CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.
* London. The Royal Geographical Society has presented a gol i medal to H. M. Stanley. i!-ight thousand qua-tera of New Zealan-1 wheat (April shipment) have oeen so d at 34s 6d. Wo '1 is stronger, owing to the in 1 creased demand from America. Th« Committee appointed to in' quire into the sw ating scmdal recommi'iid the extension of co # , operative societies and further leg*' is ation regard ng sanitary arrangements in workshops, &c, and the encouragement of technical educa* tion. Also reports tint the wages pad by the sweaters are inadequate, and are governed by the necessity of the workers. The hours of labour are also excessive. The re* port c .ncludes by urging Parliament to interfere. The middlemen, who are generally regarded as the chief cause of sweat* ing, rebut the aspersic >s against them. . They assert they are not the cause' of the evils, 'compl'iuie>l of, nd advise a stricter ini-pjction by officials.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 9 May 1890, Page 2
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158CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS. Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 9 May 1890, Page 2
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