AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
B 7 telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright SydDe.v, August 9.
In tho Arbi I ration Court Judgo Gibson, in fiuing an employer for paying a woilanan less than Ihe pmevibed wages, spoke strongly ng inti tho Union’s action in applying for a penalty, as the man whb unablo to do responsible work, and was omployod out of kindness. 110 would now hnve to bo turned out in the street. The movement in the Co-trul ftjine ha 3 censed, aud wotk is progressing. Adelaide, August 9. In fbo Assembly the Premier announced the Government's oolicv. Ha proposed to reduce tho Legislative Council’s fianohi-o to £ls. and appoint a fi'th Minister. Ho foreshadowed compulsory land purchase on tho lines of tho New Zealand Act, 10eoooliog the inooine tax, extension of progressive land tax, aud industrial legislation, to include the appointment of a wages board.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1529, 10 August 1905, Page 1
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