A VIGOROUS PLEA.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1477, 27 June 1912, Page 2

A VIGOROUS PLEA.

ENGINEERS ANO THEin CALLING, KX<'IH)Ai.'.Ii.MI;XTS RESENTED, JION. G. LABRENSQN SYilpiAri'itETlC.' ■Simplification of I'h'e : e>:aiirTn,%iioii vli.tcli engiiie-drjyei's. .rirp mi'.iircd U> iiasH wiss ailvnc.'.lci by a dcpiijatipit Afthit?h ivaifeil roCeiitly upon :tlio Hon. .G. Jjaiir< is--o:i (■'Minisier for. Labour). Y.'idsf.er.d;iy a coimAKiS.iic'iixercit by a di'P'i.tsiliort in, ] .tho s;,nK' Aviinstcr l - .r.oui;.'tlie. Jtisiit'u.te of. Jiliii.sii.o; -K.nU.iittt>i's, Snuiigiiniated j!®.' (•it'ly «S I'!i;;i:HTi>, and llie 1 r<;i\ma:-UT.-' ion;. Thb " (lopiiiatipiv' 'Was'' iiii.roliiiccd by .'Mr. : :M,' M'intyro fprer-idoni ; pf t!iu WcliiiiKlon lu'aiic'i of tho.Aimiliianiatcii :S(icie.!yjv . O.tli.ef rcpi:eicuta.!,i.vc.s of .Hie A nsalKii iiiiil i'd ySopiotv '^vPrii: ;Mi\ ,T.. ■lind.' Wuilii), ilnd 'I'. Hi. Tayh.r Tim .Mnrii-.e Stl'.V.lv;Xl^fi 1 j l'o., (pit iid'.'ut of tin! \V< ISiiiK'-on. lira.iu'h), T. it \V! i 1 ai'a. ( rci a i'.v). ..iuicl P. J.'..' H.i'ck'cy' .(.yuck|a'iiil). ; Sir. \V« Ca'slb,'representedil?o lr.onnK'.-tcvs' .VsMKi'.itism., Miv .Mii'lyr«-?ai<' iiuit' !hi>. .deputation lOid' epiiu'. '■ fe aslv'. Xli'.' .V . 'tel. .do" ju.iiici: to ore of filip<miest iprofessioiis tliirt th'.e ivoiiid 'liiid.,;eyoif ;k!ip}Vii! ',' :Liiui'eii'soii \vpiild iio..doubt':.'agree: tliat this i.nado' ' slio.ui'i! ,bf l'o-tr!'<*d .aiu'i tSie, htninl.ird 6!'. eiiicieiif'y: 11 r tlio'e who foi: IcijV'P'd. it : . Sliri.Li.lil :b( i .s!(.'a(iily J ' !n:iiiit''.iiiiO!i. They ivnjiljJ-'jjsk, ,b(( iv r,p]\rojiticosiiip (jo protee'ed ]against tile .encraacluhoists of eiigiiicers iylio liiid' receiv.iiLlXiip.' .jj'rpiioii 'Ti < (lie yt'aii of their youth'.' In this matter, Mr. M.'lnfyre' .-to'eil, sca-Kping : eii-■ gir.ccrs and tho.-o .vho wdrked.ashore'v.e-o absoliit'.dy unanimous. !. . .

■4i)ayldi ; :lind l?poiy s iirtaAevl)y. (iT;;pfevi Muiplii'y. tiin'joxiiminatioa for/ dr.ivcv.-. .The (imputation vrouhl ai-k 'that i'.' thi> cx-.iniination iar drivrrs; were sijn:'j)l'ified tlio. ..scopo .' ni'" tlio' or.s r ..'c.ortifi-. cato-.-dumld 'ic co!:>idi-iably. cir.'iailed.

