SHOP HOURS BILL. CONVENTION IN ROBSON'S ROOMS Auckland April 25

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 259, 28 April 1888, Page 6

SHOP HOURS BILL. CONVENTION IN ROBSON'S ROOMS Auckland April 25

Till ke na- .1 a ood at ti ndanei ot n v ule-m< u aiulothoi--.it t ln eomention hold in Kob--on'- Room- la-t cmmihil; to eon-ulei the he-t nuMiMit pioniotim_i the adoption ot the Shop lion!- Hill b\ I'ai liamrnl. Mi I>' Aithm pie-nlod. Hie ( haii in ni. in i>|n iniiu tli>' (iniiii'i! iti'o, ic^ioitid ihat thoio woie no ladiepiesent 1 hi \ had a--i nibled w ith i> tMid toaniatUi o* UMat unpoi tain c In (Ivmii all. He a— tuned (hat he had been a Ucd to t uke the chaw t hal o\ < umu in 1 emenibi am c ot tin* tact thai he. in i 0:1 |urn I ion w ith Inlate lathei. had l.d\u» an .nine ]>.ni in tonncition with the h tit hohda\ imminent, -otnc \eai- a_o He iti'iotud ih.it n anptaied In 'u mi • h>' — i!>li- i h.it mtnnlitt nnaniniilx i ould bi -i % i iikii ;iiiini»i.-l the iitaitt'i- on lln halt hohd.n audt.oh t !o-im_: a--ei lalion-. and that oik oi (wo i!i\aiul)!\ dtttaUd tlu 1 nimennni in -t mdniLi > nt auani-t it ll< wa- com imi rd t hai tin w onii n ot Am U ipd i oulii makt cii hu ni.)\i nitpi a -~tit it — . it the\ w i it di ti i lMiix d in do -(> . liui i.tili'i" -uo<_< -- ti oin tip- -i.nii l. the\ liad dci uli d to appeal to I'aiiianunt It \\a- a di-^i.u c thatoui Noniitiinen and wmm n -honid i>e k»pt behind -hop c .mutei- to Ihe uihhu--auh late honi- that t li» n weie kept .it the pie-ent turn . Mi Aithni piooouled to i cad tin ap >lo^v iui non- it tendance ti om t Ik Tlon. C M. \el-on. I'hewiitoi -aid that it the pioinotei - ot t hi 1 mo\ uncut vied al all. it w,i- in tlit lemenex ot then i ii.ue-1 Aioim li- Mi \\ Online. y e i"t.'i\ nt the nio\ unent. -nd he had -ent out Ittbi-a-knu Uio pic-uiee and <oopeiation ot nioinbei-ot I'aihiinent and < X i u> men. ami had let u\l d apoloui' - tioin Me— i - Liui\. Moat, Monk ami IVai ... k. M II U - . and W. Swan-oii. M L( I'lk-i uont !e.:u n all e\pie>-td -\ inpatln wuht Ik imminent. 1• l I'ollen al-o w i ott . bur w a- imi -o ta\ oui abk . Ho- dailand. Ili'haid- Monio. !><.-(. LVhh- and WotW ot L>\ - al-o toiwaukd apol'« uio-, and weu inoi i <>i le-- ta\ouiah!i lit. apolt>'_M-ed foi tin ab-ein eot Sn (no <• 1 1 \ . v. ho -\ nipatln-eit with the niu\ Lincni. Mi Mo-- w loto o\[)io— mu nui ft ill aianat I u k t.r inilueii/a juiMiited him tinin In. i n u pie-uit. He -aid hi- -\ nip.uhie- »lie .