LABOR PARLIAMENT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1441, 29 April 1905, Page 2

LABOR PARLIAMENT.

(Pea Press Association.) Wellington, last night. The Trades Councils’ Conference was continued to-day. The Committee recommended the following exemptions under the Shops Act: Chemists (for the Bale of medicines, etc.), fruiterers, confectioners, pastry cooks, restaurants : the employes’ hours to be limited in all cases t 0,52 per week. The report, with the alteration of the honrs to 48, was adopted. The Conference resolved that provision should be made in the Arbitration Act for industrial agreement between union workers and a majority of employers in any district, such agreements to be as effective as the award of the Court. A number of other amendments of the Act were proposed and adopted, including one to prevent reference of disputes to the Arbitration Court direct. A motion to urge the Government to appoint experts in the clothing trade, to ensure faithful observ- j auce of awards relatiug to the Jciothing industries, was rejected by 10 to 3. It was resolved that the Arbitration Court Judge should attend solely to Arbitration Court I work. It was resolved that the Government be urged to amend the law to enable municipalities to acquire gasworks registered underspecial chartsrs. It was resolved to recommend the referendum and I initiative, abolition of the Upper House, | and eleotive Executive. j Hater. I The Trades and Labor Conference re- I solved to urge the Government to legislate I for the establishment of a referendum to abolish the Upper House, and to provide I for an elected Executive ; that the Lunaoy Act be amended to have greater care exer- I oised in the committal of doubtful cases; I that Boards of Appeal be 1 appointed ini connection with asylums, orphanages and industrial schools ; that any laws or regu- | lations which prevent the full exercise of civil and political rights by State and | 1 Municipal employees be repealed ; that the ; lovermnsnt be urged to adopt a Belf re- I 1 iant policy, and te cease borrowing, ex- ( J :ept for the redemption of loans ; that ’ ihere be an increase in the land and in- I * some tax, with the redaction of exemptions I I low allowed ; that legislation be intro- I ' luoed to ensure that where male and fe- I I nale workers are employed they shall re j E :eive equal pay for equal work. It was I F Iso decided to make a number of sug* I t ;estions for the amendment of the Inspec- I 2 ion of Machinery Act, and Shipping and I 0 Seamen’s Act. j w