ERECT IT- WHICH WAY?

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1475, 25 June 1912, Page 8

ERECT IT- WHICH WAY?

PAIILIAMiiNT MOUSE, 'J"IU; Cnillli.N'T OINTIitiVIKiSV. \V.lietlit-r t|io no.iv I'.-ii liati:"iii I!lliltj'i il fii» ''ivTl'i'i'.ll tiro ■I'liilii.diitinnv sift} noiy Ijc.fn'fi . bo'iit slioiijil .'lit! cpiislrwctj'd by day labour ■ or by (»'iiil:hi4 wis iiii'tlicr -('ri-.c'li.-::vO<i l»y lti:icres(«! pcophi' .in iiifcfvic.wh wiili ji. i')(lM-'I. : WioS' i't'jU'r.V'!i\ il.t'v.*: yV'St'.'niay, Belter Work Dqric. by. Day Labour. Mr.. ,J>. fii-Oift:ii'j' of the iiuild- ' i■( nic/ii, siaiul i ii.it it iv a lin ).•;<--1 )>;<• lor 'abjection:!. N: t.. i y labWr !.;j- ■ he siMjii'nelt l/eciiii'e I'il'at sy>icm iiii'l '••'illy iiev.-r been p: oj.-.'ily liu'iil. jln .aifile'lt tijid iiis O'll/vOt J.H ( [,;y ia.boiir lis v«itii!fel AV.iis I hiit i;:iia w ' tiny j iS :,- "i.m: coiidili(iii.v (.loyei-niiioiit cpiiiii uorjc a •)'! w ecii'i-, "Xlii's lias a 'to'i'isli'ti'ii.n for ivliitls. i li<-• .lj.iiW(li:i)K trails; miiiijft lnui : b.i'M fur anii, yeari. to "j, inaintaiii," iio fciiiiij •'•itii.iiii \y-itli-. yiud .s'liliiirvibioii tiiieli as »ii)S isefiiisrii .uyi-.i; ((ic ■ Hi till- l:iUli:!»;.!t.)L-: oi JH : V. J,.,.-L vhifX, oi' ii\ tin, !>l,riu:ii|; o; Shi- 1.-ui iimi k ie-mi-iiic—i>:.lh day iaijii'uf job- i,el'<r •vill i; v.,il l.b .doi'i'vi aisil a boil';• binliliiiy : will |«i givcu to -tSie Stiibi. .afc (fuiiit Teiiyiii'i Mr Siijin" .this.. 10.vi-r.y : Sii-Oiil( iL-ci. 'illvariably' states la his sji:i.ifiia'tjojis s!i,ti Concrete 'u:~nl :sli(iil tjc oi suel.i. .ami suOli' a ijaiiye, svi.i.d :flm.l : I tijcsJvc. X'ei'Urin. ti'ftii-. I'JBUV lii liiisiiiy. riiilei; day Urikiiir.i)' is not !'n the .inlvi'e-sts yi' : a.iiyl)<i<ly tq viiiiaift t.li«-e comiitioiiSi anii jjiep'-iiiiver woiiftl ha vh'lati (I, bat; finder Ii;c" cunt: Act sy-tem ■i!i.ey iii'ij viiiliiti'il every tlfiy, Tiiis .dm bci : proyed liv ai/tual fact by u:!y'. <;iiy Avlio Cai'ES 'to Vi'iist (y time ipoki.ii'tj ai. iioiv tii's 'toiiCi;i;fe is iione liii ,a;iy iioiitrafct J" l '- ;l'hp siH'i'iiieat Kills arc- liiiobeu {rojii 1 stiiiit to', ii'iiistli, iiiiijl. t|ie dues not Teeeiye '.hi.' i:.a:-.'i;a!-; nor tilie ireatmeiit. specilied. And all tills. :i's iio taii'lt oi tli6 iTOciciuen concerned, lor it is «"i! > i'iider. :i.iislriie.tionii. 'coming :fi«m tjie eoiittafto.'r hi'in.'seliV "t say that men win Jay as.miich svSi'C or as niaiiy _ bricks . yr will s ,l n ' <!a( ' ~4? ill uoli !iia>.tcf under "ay t'lbear eiipervijuni . jfj under n'' .coiitr.a'ct'pr; lii • .aiiiy" 'tlio builder pann'ot, ai'dver . s;upoi-.irigo the tlii s i;s always left' to Si is fordinaii ,o! jvoi.'ks.. Aud lhero iV r.o reasfiji Why tlicv G'gyc'rsiment: ..cannot get a .coiilp'etent forein.a'ii 'j.ii'st as •fio'ntrabfe'aci-.' df : cHitrse, -tlio forctiinn vriivJi! rc-fiuirc io ■ a V« fi .free iihii.il iii- .coiltro].li'lig; the' .ni.e'ii: = 011 the.; job;, Tlie (lovernor's rcsidviu-e '•Vas w.d.l built by dav labour. Tlicre was .sWriio. tro.ublo abnut. drains, .lr.it Hie workflu the buiiding had mithin;.. to iio 'H'.ith th.a.t.i G.t.h.er.u'ise,, Uip work ivas friit]'.fjillj? and quickly sea tried? oiit, and I be- ■ litiv« it was iiaiio more cheaply tliaii it '• v «u!<! Slave been by a contractor. The.' material used for -4lie. pla.stoi; was qf : il.'o best ava::al;!n, and tli-.i work .'done; with - it compares more than favourably wi'ib that. .(loi'iß :pii .another public; liiilslmi* ; i'u Wcllilifftoh,. iii. which the plaster biiran to fail ill places .shortly after the piact wa< occupied;. ~ ' ... 1 Too Much "Influence;-" Another builfi'iig .trade iiiiibn secretary that. day. labour must save tlie firdlits of t!ie contractor to . the State. '■ iha trouble ..about, the day labour nie i t]iO[l;"; he weiit'' : oir. :t6. snr, .'"is tliat tiie J!«\ii; to look aft-er .the job would pro-bablv. '!?e pitch-forkt'd into the . position, ain'l WGujfl '.liavp: tlvtake his or'der's. as 'to; whoiii. /ho- .6lyojj'lcV..;-omplby from th>] ma;! who fsave ■liiiu. h'is. b'iHet:.'. .:;A. niah .looking,:atier a ,; I'.Qioyfirmnent work has not a .trie liaiid, biit:' if the foreman liverb: Riven -a ii'eo ibaittl/'tlieroyjs iu>.rtfaSon why day work s!ioiil(l,iiQt;Jbo\a. succe-s." lie added tliat .his 1 ;o!t?eryatifln'ff ' hafi'r iio. speciatreference; of the day. He. maintained. that , in.': any "(invorrnneat th<> superJiisou appointoil woul'd; probably <be! the nian v.iio iiail .fnVsr'ihllnqncEi/' ■'

