NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 308, 22 September 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(Nx TELEGnirH—PKESS ASSOCIATION.) — e ARBITRATION COURTAUCKLAND DISPUTES. ■ . Auckland, September 21. The list of disputes to be settled by ths Arbitration Court, which will begin its sit- ' tings in Auckland on October 8, has been '•'■ augmented .by several more. One hundred - and forty-five employers are cited as parties to. the Auckland carters' industrial dispute. Tile union demands a minimum weekly wago of £2 Bs. for those driving and attending one horse; two horses, £2 125.; and thrco horses, £2.165.; for more than three hor6es 4s. per week per horso is asked in addition; no deduction to be made for bad weather or holidays; casual labour to bo paid at Is. 3d, per hour, and overtime at the rate of Is. 6d. per hour for tlic first two hours, arid 2s. per hour after; casual carters to be paid Is; 3d. per hour for the time occupied in attendance on horses. The union asks for. a 47-hour week and'demands 11 holidays.. Similar demands are made by the Hamilton Carters' Union. The Auckland Ship, Yacht, and Boat Builders' Union have filed.a, dispute, their demands being a . 47-hour week, a minimum wage of lis. a day for new work, and 125.. for repair work on vessels; overtime at time and a quarter up to 10 p.m., and double pay for work done after 10 p.m.' and on Sundays; no . piece work. ■ ■ ', ■ v' ' ARBITRATION BILL RESOLUTIONS BY CANTERBURY V TRADES AND LABOUR COUNCIL. , Christchurch, September~2l.'-' At its-meeting on Saturday night, ■ tha Canterbury Trades and Labour Council discussed- at length the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act Amendment Bill as reported, from the Labour Bills Committee, and it was decided to communicate with all members .of Parliament urging upon- .them to support the council in its objection to. ' certain clauses in the Amendment Bill. ..The resolutions arrived at .. regarding the .Bill are:— 7 , (1) That this council reaffirms its objections to the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Bill. (2) That' this council enters its ./.'protest' against clause 26,' but if' the ■ Government decide to abolish conciliation 1 boards, then wo strongly protest against sub-sections sand' 7. of section 27 of the Bill, and further, we con- ■.' sider that the commissioners should not have the power to rejeet any, assessor: appointed, as we are of -the opinion that the unions or " associations are the best judges as l to who' shall be appointed ' to' look -. after' theii interests. •■■■-. , ■ (3) That this council disapprove of clauses 53, 568, and 58 of the Bill; - FIRE AT FAIRLIE. BLOCK OF SHOPS BURNED. Timaru, September 21. About 1.30 o'clock on Sunday morning; a fire was discovered in one of. a row of small wooden shops at Fairlie. As there were no fire appliances four shops and a building used as a temporary post and telegraph office since the destruction of the railway station a few weeks ago were burned. - The block was owned by Mr.; H. Fraser, and occupied ■ by Messrs. SutHerlands and .Phillips, butchers;. Mr. H. -Fraser, auc« tioneer; Mrs.-Watts, general storekeeper; arid Mr. Parkes, draper. The building adjoining, temporarily occupied by the Bank of . New Zealand, was considerably damaged, r The insurances on the stock total £600, . . . apart from wha't there may be.'on £250 worth,;. or jewellery carried by Mr# Parkes as agent,, .for Messrs. Jones and Son, Christchurch. Tha contents of the post office were saved. Incendiarism-is suspected.' . , " CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAYS; : Christchurch,. September 21. The monthly revenue account, presented at,; tho meeting ,of the Christchurch " Tramway; ' :Board to-day showed receipts, £5971" 13a.Operating expenditure, £4517 13s. Id.; net profit _from- operations,-£1454 os. 2d.; less doductions for interest; sinking fund, \ depreciation, and . fire- and . accident reserves, £2659 19s. 3d. ; loss for the period, £1205 19s. Id; The loss to date since April 1, when the financial year commences, totals £3098 4s. Id. . ' AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY. COLLEGE. ' Auckland, September 21. At a meeting of the University ' College Council to-day a committee was set up to go into the question of the erection of a new University College. It was stated that a ■ site was available.; ' NEWS IN BRIEF.: Christchurch, September 21. ■ At the close of the inquest to-day on an: infant whose death had been wrongly registered, the .mother; Margaret Gallagher, was charged with making a false declaration and remanded. ;' 'V-.-' ,' Auckland, September 21. • The Premier telegraphed, td trie Mayor the; congratulations of the Government upon the anniversary of Auckland.city,.expressing the ■ c hope that its splendid'progress, and development may continue and be accentuated, : as lie feels sure it will be,-in.the years to come.;

Dunedin, September 21. When the case of. Sullivan and M'Neill t; the.City Corporation, 1 a claim for £12011 in connection with' a lire in i>lainfcif£'s drapery store in. December'last, owing. to : a corporation lad when reading the meter negligently dropping a match', was . called - on in the Supremo, Court'this morning, it was stated that a settlement had been arrived at on the subject, the corporation ratifying the financo committeo's recommendation.

Invercarglll, September 21. There have been no bankruptcies in Invercarglll during the past nine months. Two labourers, who gave their address as Invercargill, were recent arrivals, whose liabilities woro incurred before coming to this town. .

, Taihape, September. 21. _ On Saturday and Sunday evenings the Taihape police made two raids on alleged sly grog-selling at Utiku. - A quantity of liquor was found-in each case.