SHEARES' CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2150, 16 May 1914, Page 8

SHEARES' CONFERENCE

■T- llw S |j c. al '«'s' Conference mot at the fown H«h yesterday, „«! jartieetera ireremipphwi to tlic press. ' A motjou. w-liich Jmd been moved and seewK'led on the previous day, * fls carrtec!, Air JJwne uisscnting. Vhe motion was;_ -IJiat the -.qucstieu of contract ■Bheurmg bo lelt m.abeyance until s«eh time as tho position of tho New Zcaiana Shtarers' Assoeiatiati in reaafd to the Australian Workers' Union has been clearly defined."'

A deiHitation whicli .Jiad been appointed on tnc -prcvieus da.y waited on the Lnflour IJepartmiiHt, in ■ roferpiico to amiilgaiivatioiß wit'li' the A.W-.U. their report is to' ho. sttbmitted and cousiderwl' by couiereiico latpr. ' . -The Shed Hands' eaiewas wnsiijercd and it was. resplved:-(l).Th a t stcr« he tfliwH inun>dwtcl,y to ti'te thp erupteets in ttno Miiftistrid clisi-fict, ro Stiecl tlands' case, mid that a tdogtom be sent to the secretaiy of tho Sheftppwiiers' Fedoratioii,. asking if the iedcrittusn Wuld accept an award made foivalicd hands''in. 0116 industrial distr«!« ns a DbinifiiDn awarf. (2) That, to the event of tho • itjOqting ..the siiwl .hands. 1 , jft.. .tJHs'. TSase; ".tTjfl '.VasgdojatwiC "ate' joftqo! rate, steps to crte a'nase, and tfet'.'a .ttiQiHBW dt'tho cseciitii-ft be apiSointecl to assist the exeeu'tive in. wer'JdnK tip tho.case, .••

At 12.30 the conference adjourned, till SJ'P'trijjvandofi resjiminij proceeded with we elnssifioatjmi'of tho demands for shed lianclsi. •!■•..

'Sir. :.Earacy esflnfeed that.tho demands originally printed tf-wtd now have to be ameiisk'd somewhat nt the urgent .r'eqiie'st of tliei shed hands. The deinnnfls. printed ■had .bcpu based. <ui rernits,.,settt in iißii coiiskiered soma two mvthree years ago. The deniaiide were ■being mmsklefed whnn the ti:me for adjannihjettfc was mmouneec], and it was therefore, resolved that they should bo passed iii tote nflxfc day. At 5.30 p.m. 'the conference adjourned till S a.m. to* (lay. . .