. "3lr;;HYaliace;'Mi(Utliat:i : a?.firstcii!s^en- 1 gine-di'iver's certificate .entitled its bidder to fake charge'oi' .aiiy plant in f iio coin'!-' ■I i; ml;-1 he. pxa n.i i ne'rs.!.,o f : .J tli'o'iDepar.fin'ent' l ■Aye iio ji.b'.' i) eop 1e: 1 j'cs.ti ri lile.; t jv. iv 1i a t.' form; \qf; oxiuninatibiiawiis' The; qualifications oi'. a imui w;ho aspired to isuell -*rf : .."TospohsiVjl e" position:: cqnsidend that if the (xainiiiiition were ;ma:le::;i:ayOT;:i.t"Vi"niil(lbe:;oiilv,''rea«)n<il)fe :thni''ithe:scoiie:-;tot' tho c. viificati! shov.id. be lesser.ed ia a corresponding degree. ... :.MiSi Hickey, eudorse.d; all that Mr. \YalJn cp. lia'd;- : sak!;■ v ' ' *.V';' . .... ■''■-:;;

A nctrofli-ade Proposal. ..'Jj.r; i'.K Cable =aitl that: a proposal \v,is oii' jpofc.j ; only a drivers'. certificate f(i rit tor a -SGCoiulTclfej\.'iiyaHiiC':.oi]ginoci'' s; .ccrti ficate., oljjected.wry' strongly.. to : rA't^'.prc's.ci'iti-,..- »■.•• maii;;-!jcforeV.hoi;cphld;;,.sLt;, far Ilia "'!ck<;t'' r.anirti, hail to go'Hivoush. \specjar4raimij£{'iiv : a^ go! a proper grounding in: the.nKliii.raf:; 1 of?hia>jj'rofcssibnJ 4TO«r<E:erigageWiiuatf^^ v,ji!t>s lis could. show JsaUsfaciorily .that li». hart iint'rrgoao'.a proper .apprenticeclq'awns!;vitlK;ihojricccssit^:ior;; .upprinitieiwhip; wmtid also- seriously. e::i r i l)aii : a&"tlio'.enpncenri(;':it'ra^^ " .-Mr. Cable said. that ."at prMrat. i<: was coining ■ engineers; ifa■\'ScrxVci'' , .fl\ : !o : -V-3-crir.S v :.6ii-V ; tedr' ; io;b«!rn' ;'aK jwiuor enrineors, at. sea.. . . Jlr. M/lntyre" also . attacked . the proposal ii> do away, v.'ilh. the s-iai'.dnig of • tiic. -.juuior. ?iigi:ieor;.: .11" . a . driver who :lia<Lp^n\^P^y , six 1 wci'c 1 .--put ■■ on tlioj .saiiio'.fonti:;ns ; -.l)ciys> ]i i"p,- • Ito.o ?>ai(l i vtyiys'. 1 v.'ould : iiriii t'-. if b ii f - v.th i d u'oii sj. tr a.i ni.iig>; At. pvi.sent Xcv-' Zoaliusd bo'.vi: going Home J .practicall'ys snon: ana Vet' : a billet;; but'. this". would no- Huiger be th»;caH- if-.'ho. door who opened to "live-eighth". engineers. ./ '■■■j■'?.■■ More Frequent Examination. ••' Mr, Watson (Xapicrj. .urged; fetexamjnat ions ' for - marine engineers should i.« held- .more frequently. gcnfc''tfemselv?s--for once.;;-a: fortnight, but - 'engineers' examinations .\\Vnv only held a- quarter..'- As-a re-, suit; jcngiiiaers.fo.xp.crieiiced ■ jjreat-.tUthcul;; tics iii; gotvin[.^'rcbcVo(V,' : a 'iSoiiMdwabloflricoiivciiieiice ■ andooxpeuse;;;^.. • Mi; .T Cable-said thai. the inconvenient' local conditions -.induced' r.w.r.y Now Zray -f^: Technical School Training