-Uonirh with tin oh|eei- ot the l>ill. aad Ik \\ ould be ;^lad to a— i«t Mi .Imu m <m\ %\ a\ iie miylit tiiink bt?t Kii'iu.i. — Mi Otrih io then K.ul a lepott nanatinq tlie .-top- that had been taken in; iui theiance ot tin i>ill. A thoion^h < am.i--ot the cit\ and -übuih- made, with the <^;atit\\ni<r le-iilt that out o! 7^9 tiadineople wane 1 upon. o'Ac> -luntd m t.noiu ot tin Kill :50 w 1 10 in lav out ot one hmi lib i . the iiMianiinu 2U4 i\pto— t<l ihem-eUt-inoit oi I--- oppo-cd to the -ne.'-iiit 31an\ or tho-e %s im ?i«;n<.tl • xpi t--f*«l them-ehe- -tion^'h in -uppuri ot t lit num - , tncnt. liopm^ that the d.w would -ooji i oine I when rhe\ would I>^ doh\oit«l iiuin the' -1 i\ ei y of loau h'»m - I'ne ( onimittt_e had ' .t ened nit --am- noin -,\rial Auckland j and Sout lit i n tnciiibi i - pK djiii'^ tin n -iu> ' pi' ami Mr -/ow c tcle^r.iphod that Ik iiad i i'H a I i o'i-ideiable -uppoii foi hi- Isill in! d, '.o. Thank- \mi. ij\[in-«ali j \[in-«al to i!k pu--I'li i op-ide! \.h\t help unt'i Mi T. \\ . "ooiiiii mo\(d ih' foii.ivm^ io-«.iiiition "That tin- com en lion t udoi -etin pi mi ipl<- of the Shop HmiM liill and ' ti u-t- tint n w ill iet ei\ c the -uppoi t »t tin Arekiand nii.inbti- in both Mou-t-if I'aiiiaiiu nt and -p. edih pa-- into J i\\ . .i- it , u oi ild i't_ a iat boon to tho-e < MLM'.yd in ' letail tiadt-. whitbei einplov. - m « 'npl >\ i( -. Mi I )oonin -ud h' 1 *<_ U i 'i, it tin- J-)i:l w mild li- nt I)' tlm i nii»lo\t l- (|uit« <i- w< 11 a- the * :n| jo\ . - ! inp!o\ u - who 1 1 i|iin td 1 ht.ii ipjii to do i doi'i!' d.t\ -s wui k -iiould b< piepaiid to ] i.i a doulil. 1 -,ilai\ i-'ioklllL! i>u,k oil !uo-> % i - '\|H'ieMo in Am kland. h'. 1,1ioii\iu > i that luaiiN -liopk* epi i - had U"H^ io p.ithatuii '_mi\'- thioii'di loii'j honi-. A>h'i -'ki'ii,' l_\ t non^h th<'lon_; houi-tiad'-nit ■ .ippt ai' y\ I<> h.i\ < !/i i ti th« ks- -m 1 1 -- 'a! tie woidd hki to -». t!ii- Bill •j.oiwj. inn' t . ,ir,(| pi o\ I'hnu foi a s at vi d<\ halt h"l.",i\ but the* li ndl\ daicd to m O -o t,n ..- thai 1b tailed to , rh.it U would bi an\ im o.i\ ciii' n< c loptopli io < oinpol *ii i 1i 1 . 1 to do fnii -htippi \<s in u. i, tiiiM Ih'. beti.il ill-- of peopl. d I not do , up -I'oppiiio al ni'Jit. N'l !'i. t-ieneh -o< "'i \< d lhi • - • >1 ■ 1 1 I n i on in hair ot Mi \ ( (an Jit \ v. l;o had !>',• n i, ill> d i\\,i\ -nddi n!\ '") a ( < <ai.il ot Ih t. ii ! 1 1 (,• --11 f h : - w; ! i I ! i 1 1 ci d ,1 1 s i > i ) i -ion dt opinion w Im h Mi ( au-jln. \ n.id < >»n I'iitti d to iiapi i wit h i ''>.