FARM LABOURERS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2192, 3 July 1914, Page 4

FARM LABOURERS

I XEMPTION TROJt AW ■VRDS

ffljf T«Jesrapii.-*toejis Assooiatiiii;). Slenheim, 3xfy 8. ■ The demands of the MadtermigTi Farm and Station E'liipiojreis , tihtei wero Jormalify placed bcic.ro 'to Coueiliaiian Cofflwil at Bteulseim this inornftft. Mr. imi'Bijy was pj-esottt a , .? agent ttrt , tho ifotkers. On. bdliaU of tfeo employers, Sir, Vavasour- made the falblviiJK statemfiiiiS :«- "We a.re,iiot prepared fcp discuss tlto detnawls of the tuiioji at- all. Tiro Arbitratioa Court has already felt Willi the %ieslioii of farm labour to C!anto> liwr.y, and J»as declined to malso s« aivard. It has 'also inotliev ,i\vatd.3 c£cffipiiKJ .fafjiiers aftd ejiijle.vefis from the ojiwiiiioi) tff tlieso affttlxls. The Court, thf'S-efcsTe.Jiavhig oStabiisW a t)recc(j«rt, we refuse t« Hisetiss tho iwattei- at alt, atsd it must bo- ttsfenwl dirw.'t to tlje Omirt." Mr. Liifftey said that fli.e stftfement reHai'diiia a piwedont in Cantorbory was tiiiwarrautal If the emjno.vers ivttb goi.n;ss to take -tills staittl, it is no ttso β-ohij; ;tny furtlicr, Hcaskcrt: "Vore m>t, tlie /ami' l-.ibeprefs ciititial tc> ksflofit by tho OiMwiliatkm and Alteration Act. as ivsli as otlmf wor!«?v.9? 'I'lKi A.nt was awcJitlfed t-o altav oxofitpiioti to farm labourers., .Ho jjwtp.stitl tiie attitude of liio ■ ovwj)la;.'CM. Tfif tosiitnissiflracr, Mr. feiiy, tpid that he would inform tho Coiitfc of tho ptwitio-u. ' '