" .Mr... Wallace dii'cctpd •{ta.'.Minisior's. a_t- ■ i«ii t i o ii .'...to'tt lie"'' iiiGt;-, t hat'. 1 oi:al-Icgisl rt ti oh' : I •'entitled niv-- ii iip i;cnlicb; engineer;' tojatterid j - h. "tecli 11 i ch l 1 school.'lMtjfo'.ycars.'rfnd-ecjytf ■ ■ifi ; :sorvr ;: 'kiiiff^iiVV4v-:. v ; ; \va'Efr j ncthiiis', in' the Act io'prevent UuTtwc i A'cb.vs: : a(; so 1 iob! ucl;;il] c-. : thl e | shop beiiiK/s.ervod : eunr.irrently. The pre-. .. iha<i: : admitted. ..that dkis.was.an pv.orMght,';ht'.d. had pro-; I'miscd io 'inimlaee amending • legislation. T!i« 15r:fi-h Board of Traiie regulations, provi'di-d; Jh\ \Yn!lnoo;:st;;ted,' that throe 'I^VjirsV-att'end^^ il ii i'/a Io V itj'to': t\vo iy o a r .sj * ;ai; ti sh ser co:;! Mr. \V. Cable said thai technical school ; l-trainil:;: was av'.^vpryyigood lonic . fovS A' ; yai;:ig t'ojir/.v, l:ut that .-.he coiiid not get I cat school that he co\ild gel in a work--shop. ■ .■■■*'■■■■ With: a Scaping on Strikes.. kir. finiid'T■ (J):'iricrtiii' : ;Vncf;Waihi):;asked amend nielli- ! boir.;;-niado. At Wa'ilii, .Mr',. Hutton ] iiifti:i:t'di .tlie- :: Alinor^' ;: ;)lnio'n;..iKn(!';:'ropod jiii ;| ' ;; cases: j :Jiem!jn's;oT^:l^ iVit it: was. a considerable hardship io. have to. pay. caiitcilmlion.s. to tw« deion?.. ■. was:J'on!otinie3.t:<?iri:nfiu;i!. to. J.he • oilier. pOneomightvgb.^ ;did'tJibt ; vaht:t<V;?..:' 'x 1 should: : npt''jo.tdmp'y'ibccausSO^^^ ; Tl;o AnuJsaniated KoeiciX its '!ncriilxa'K- : ! lo?^pcr.)vcek^H:lieii : : :thc : y. ; sick,.;ur'd: : als'6%'a'd : '^ A "society of' lje.":allow;ecl : lo riiiv its owri- iji'.'infos.. ' ! ilr. Wallace sai.di'itliiii:' his , institute j, had-'.-isreii. ■ ;t<lvprspir affectctl. in /throiigL ,, :;«;;ono; , >-c;f' ; .its members.,- employed by . ihe; tramway-' depart munt, having to join .the' Tramway.;' , :''o;,nip'ny": '''■':■ Tsoit*lVc^'ii-'"-tliV*." 'nihil'".'.nor 't-Kiv '-lin'-i .-.ii fiito; ; app.'roy'ed ; of the strike instituted ; by the .hainwayii:?n, fiat''eveniiially the- ' .eiviii.incr in 'inrstinri.had io eoir.e nut, ■ y.ir'atirpr : .■■tlva'iv.fi'o'-.. :.cliibl^tV?";'?i■, "blackleg:". irriinnXthnmglVout the cmniry were en-, i (ieavoiuiiij; 'fc : jiso: the lav,- .as it flood'- - : ieratibii wefe'niade, thy rosiiit bad for the reentry, for the'employers; i and 'or the worker's.' '■ ■ The Minister in Reply. . ;< " Loiireiisdii said'""tha£■';h'o Ouid.irccei v-v ■ i'-.i ihe. dop\it;\'ii(.-n, although' lie was yen'- . busy, be'ca.uso 'la reiysiiiied ike imjiorW i'ruv nf (he wiiieii it. repryfeni? ' ed.. ill w.piH'd iiiiswer sdn:c of tiio pnii!!s r:tiscd si.t"ii.'iu o:T. and reserve others for •future (ori-'ideraiion. lh-had every syiyjiathy with the: "..toiii'qniiipn■ ■tlifit' iv.ho "had. served fiye. ye.i appreyiticesliip sjioiiid'.iliO; jVfdteflwl, ;aiid ;fbi. lotig he'd cfiiee lie 'sypiifd e.e! upbii that view. fy Mr. ?\t r I;ifV i"b : iVrii J - ; sn. id.: iyliot l "shew!" encinoers, "these-, men did- not. alv.ays waste tin- year? of ilteir youi'i. >ir. I;aiiv(> : s:>id. .Uiat ioiie of : Jthe 'best- flnd nn>st reliable lie knew had eoinliK'iier.d life ns a : ;Tn. .inriny:-: iji'--statin's, snt-n had risen In have .ftrst : elass cViiiy.'ers.'- t,jckq%yli;b- :*?intl. Hot.. ipafed;:'tiiei!V yoari aivay. He V.ad npt !he sli'shte-'t hitei'.tioi! of pintp'.ifyiii!! t:io..exn::!iiKitinn for' iiiivt; ".' eertiiieai.es. - .The: 'liisjiee'tion; ■ofMaeiiin.ery Dojiartreerit had; bien raised ■ip' suelv a;.:s.ta , t.e :pf:'' : oiri.cienev iirthis eoiiiiJry that many leite.rs we're reeeive'd 'from .ain'oaii,, ■iiskiiig.'Jiy ■ wliai;. 'nie.aiis t iio: dotal, aenitehfe \viis :i'eduneVlytp;:?siich " ; si!iall; ;i' ; v New .ZealaiVdi "-Tiie oxplaii■;>_(ion .was thai ihe Ujiislaittre had done, ai.i ihai if could Ui fectire that'oniy sober, eapnl'le. a ad .thdmughly-qiinlified'. 'nun should !-.e placed in (hr.txe of iiiery. 1 vis to i.iie shading p.f jiniior eiicii-eers, the -ilijiislVj? ;fc6iit.rh.!ioilv/.it,'wn3s,Tol)s6ljiti?ljr> li.eeeftafx that, t.he lvip'rt .wh ; 6 .:;rif/.fnr ; ryf' i nv-; inotions sl-.e;.il<l nave fer'yM i'ueir' t''r,ie. end the..iiti'iiiiirSv i ft3cW.ivii.Yinfionsi r.or; by thn Kritirt Hoard ot Trade, if-'''Zpalani broke '' tHrbugh. thc-sc

