WATERSIDE WORKERS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1224, 5 September 1911, Page 2

WATERSIDE WORKERS.

CONSIDERATION OP EEMITS. (By Telccraph-Press Association.) Auckland, September i. At tlio Waterside Workers' Conference there was considerable discussion upon tho Lyttelton remit, urging the Government to legislate to compel all employers to pay wages in Hie employers' lime. The remit was adopted. Tho conference also adopted Lyttelton remits to compel all < essels to carry a net flic length and breadth of tho. hatch, to avoid danger of accident; also, to proy}dp,p)ectric lights in the ship's hold, bankers, or any part of the ship whore men aro rcquireo to work by artificial light. ■ . • . The conference adopted a Timaru remit for amendment of tho Shipping and. Seamen Act, to prevent a member of a vessel's crew handling cargo on the wharves when shore lulwur was available. A resolution was passed on the motion of Mr. Voyce (Lyttelton)—"That this conference condemn the action of tho Government in allowing: an industrial union the right of election by ballot and tho right of a close corporation, tho said union being directly connected with the Railway Department, thereby debarring legitimate workers the right to a fair living." A remit from Lyttelton, recommending amendment of the Conciliation and Arbitration Act, was adopted to allow industrial, unions to tako breaches of the Act or of tho award before the Court, and to enable application to be made for a union member's name to bo erased from the list sent to the Registrar in the previous Janvnry, when liis contribution ia twelve months in arrears. FOOD PRICES. A remit was moved by Mr. Allingion (Timaru) to the- effect that the conference urge upon tho Government the need of some measure or Bill being passed in the interest of the workers of New Zealand to deal with Hie export of necessaries of life, such as butler, etc., nnd sold in tho Homeland at almost half the price at which they can be bought on the spot whero such necessaries of lifo aro produced. Mr. Tei-ry (Wellington) moved ns nn amendment that should be.set up to draft a Bill on the subject. Mr. Goodall (Greyncuthi. considered that an export duty should be put on these commodities. As far ns the setting up of a committee wont he did not think it could do much, as other questions would also have to be considered, and it was raising the tariff question. Ho thought there should be an export duty. Mr. Schofield (Auckland) considered at present the workers were Ihuiis bt«l. The remit was carried, and Mr. 'ferry's amendment was seconded by Mr. Boardman (Auckland), who considered that tho sugar question should also bo considered. Some time ngo,' ho said, tho Government look the duty off sugar, and' now within the last thr,ee months the price of sugar had been raised by £i. The amendment and motion were carricd. nnd Messrs. Terry, Schofield )- nnd G. Smith wero appointed the committee to report by to-morrow morning.