Trades Council.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 78, 6 April 1904, Page 3

Trades Council.

A CONFERENCE OLLA I'OPRTDA. (I'er l'ress Association). CHRISTCHtiRCH, April 5. The annual conference of the Zealand Tradefe Council was resumed to-day. Tile, following motions were carried That this conference places on record appreciation and entire endorsement of the protest forwarded lo the Imperial anil Transvaal Governments by the Right iiou. (lie I'rcmier on behalf of the people of .New Zealand with regard to the importation of Chine»e into the Transvaal, and is of opinion that as the Rand mines can be profitably worked by ivhilc laifour tile employment of Cliileso is a most deliberate uttcnipt iv the Rand mine owners lo deprive iritisli white labour of its undoubtd rights ; that the Government be rgetl to amend ic Municipal t'ranlise Reform Act to provide I hat Ihe arbanientary franchise applv to all actions of local bodies : that every ector be entitled to vote on ail lestions submitted to a poll, and so that the law be amended to o\ide i-or the election by popular ■te of all hospital, charitable and rbour and road boards and county! councils ; that the Counties Act el amended (1) by making the qualilcation to vote residential for all iult persons over the age of twen4one, (2) by the abolition of plu--1 voting, (3) that ridings, counties Wivisians of districts' lor the elecjii of members of local bodies be 'ish-.-d. 11) that tile chairmen of iuC-i) b:>.be ai>!ic;a; <»d u y the ' il;e t r.eli.vat, t)L- ---: i:i> vo«i|i, ;i . legisiauou prolog for the referendum with initi ve in the hands of tie Beople.