• mi ntio'i '1 "ii ; , i!i'_ m to tin in. . t in;; In tin- pi.,' iMi «an jlir \ - iii Th -l wh i ,o< ,it al! a< pi m I'd wuh ih" -ui>|i ' r ,nid I!n h itd-lnp- \' lik h nian\ . ' '"I h < iii)i!<i\ <i - m ' <in pl'i\ i< -. ni lit \ai loi - i ( 'ail 111 1 adi - ,u < -ufli nii'_ b_\ i<a-on ot lin pi . uf i u«_i lal huiu - i: po--i --. d .il .ill ot i hi, mam -pn H niu-t admit t hat -iiik i . 'oi in i- liLt di din t!u din < tu.M mdi< at.' 1 ij\ Ihe })lopo-ci{ J-Jiil. f'l.j r|)i , t i tl- m and I.iboiil i . tin -tandaid woikinu d.<\ 1- crjli! Imtii-, and w ma\ will a-k \\\)\ -lioml-J tin Iti <iv ,i"d iinpoi taut ela-- ■ n^a<red in !In \a 1 ion- 1 1 tall Made- in tlit. uiloti\ Ldxun under -o merit a di-a ha'ita'_f< a- eompai'd wit h I !)> -c m ihi- i <;-pi i,t , \\ oi kniL: a- th • \ Uh. in Man\ (ciM.-, io niui m <ji\in oflockjOi -oim'i him - labM ' 'J'ht. ph\-i'.d an'i niunt.il -ti..in m tl\< n i.a-( i- a- at. jiui liap- ijio.'itf i . than the a\u.i[;(; ot othei tij.de-. and e-pci i a 1 ! \ it the ill\t:itiJ.ited -hop- ;ii/d impnio ap}io-phe<<j in which t'.K\ aie ((impelled to w<uk /tie t-il r.i J'ifo f oii'idi l.ition The lat'-houi piiinipl' wa- nut n< ee--ai \ . ri- tin Hill r ,i\ c aniplt time toi -ati-t\iicj all public 111 1 (juneim nt-, and ihei c wa- '_ r ood i'.a-tin Ii! biju \i;i'_ r ihat ihe jmbli' ,o< m tull 'iiip-n'iN «iti the ini'M ni"il I" apl>< ai ■ d to him nnJ.iii lh'l dr< --'iial ci - mil 11 1 ik i - .i ud la cl <u \ vji J - -ii ipintci1 1 d b\ 111 1 <2 1 1 «n i ' 11 1 1 • <ii 11 1 11 1 1 n i n ] 1 1 - 1 1 ( < it 'In 111 1 i udof -illi-h and i\i.nni( d < mplo\ m-, v lvii im |ilo\ i-inn i- ii' i'l< to! th < ■ {iiote'tioii til llicii -i-(ci- wim -i i\ i bi hind Ihe eouniei - Mr Fiench al-o <^,w <■ e^ pic--Kni Io hio\\ n \ i(;\\ -on the -abject, ile i<\< 1 1 ed to ,> "-tatcment in oui la-t evening- i^-ue that t/h« Shop Jloiu- l.ill in \'ictoiia h,u{ been a coinjjaiati\e failuie, and -aid that he was intcinied b} a Gentleman vho recently came honi that colony thai, the niea-uuo hail pirn ed a -m ee--. If, ho\\e\ei , it 'A. i>s a failure, he (Mi Fieneh^ believed it wa- because it 1 - too pai tial in itnaline. Mi ■!. P Kin" al-o -poke in -uppoif fil the loolution Looking ,it the niaLlei fioin a,-anitai\ point oi \iew. it \\a-s(juil( 'lulheient tot «uiy man fowoik horn eiiililo clock in the inomijij: to <-i\ o clock at ni<_dit. He knew ot man \ ti.idesmfiim Auckland who had pa-^edo\er ])iem:itui( X to the rjre.'d jny-teiioiiN nuqonty who ha\e »oti2 betoie us nimply becau-e they toiled cuily and Jaie foi the bread that fieri-heth. It would be a mistake to make the Bill pei unlive, and they would be unwise to ]>io\ide loi a hallholiday yet, beeau-e woikinjj men miyht ri^e up and say that they had no opportunity to do their when they had the mom y. Mr Biid^ewator, .is an old diaper, Hip- I ported the io lution. and the R<-\. Mi \Xiii\\ aIM) spoke in il- ta\ou! Mr {'.. Koiild-. a- one who wancithei .in enijdoy r no! < lnployce, but one who had to keep hi- own *!»