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Hokitika Guardian, 22 July 1921, Page 1

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FOUND GUILTY

MELBOURNE, July 21. i Worthington (ex-Sergeunt-at-Anns in the Victorian Parliament) has been found guilty of corruption, but reooiinniended to mercy. He was remanded for sentence. Accused still protests his innocence of selling stolen debentures.

VICTORIAN POLITICAL MOVE. MELBOURNE, July 21. The Secretary of the Victorian Labour Party states they "ill now move an amendment in the State Assembly ■ with a view to amalgamating the Farmers and Labour parties’ indictment against the State Government.

N.S.W. SHEARERS’ DEMANDS. SYDNEY, July 21. j A manifesto has been issued hv the Australian Workers’ Union, claiming for shearers of New South Wales the 14-hour week and rates of pay ranging from 40/- to 80/- per 100 sheep, : according to class, where rations arc j not found; and JO/- per week loss where men are rationed. Breakdown

allowances where men are rationed are j fixed at 18/-, and where not found at | 22/6 per day.

LOW WAGES. SYDNEY, July

The mouilders have refused' to resume work at Cockatoo Island shipyards unless wages are increased, stating that they at. present are earning more than the Island rates with private firms.

LONDON. July 20. Delegates at a meeting of transport workers agreed to a reduction in dockers wages of two shillings per day immediately, and another shilling in January.