in productionis considerably lower and of higher qualitj than in thiscountry with a so-called cheap native labi ur tie futuri oi i lii- position a in the worlds markets t ii foi trade, with as Our i during the las! decade lias not been due to any gradual influx of i migrants, bi a\ i a the betterment oftheii © nditi n, which the cramped i der coun- tries cannol vouchsafe, neither has the Government foslor cat. red B i this class of wi rker, who has enriched othercountries and colonies b\ giving a handsome return in to mistaken views held bj the maj< ritj - I tln pn .hi it e. es, the advent of anj di ner is looked as pn waging the ultimate ruin of the South African. Whetherthis is a natural fear, or the first sign of degeneration, isdifficult t. -:i\. pn bably a little of b. A Group of Rand Mine Workers. The Fundamental Mistake. It has always been the prevailing opinion that our nativeis the cheapest unskilled labourer in the world, and inestimating costs, it is usually on this erroneous assumptionthat we generally have failed to make good; this opinion mayhave had its foundation in the very early days whenlabourers could be hired by the week or month for a yard oflimbo or a few beads, and when quantity was ofmore consequence than quality. These days are of the dimand distant past; we have progressed beyond this period, andrequire labourers of the semi-skilled type men who can usetheir mental and physical (lowers in work- of a productivenature, for it is in work of this class that we seem so hope-lessly outclassed by the foreigner, who employs white labourand is able to undersell the locally produced article. As labour represents the biggest item on the debit sideof all manufactures, 1 would commend a close study of thisquestion to both employers and empl
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