LABOR LEGISLATION.
[OOR PARLIAMENTARY RETORTER.]
Wellington, This Day
Those who “accepted seriously the Premier’s recent statement that he was in favour of giving a rest to Labor Legislation must have been taken somewhat by surprise at his determined fight in Committee on the Factories’ Bill on Friday morning. The manner in which the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Bill was carried about a week ago, did not answer well for the successful passage of the Factories’ Bill, but it ran the gauntlet with a few amendments outside those made by the Labor Bills Committee. I believe, I am correct in the assertion that none of the other colonies have definitely laid down by statute that 48 hours is a week’s work, which is the principal feature of our Act.
Millar, (Chairman of the Labor Bills Oommitee) and Mr G. I. Smith, did excellent work in perfecting the Bill. The former practically represented the workers, and the member for Christchurch the employees. Mr Collins has given notice to ask the Premier, whether, having at the Labor Day celebrations enunciated the policy of ‘•eight hoars work, eighthours play, eight hours sleep, and twelve bob a day,’’ he will bring that reform into force in the Railway workshops. '
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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 12 October 1901, Page 3
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