The Labour Question.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 64, 5 September 1890, Page 2

The Labour Question.

v . , ■ ’ ! WELLINGT(W; ‘ 1 - J * i -,< ■; - ~' September 1. jA fresli'cohiplicatibii has arisen ow- ; mjg. Jp/the Harbour i engaging : Tree la-bour*, and/ ts,eSeamen's V Union \ hds-,.declined,lkU permit Jhe crews' of cpastal steamers piafcside. of.. the, Union Company to. .assistj in loading .cargo if ;it lis to Jbe .landed by, [free labour. .If 'freejabour is engaged to[discharge the Vessels, ( Jbe ~Union yiuU, call,,.out the crews. The carters..are ,a,lsp instructed mot .to, .renapye cargpi discharged by free ; labour.. iln some instances, to-day consignees, (removed, their, own goods': in priyafie carte,/, ; Tliis,. action will practically .block the.coastal trade,: , , : , , I The, cooks ,ancf. stewards,. .excepting,, the,; chief. M stewards,, leave the Union j Company’s vessels at npou t '/ ! f,, ~,1. jWitn respect to the difiiculfy ,witli. the railway hands at Weiilport,' the’. ' RkUway CoffiffiissiqneH ’ explain that 'no - dutiesffiave ‘been. asked ,or done,, other than those ordinarily performed • .by f ;the /railway. j The Commissioners-. have;jgftgn,borders tp'their officers to be ' ckreful ,t 6, ..adhefa. ! .strictly to rthe’prdihary ’ duties-•= devolving: upon. them,,.. and not to undertake-anything beyond 7 the usual railway practice. j Uiioh have given the Clear tppmpVhy . notice .not to supply the , f /Union,:Company.,.- : The storemen are requested not to i /hancll^any/gphda td br from' the Union ■ ■ - ! Company’s'sfearners.' They ' will; be , callednufcjif;asked,to do so.- ■ ’ ; , I ; Everything r was : quiet On/arrival of", the .Kanieri.' ” She leaves on her return. 1 trip afc.i2.30,p,m.., ,;‘T, i' i The stewards of the .Union Com-' ~ pahy*ahdats' import ‘have given: notice , ~ pf their* ih'tehtioh tP 'leave the-vessels • • after clearing up dinner : ' j A meeting of a,lF{He Union Company’s captains ' and'soma officers in port, is being •held to-day.: n j .railwayyhands Have, decided? to, gP-out if - insists! oh suspended .men: r being rein- 1 stated and the Commissioners refuse. I ohur.uJJ /vAtCSffiaSD#;:,: !;;/// ■ i September 2. | The scene alongside the Australia last t night/ was/a very animated one. Layers of merchants,, soft-goods-men, storemen worked four hour shifts at both hatches, and, the cargo was all out‘early-this morning, ,/ , ■ I The Arawata arrived this morning of sugar, b.ananas,,* ettFTKe'crew at once on lekrning of thejtrflie gave twenty-four Ihours’ notice to, leave the ship, but consented to -unload the vessel’s cargo, which is mainly perishable stuff, to-day providing no non-union labourers were employed. ‘ 'the officers will probably ; givemotice to-day. , The Kamo : coal-miners,- Whangafei,: have been ordered to refuse noal'to the Union Company’s,boats. AVairiirapa. arrived' from the South al I*l o’clock, and Was 1 ’ berthed quietly, without any disturbance. She lb ayes for 1 Sydney to-morrow evening; She is being, discharged by non-union labour,.. A large force of police was on the wharf,i but things were very quiet. . . The pfflcers of the Arawata gave 24 hours’ /no tice to-day, and the officers of the Australia struck. The officers of the Orowaiti,- at Onehunga, strike this afternoon. ■ - u-.; ; ■ ; : NAPIER, • .1; ; • September 2. ‘ /.The Chamber of Commerce, passed a resolution of sympathy with.the Union Company. . „ : A meeting of employers is called for .Thursday to form a' powerful Association. ' ’ ” ‘ : All Nelson Company’s men have decided to secede from'Unions. The railway servants by i a large majority: agreed on a general strike, but only under extraordinary circumstances. ■: / CHSISXCHUECH, , . . September 1. At a. quarter four this afternoon the Railway Executive,called out all the railway employees who were working in trucks at Lyttelton. consequence of'platelayers, clerks, having/ been' ’taken r froth their,-own work and . The" laboilr ’ people ■ have. been instructed from Duhediu to work the Jubilee at all hazards. . September 2. Unionists decided to handle bona fide - farmers’ produce, And to supply crews to carry it away if necessary, but will riot • touch . merchants or Co-operative. Association stuff. Atmeeting of delegates, they said they were anxious for a conference with the Union Company to settle the difficulty. . The City Council passed a resolution asking the Mayor to invite represent•'""v? 1 // h&uu . -xcim

