AUSTRALIAN.
AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. AUSTRALIA’S COAL INDUSTRY . (.Received this day at 8.30 a.m.j UNDNEY, May ‘22. 1-ne “Morning Herald” in a special article dealing with languishing industries declares if Australia is again to have access to foreign markets jur the sale of coal, the cost of production must he materially reduced. The wages of miners are very high. Though the cost of living has fallen wages in the coal industry have not been reduced, hut increased one hundred per cent . since 1913. It is obvious Australia cannot continue to pay these wages and compete with cheaper producing countries Neither can the tariff be ,-aised to keep the manufactures of these countries out. That would only menu bleeding the consumer, who is ieall the worker. The “Herald’ dec ares the Government control is throttling, and largely responsible for destroying the trade that continental nations and America captured. The former valuable oversea* trade that Australia enjoyed has shut her out from the world s markets.
NEW HEBRIDES. SYDNEY, May 22. The Bishop of Melanesia, referring to New Hebrides Condominium said it remains exactly where it always has been. There will be no settlement till the great powers are able to get away from the bigger questions and hud time to attend to such smaller matters. As a rule lie did not think thelc had been any clash between the mission and commercial interests. Ihe plants on the whole were a good set of men and Government regulations were very stringent. The Labour question was purely one of shortage of labour. Government officials were against anything like compulsory Labour. \Miat was to he done to solve the question lie did not know.
ARBITR ATION COURT. SYDNEY, May 22 The central branch of the Australian Workers’ Union has issued a statement that the union has always favoured arbitration, but when so obviously unjust an award was given as that by Justice Powers for the shearers,' it is doubtful if members will continue in their policy. At a meeting of the bush workers’ propaganda group a resolution was passed in favour of the Brisbane award pf 1921, and opposed to the reductions puggeptedby Justice Powers, Stepß will Shortly be taken to devise pienns for resisting the latter,
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Hokitika Guardian, 23 May 1922, Page 2
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