Co-operation; Fails—An Architect's 1 View;

A wo.ll-kiiown avc.l)!t-?ci in ihoiei.ty gave it as. His opinion emphatically that; building by : cpnt*ract;~ iffl^;mncli7,pftfoiali&' ; Toi bui!dingi>Y ;it!iiy ; labour ..{roitf Me'.'o.wne'r's point 'of..view;,' ' -He •staie/i his ; reajbns iiitiA: "Uijip'roas .<-ont:,,ibtof has to deal with h'i.'S' worki'iicfi iiiiil. '.the labour linipnS to which they belong, thoVKOiU'ral (iovripd, local Rovornin;;:.b«lie=, \vliioh may - lie composed ot pro; jieciivo : : j>6! it'i.ciaris,]hifeitqvVl Willi no tSnly'withjtluj' Avorker.;: and:' ':lii£\ii;iipsi;' •C<mcerned L '' /about .the ■■ 'vote. ■ avliich /may;:!)? 'h^verf: \imp'ovidn't' matter. vtMl ,tf so : -t tVueii mll tc<lL. c o-op oi'*; ti ve U>m fails. . I had '6cea.si.6it to put up'.a' foiv tliiv.GovoVsinient j>y..o!o-opora-: ■ tivola.bour.sam'e "t.itno ago. The tradesmen vvifo divided into gangs, uf.d every ■ i.nMncf! manager, and to-check tlie inea-. Mireiiiciit.s -of the- foreman of tho works.. . 'giuigS'Ui/o' conip.osi.Hl ol men of .all. grades pi pro-; iicieney, and- that many of : tiwm Hire sftplyas ;iyoiild' not I»Employed ,:by, c'pii 7 . ■'tractors 1 ., Tho system of measurement was ; dilutable, and "tlie; rate of payin'ev.t, for ■' what past: experience hrui'shown was a-lair tiling. 0" account;' of the men-being such-a. non-. ivas fbi.)ncl: : -tliat-Jtlioy. 'werp ; list .{annng;'liying ; At owip thero iwois ro nin.y^flit.;Tnfo ; andy:./after . luid. waited oil ■ the: : Minis(2ri.-thoyra!:<v nVe.n.. : bo'sauVvp';:.r& Averti only earning' the same money -a' the poorer men,. and they reduced their :effdi:ti"''a'ii<l iKo.'"resiilti ,\vqs '-.tlu»'t' :; th'tf-'iva'goW-' were still poor. There was' another. agitation, and another deputation, and up went the. rate. The result was that tho Government' {paid/-;!!!' the'' p!id ; aboiVt-JluO tier ice'nt. 'nior.o than what Kcen';%fain,:pnce l which would not. liave entailed over-working or sweating oi tho men. When Supervision Is Weak. "Surely if does Wt politician. .to. lopk.after the welfare 01" working men nowadays?; they -havo. their unions,. and tln'v have learned pretty well how to lqpk . a'ftor /.themselves..T'.liis day; :lal;o.iir-; notion i> all wrong; Do you know' that, 'the nien who would. be employed lirdor the '/day Jalio.iir'.sys't,eiii would be. the : sprt. cf .111011 who would or by proxy. pot «tl(q «ir .of. .Ministry of ; tltiv :ilay.: i'hoy would be the' .agitators, a ml. experience teaches us that, .ablators as' ; rv. .class' a.ro indiilerenf. worknii-n.. -A k 1 ; 1 "' ■W.orlici; 011 such .n- .job: ppts . cli^gsistsd : .'wiVJi.; liis; and' pc-t:s vision siri such works, is always weak, t00..' If tlio sujH'rvi.-:ir attisiipts to get a fair Jliinff. o.nt 'of tlio ;inp!v..; t lTeri; i.s. , cit.h'ei>.a.. fecrot or an open ajrita'ion asiaiust ;hini, jfnd bi'iiiK only human, h« looks after liims'df. 'Jle keep.; hi? jol>." . The same a'rc.h.i'ert went on fo innsf tliat A :^reat '.!»ai;V■of tJi'e, oi' buildii'.ifs ntnvadays was oVsrceaUo.io de'or'eased'.oiXors^!biv't .of J.li'ij AV.orli.c l ". Wages 'iiail .infirea'sHl, ' a'lul the: 1 .'po.st: 'qf materials had incr.oai-ed, but these hi.ci:ea'sps wer'o not cpniineiisunite' Svi.t.li- ihc great!y increased co>t of bnildiiig.