THE EIGHT-HOURS’ SYSTEM.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW ZEALAND TIMES*. Sin, —In your issue of the IStb iust. I find Mr. Barton, jun., in his address lo the electors of Wellington, at the Odd Fellows’ Hall op Saturday evening, makes mention that his father, assisted by Mr. Wilson Gray and Mr. Ohas. Don, introduced the eight hours' movement. I also observe that Mr. Gillou follow® in his wake by stating that it was the democratic movement in Victoria that established it. Now, sir, I think it is hut right, in a kindly spirit, to set these gentlemen right upon the; subject. The eight-hours’ system was established in New Zealand in the year IS4O, eitherin February or March, by myself, aud that movement took place at Britannia (now Petnue), aud the first man in the colonies whey paid for the day of eight hours was Mr. Hunter, the father of the present Mr. George Hnutor, M.H.R. Since the above date the movement has spread to other places ; huh where I have above stated I am quite sura was the place at which the eight-hours’move-ir.ent was first established in the colonies.—X am, &c., S. D. Parnell.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5276, 21 February 1878, Page 2
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195THE EIGHT-HOURS’ SYSTEM. New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5276, 21 February 1878, Page 2
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