<■)•,

-poke oil N ball of tho«-o who w ero in the -arne piNlum a- hinit-oH. He said the movement had thoif hearty sympathy, anil il ieall> seemed, it tlu\> had the pulped ot the euntinuaiue ot these long lumif, that liti 1 would not lie \\oi(h ihin^Tov. Mi K\.ui-, bootniakei. ot Kaianjjahape llo.id. -.ml tint ax an employer of 25 yeais' ( \pt nence. he-ippnneil ot the Bill, although th, -hop- in hb p.ui <»t the cit> did a oooil pu! Nt then bu-ine--. between se\en and r.ilie o eloeU Hi (lie o\eninn. Mi l> (.olilie, M il.it , w a - called upon, iiul .iddie-M'il (he meet inn, || 0 said he voululh ,inpio\edot )he I.ill, and alt liouuh li.> li.id le< n -ked to l.dse (h.ime o^ it la->t •m he ilioiiuiu il I'fttei that Mr .loyee ,i- an i ltl .iiul espei ii'ii.'ed nu nihei ot the ilou-e -liouid do m> He tlioiiulit the\ ' -ho. ild « iimuuii topn— the Hill on, and , lu'ln \od the\ wini'd u,t H ]).i— ed u\-uhl\. I I n \ -huuld -how t'wp powci a( \\\o Uallot \ b»i\ if- (h-,in])!o\ <d ot t lie ten o'clock on Satu:d.i\ ii 1 I<_l1 <_l J 1 1 - . i i u l eon-ideicd th.it in thi-H-peil tlu v I'iil did not <_;o lai enoiii^li. : \\ oi kiin ii ii < U pud now eail\ mSatuid.iN ■ att< i Mom'- md loiild do lh(Mi -lutppini; I lufviu iii-^h' -• t:n He did not think tlu- ' i 10-mu I"' 1 " "ii s itn«d,i\ -hould he l.itei I i han i i v." ' H " « '■"< k \\\ I i< in h -aid tin hum ot h\ o\ luck in 1 1>» i \ . iniit; ii id Ih i n m^ci ti d luiuul lhe ! i i » i ■ <In j - mil i»akei - I lii i e-olnt Mil wa- nut and <at i led I un.inin-oii-l\ tin 1!n mm ,.»!. ot M, -I. I' Xin 1 ;, a \u(e ut ii i'l - wa- ]i i— i d I ) Mi .lo\ cc. \1 II X , | tin hi- .ii rn'ii m | )n »»iiot mu. tin Shop HuiiiI Hill i Ue\ -I \ Ta\lui ino\id. ''Tlial the 1 thank- "1 tin- inert inn be uimii to 'he ,nu lain I ul '! < '■ mi ud A— enilil\ \\ ho l)\ tlun pii-M i a'i' ■ nuii-e' lsa\e eudenfed I i heu iut t t « - i in the Shop Hoiu^ I » 1 11 Mi 'I . P. M.'l -• . ond.nl the motum < t thank-, \\i'h u lii h the n.mn ot Mi I. ( .oldu «a- .i — u( i .it d ! think- \> .i < d-,> ,m uiilul in Me--i-Ou r il\ it md Iv in h tai Ilu n ( tlm t- in ion i iitrtini wild Hi' Hi'i\ cmeni , and llu met i j ln'j lit inii'.ii i