STORM SIGNALS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 938, 4 October 1910, Page 4

STORM SIGNALS.

♦ .TBOUBLE FOE THE LABOUE DBPAETILENT. ' There is likely to be some sharp'oritt . cism of the administration of £tte Labour Department when the Parliamentary vote for 1910-11 comes up for consideration-in the House. Some tune ago the Furnifrlre Workers' Union had a sharp brush With tho Minister for Labbur in conneotion with certain oharges preferred by Mr. Moriarty;;its' secretary, ;against;the-|in-;:';:. ; . specters of the Department.-The: --' ter (the j Hon. -; J .■•: A".; .Millar);Mafter ; Jib- v taininy ■■•■'rtperfevi Mia'■•Vthe:,:: Departini[iht i V.:, with' ■'! reference/:' to '•' the - •■' .wpiild.:; ~i give"a. deputation' ;fronvrthe'/uniOni no : iefc •■•''"> : /isfaction;, and - the"'result : was/an:.: appial/ :; yi to Caesar, in "the ; person of.the •':- Pnf/ie'.: ' •Minis ter,\ wha- projiised'; to; :jrepjy.MNo,./; ; 4 reply same ■ to'; hand,-lied-,'the Prune.Min-<V-V~ ister wasfgently.remiid^vbyvthe;'nnipa; b! ; ■' thai^his :l ,proniisfid reply,;*as;still being"-.'':.' . hopefully-looked fork-,; No.':'-'reply, 'z^nai , - ■//■. acknowledgment, was'i received;■■'••■so.--/the. /■; union took action, and instructed its seo- • V retary. to-write to thejmember of Parlia-.-!.;.;: tnent>. .who had : , previously,'.extended/; his V: ''■: Bynipathy to. them, witn;a request that: in.; ■ ■■" : the Estimates for.;.; tlie ? Department: • the': ':. amount should be reduced .By.: i!l .as :an'v; v.;. :indicationthat, a: cpmjmiEsion: should.; be -"• ,; : appointed to inquire ,i!nto ; :the- workffigiof,r;: ': v » 'the 'Depattoent. -' : I ,;-\v £;■' :k'.:' ■:;?:■;• 0- •:' '.££ ■'■