Workmen Badly Treated
From the Hastings Mail of 09/01/1904
The Mail said that Hastings Council’s workmen were being “shabbily treated”, with the loss of three days holiday. The 16 January Mail reported that the borough accounts for the year ending 25 March 1903 showed the town clerk was paid £850, the borough surveyor £800, the medical officer of health £400 and the chief constable £400. Just over £144 was spent on the coronation celebrations. The 5 February Council meeting was told that 413 Council men had been deprived of three days holiday pa following the Council decision of 11 December 1903. They had six bank holidays pa.