&tiers to the editor
BRITISH GUIANA
The following cable has been received from the British Guiana Sughr Producers' Associa- tion;—May I be permitted to correct state- ment contained in article in October 16th issue in your paper entitled "Right Action in British Guiana " which reads " even now a skilled worker cannot earn more than two pounds ten shillings a week." Authentic figures for fifteen factories for August 1953 are skilled workers lowest and highest weekly averages two pounds seventeen shillings ten- pence and five pounds four shillings ninepence respectively, weighted average three pounds fourteen shillings fivepence. Unskilled wor- kers averages ,as above two pounds five shillings, three pounds thirteen shillings one penny, two pounds thirteen shillings sixpence. Cane cutters colony average earnings August J953 two pounds nineteen shillings sevenpence With highest eight pounds fourteen shillings twopence, In addition to above earnings there are incentive bonuses which can entitle wor- kers to four weeks' extra pay yearly. Have cabled as above as feel you will wish remove erroneous impression from your readers' minds.
R. R. FOLLETTSMITH, Chairman.
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