LABOUR LEGISLATION.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 September 1910, Page 3

LABOUR LEGISLATION.

THIfl PAtIIS CONFERENCE.

AUSTRALIAN METHODS

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PARIS, September 21. The Conference of the International Association of Labour Legislation discussed the question oi unemployment. Tho Hon. J. W. Ta.vemer, Victorian Agent-General, read a paper ox-, plaining the Australian system of utilising the police to collect information on unemployment. He alsodetailed the working of tho Victor-, ian Labour Bureau and advocates • that a permanent secretary bo attached to the International Committee to collect and circulate reports. Mr Beveridgo justified Britain in establishing national instead oi municipal Labour Exchanges.

The Hon A. Ivirkpatrick (South Australia) declared that land monopoly was the principal cause of unemployment. He explained Australia's land legislation and the methods of arbitration regulating the hours of work and wages.

The Hon. J. McOall (Tasmania) said the unemployment trouble hao not yet arisen in Tasmania. The trouble of the older countries were largely due to the want of proper training of boys, resulting in the. propagation of many wasters, who were not employable.