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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1776, 14 June 1913, Page 6

Another stop will, it is reported, bo taken shortly towards tho fulfilment of u scheme for tho federation of all workers in transport industries in tho Dominion. At tho annual conference of tho drivers federation a resolution was. carried instructing tho secretary to circularise all unions of transport workers on the subject, suggesting that it was desirablo that wmo such federation should bo formed,. This has been done, and a preliminary mooting of delegates, who will be coming hero in any case for tho Unitv Congress, to meet on July l, has been" arranged for Juno 28. It is proposed thnt tho federation shall include waterside workers, seamen, tramwaj drivers, and possibly 6toremeil.

An old man. approaching his seventieth vear whs riding on o. tramcnr cilonß Karangnlmpo Road. Auckland, and • the tram having »low<?d down to pass an ol>struction, ho attempted to leavo the car while it was still in motion. A nasty fall among a pile of tarred bricks wis tho result. Ho appeared in tho Police Court on Thursday on a summons charging him with having left a tramcnr vlulo it was in motion. "It almost seems like adding insult to injury" remarked Inspector M'Grtrth. "and 1 think that tho defendant has already boon snfticiently punished." The Bench took tho same view of tho mutter, and convicted and discharged tho old man.