atives of various bodies,,to meet. discuss the difficulty. A well known shipper ■ p£.produce, offered Union leaders to mediate in the difficulty. About 800 men altogether are on sWkyjvliyttelton.,-; { ‘v,-J t -•delayers were called out this the 12,i'0 p.m. train to take their place, but they came out directly they were called. No sailing ships, are; being', forked':' Clerks from the Union Company, hristchurch, are loading the .Cpl^o./ O At 10.80 a.m;, cooks, 1 stdwardß, b akers, and butchers the Union Company’s steamers came out to a man. ‘ a The managers “of the railways asked the clerks to stand by' 1 tlje Commit sionees, but they have declined. r: A general strike of railway hands is on the cards. . 'j dunedin, ;r . September 2* At the City Court, William Reid | Kay, for stone thro wing, at the wharf yesterday, was fined £8 or-four days ; on a second charge of obstructing a constable, £5, or seven..days;: The i Bench said disturbances of, this kind ; must be put down with a strong hand, | and if it were not for the accused’s ; good character, the maxiumum fine ; would have been imposed. 1, | In consequence of the upsetting of D. Reid’s carts, some 200'special constables were sworn in,‘an'd later on a contingent of 60 Unionist were also sworn in. " ::: 1 ' : ! ,f ‘‘V ■ ■ SYDNEY. U ' u : BeptSffiberT i J ; ' i! The crews of. the ;§teaip.erjiyTaieri and Tarawera have been ;discharge,T i The Ohau’s crews refuse to jea%‘.,t,he vessel. The crew of the | refused duty. A.s^pbi^rii.jf, f $PiiPP i the latter vessel Has been * I The Government ar£ erectjn,g.:]barn-; cades on the Peninsular' Gompapy’s j wharf. The men on strike mueni incensed at this action, and,the labour; Defence Committee written .to the! - ! Government that the'j -wiH i! not f< bo; responsible for the'action of the men. | After September 8, the Gas Gompahyi will cut off the supply between sunrisej and sunset. The directors state they. may have to call on ;tne. public to forego! the use of gas altogether, in order tol maintain street; flightingthe; strike. “ l ” i V :vgri nfioL \ < MELBOURNE, j September 1. j Melbourne traffic is at a, standstill. | Both Howard Smith, .an.d 0 0,p v r and Msssrs Huddarfc, Parker, and ‘ Co.’s ; ffeets are wholly laid .up.. ! v :. n . : ,/.; i The larrikins have set fire*to a shed erected by free labourers. ~;; , I The Collingwood Gasworks lias been •: extinguished, and. the Corporation will ( light the city with' electricity to-night: ( Freights have beep raised ftpptbpr 25 , per cent to-day. ’ ) | The wharf labourers working the s.is. ! Monowai have been called but, 1 consequent on the Union Gpmpany deciding to employ free labour. Fourteen hundred special .cpnst.ables have been sworn in. Lawyer’s clerks have pffeyed their services in a body. » The legal profession has subscribed £3OOO to the employers’ fund:l Dalgetty and Co., of London cabled sending £IO,OOO to the sarqe fund. i Ti.'rl (IZ.LLCI ■ 1 Employers, pastoralists, steamship owners, and colliery ! proprietors neit week consider proposals emapating from the Trades Hall for a conference. The city was again lighted by gas last night. . ; LONDON, , ( ; The Southampton ' dock labofifers have resolved not to go out on strike: The Coalporters’ Union will boycott eastern tradesmen - refusing: to display a bill asking for assistance for Aus ; .. tralian strikers. I- i i