Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 29, No. 4. 1966.
Impossible
Impossible
"It is virtually impossible to live on the award wage." Mr. von Dadelszen told the meeting. "It is even difficult to live on £10 per week which some offices pay."
In seconding the motion, Mr. G. Taylor said that a 15-year old with school certificate who started work in a government office would get about £400 per annum.
"We are valued at less than this." he said.
He suggested that one of the criteria to be used in determining a law clerk's salary should be his qualifications not his seniority.