APPRENTICESHIP.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16156, 9 March 1918, Page 12

APPRENTICESHIP.

.—-—• — Pi II MY AY SOCIETY'S RECOMMENDATIONS. Special consideration wa.- given ly ihc triennial confeience ot the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants 10 the (|UPstion of apprenticeship. Ihe following report from the Tradesmen s Committee was adopted:— The committee report that tiie V> 10 " «ent system oi apprenticeship is most unsatisfactory. and we recommend to ihe Executive Council that 0 "; operate with the Trades and Labou Councils of the Dominion with a v<e. ; to I,ri..Kin S about a better sy.tem oi apprenticeship throughout u>c ~'oniinion. on the lines .suygestea b\ a recent, deputation that waited 011 ttie Prime ZSliiiistcr. . . . The committee is or opinion. ]. The present system is unsatisfactory. , , An apprentice must be given every opportunity to learn the trade to which he 'is indentured. . Anpremiccs to attend technical schools or colleges 111 the Department's time. _ 4. An apprentice roccmns certificates of proficiency 011 subiep-s pertaining to the trade to which ]io is indentured shall receive extra remuneration. 5 To .rive a better opportunity to juniors to learn a trade. Hie present age limit ho increased to 17 vears. 6. \Ya cres scale to be increased.

Some months ago. when the prospects of labour for harvesting wcrc not too bright, the liangitikoi County Council tiavo its roadmen permission to assist "the farmers with their harvesting operations. The results were vorv satisfactory, and the valuable lielii given by the roadmen in saving the* crops was greatly appreciated. The farmers are now giving a quid pro quo. Hridges ami culverts with eoncrote pipes required renewing in some parts, and, according to the report of Mr A. Thoms. road inspector for the county, the farmers, who are over the harvest are helping the roadmen to <lo the work. This is tho truc spirit of co-operation.