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28 LABOUR IN MADRAS thus labourers will have a chance of presenting their own case to the Manager. At present they do not get a chance. 5. Every month the labourers are given their pay on the 22nd. Thus their pay for May will be given to them on June 22nd. The labourers would like to have their pay on the 7th of each month. Thus the pay for May should be received by them on June 7th. 6. Wages are cut when machinery gets out of order. This is felt to be unfair. Labourers say that it is no fault of theirs if the machinery goes wrong and they ought not to be made to suffer for it. There are other points, but they may be left over just for the present. If you can see your way to meet the labourers on the above items, it would facilitate matters considerably. I am prepared to discontinue the meetings while you and Sir Clement Simpson are considering this letter. The labourers will not approve of this, I fear, but I am eager to do all I can to meet your wishes. I request you to consider the matter and let me have an answer to this as early as convenient. Sincerely yours, B. P. WADIA, President, Madras Labour Union. | A copy of this letter was sent to Government House with a covering letter as under : 30th May, 1918. DEAR MR. MOIR, In continuation of my letter to you dated the 24th May, I beg to send you herewith copy of a letter I have forwarded to Mr. A. P. Symonds, to-day. Yours sincerely, B. P. IVADIA.