rr sul itios!:-, our.. .eiißiriecrs would . loso iljeii; SiittiiA lie ! liiut !cvory": sympalliy. t.lip. psp.jj'ations <ii' ei'/gi'ne.-drivoi's/but waff, not filing to liijniip. (isV tiie iivelsant i'l'julatioiis, y.i iar as <■:•'. !'.i*i!. 'J.iw rcfpiest .i'or siuiin fronici'l <':;'ui.ii!ial!oi]; f'pr- vi'.f. rciiMjn"iiljlp;,. .and !m lvnalil rm!>u!l i'.ii'o(!iri'rs aial. ondoavpiir to.. lii|S'6 jif raiipoilieiitsi made"for 1 liiqru ; exnmii!ations%;' slle.-under-' : fcttfi?d, ijiat: ,'the- :lav." rojjanHri's^bvq:'.years' al!<'ii.ian<f :a{, ho 01-. u a ii ii ■XI l'rod ■ yoiir s* "■ :soi-- ; Vice Ji» .TJi'riodf: couid liin corit:iiVi : o>vll v■ 1);it';-V 1 io: would have the in.iltVr imjitirod'ini's. It itas rpdrtii'hlji^;(6*']io!d.\ : tl!afc-a?jriaii; iKilonciiiif' U>, onh .iliil.if :'Mgistei'od;v.unibnslioiild Hoi Iji- erimiii'lii-d io join ano'her. 3'inally,: 'Jfi;: ';LaiiVonsoiv ; in«=m ; '^ italioiv that nojliitig:was lurtlK-r frniu his t.MO'ia'iU than t;v jtittrierr t'aciriirutesioii'br.losvcvjtS'Uiitusl'miiiny'^