TRADES CONFERENCE. (BY TELEGRAPH.) Christchurch, April 19.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8166, 22 April 1895, Page 1

TRADES CONFERENCE. (BY TELEGRAPH.) Christchurch, April 19.

At (ho Tradeß Conference it waß resolved, re the Masters and Apprentices Bill, that tho Government bo asked to add a clause giving tho Chief Inspector of Factories power to regulate the number of apprentices to bo employed in a factory ; also making it unlawful on the part of any master to accept a premium on apprenticing a boy or girl ; and the Conference protest against any interference of tho Minister of Labor with tho Bill relating to tho term of apprenticeship. Mr Nicholson (Auckland) offered to submit a self-supporting hchemo for tho employment of surplus labor, but the letter was simply received. Mr Koycroft read a letter from Auckland asking tho Conference to affirm the desirableness of establishing a Court of Appeal for school teachers, and providing a colonial scalo of salaries. Tho secretary of the Central Wairoa Diggers' Union requested tho Conference to urge tho Government to protect the gumticlds from being overrun by aliens and permitting frcetrado on tho fields. It was rosolved that tho Government bo asked to proceed with tho Mastorßand Apprentices, Servants Registry, Undesirable Immigrants, and Fair Tender Bill ; that the Government bo asked to amend tho Jury Act to pay all jurors 83 per day ; that tho Government placo an amended Undesirable Immigrants Bill on the Statute Book to prevent tho indiscriminato influx of undesirable persons. Respecting tho Wairoa gum Gelds, it was decided to ask the Government to legislato to prevent tho fields being overrun by aliens ; to abolish tho system of truck practised 011 a great numbor of private fields, and diggers to take out a license to bo issued only to Brilishora who have boon at least throo montlm in tho colony ; that thore be only ono direct chargo, say a royalty of 7i por cent, and diggers to bo freo to buy where they choose, hko tho rest of tho community. It was decided that it was desirable thab there should bo 0110 political platform for tho trades councils throughout tho colony ; to urgo tho Government to establish a uniform sot of colonial school books, and to remind tho Ministor for Education of his promiso of four yoars ago to do so ; to inlroduco an Act in tho direction of making a uniform colonial scale of school teachors 1 salaries ; that the Ministor for Labor bo requested to amend the Shops and Shop Assistants Act to give tho poople power to ballot to decide which day of tho woek should bo a half holiday. Tho Conference will break up tomoirow.