WORK AND WAGES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 32, 8 October 1913, Page 5

WORK AND WAGES.

THE DUBLIN STRIKE.

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.! London, October 7.

A ballot of six hundred thousand resulted in a substantial majority i» favor of the Miners' Registration taking political action in accordance with the Trades Union Act. The lev.\ represents £30,000 annually for election purposes.

The Dublin employers state that Si; G. Askwith's scheme offers no effective solution.

A QUESTION OF BOARD.

[Pee Press Association.J Wellington, October 7

An important point arising out othe' Wellington district Bakers' an? Pastrycooks' award, kas been decidec by the Arbitration Court. An appli cation for interpretation vf clause 8 o J the award was made by the Jnspectoi of Awards. The question was: Ha? the inspector power to grant a permit to a worker to board or lodge on hi; employer's premises as the case ma; .be, or has he onlv oowcr lo grant f permit to board and lodge; in othc words, can the items be separated: Tho.answer of the Court is a.«" follows The question relates to an arrangemsn" 1 made by the Godber and Co., Ltd. with certain of their employees, by which the latter are provided on tin company's premises with two meals , r day for which they pay. The. par ties, were heai;d ; on the subject at ■ th( recent sitting of the Court in Wellington. It is clear that the arrangemeir: in question is contrary to the provis ions of the award, and that the Inspector of Factories is not authorised t< issue a permit in respect of it,"