Annals of Toil

Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 62, 17 May 1912, Page 6

Annals of Toil

Tin- lUackball Coal Co. is doulVhs colliery at Blackball. This is tlit ■ result of tin.' increased demand for coal. * * * The Miners' Phthisis Bill, recently intioduoe.il into tin: liriii.sh lfouse ol Commons, proposes, according to a cubic, u> make compensation to sufferor.s from the disease a charge, on dividends. This course lias been advocated for }'ciirH, but without sincere, response from tiie count i;\ 'a deme-ratie legislatives.. Tin , until*' labor Jiyiuvs for the Rand during the month ol February sliow a net ptin of 7G61). From this it would appear that at the end of February there Mere 209,031 natives employed on the, coal, and tin mo ml mint?, which arc members of the, Wiiwatcr?rand Native Labor Association,, and by contractors. The result of recruiting fir the lirsfc two months of tin's jxar shows a lift gain of 13.420 natives, which compares favorably with tie January anil February returns for ll'll, which showed a not of 10,S3'_\ * * * The Dunediu Hairdressers' Assivt/ants' i'liion is taking steps to obtain a new award nith a \ iew to securing ;>n in and a reduction in the hours of work. It is sr.id that a number <ii iho enipliiyci-.s are quite in at;re<'iiient with the employees in tbesr re(|iies! for <j o'rloi-k on i< ;t nights iii l.he week. * * * The Driveis' I'nion :.i.<l euijilo\ein havo I'ccent-ly conic to an a;.rrecineiit for conditions of hibcr. Later application was made io the ArliLiation (.'i.'iirt for an award cmbo..lwr:g the cviiidivioiis agreed upon. * * * A cm respondent, writing to the ■'[,>{- t< Iton 'innes,' , says: "J I 1 he l''ji;[i< i*' I'dion, tn;-.*<• a<l of conlinually crying <• >? ; t iili.uii the shortage of labor, would tsii-o .-teps U) inJii'.-c the Oovi-rmmuit to ;.c- ---■ juire land and erect workmen's h< i. <>» in counti'v district;:, and so indue*' n<-n to live in the country, the shnrtatrr i.i labor would («■ a thing of the past i>, a lew years, if farmers would employ ;.S many married men as tingle men ;.r.J lads'" A * * Tlier* 1 is evidence that the jiy.-n ;'•.« of \'ii tiihisinii trade ui-iun. oilicial- :s not yet extinct (says tiio "Grey l'.\or The secretary of a la:;;** union in tliis ''ity, whose name 1 (•!.;.)! withhold lor the present., was rccMiiiy <li«c.!!iirL-;"d without cxiihination of i':c cau.-e ll.i.Tvlor. Aft .■ i: having vai:j,y -..;!rc!i<:d The- town for employment. was i-o:i:]x'l!ed to resort to the rxp. eiit of (.ii<-!:i!i.u a i,niii.ll rejiairiu.i: s! p, where lie i> c lii out an uns;u isfaitri;y ■soi , : <>;' Lγ. iv,-'. J{eceiitly sevi nil h: , :: h, mi in his line of business. ;h3l' :| f !i:cn. Our friond answ ■'■reA i )<i advertisements, but on each > •"- {■asi'iii was iniormed that "no n,< -i :, were isrt'jd. » • •» '[",:■■ i:i. lid trade strike ! .h« ,-oi:tt.\et shops of Los Angles. w!r>b iiiis b-en i; , |ti'i>";'ess for nrarh' \e:us. ! ; ;iv (well calle'l o!!'. -All ii-'-fV inent i.a- , b< en reach. , !] between th" ,{- ---lici.'tis ii '.'•■'■ mould! r>., jjiacbin , -:*?, boil-'MiiaLers, blacksmiths, and pa:i-:rj-nia'i''.' ,,, Uiiie.n and the olii'-ials ol : i.c' Fouu'l'-rs a:;u F,ni[>loy{ is' .\s.-u<.i;.! ■2. All of ;V uicii v<ho went nut arc to :oii'.ii. io wni-k ;>s fa si as <~>i;c!;:: - .r.e !',:!|.;;-i>i. Tin- (iiiteoine is a a: '. ,>> ton lor the metal 1 rad<'S. li v:'> fn-ely rumoiid n cMip!.; cf weeks a::0 that a strike w.is at !li" Cear Meat Wo'.ks. IVieiie. J; is sustv'l that some iioii-uniom's'i' h.'id luM'ii empl'>\ed when nieinbi rs o! J ." ! ie I'nio!! «< :■<■' id!". l>: 1,-ates firm 1-1:6 MCii ill" nui'iafer in_ "••••I-β T!;c Ink--;)* ni < ? i- coal :..,-r#, I'<,■■■. !.-t: Ki-v -"i". Victoria. A' i,•!■■■! : <"ir.!freivo, lasting two i--yr t i.,>w..i-ii r.i'ii'ii represent at n v, s :itu; t.l'.C );,'i:ii.;.v ]"-.ived f';:t-