WORK AND WAGES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 135, 16 September 1910, Page 5

WORK AND WAGES.

THE OSBORNE JUDGMENT. By Cable—Press Association.—Copyright London, September 14. The Trades Congress denounced international blacklegging, condemned railway amalgamation, and demanded the nationalisation of railways. It referred a resolution welcoming the paymen)) of members, but declining to recognise this as a solution of the Osborne ease, to a committee, on the ground thao the resolution was incomplete and of a negative character. This will defer debate on the Osborne judgment. COTTON OPERATIVES ADAMANT. deceived September 15, 10.30 p.m. London, September 15. Grinders at the Rutland Cotton Mill, Oldham, refused the task previously performed by them. This weakens the hope of an early settlement. SLAUGHTERMEN'S DEMANDS. Sydney, September 15. The Butchers' Employers' Federation lias rejected' the meat exporters' offer of- 27s 6d per 100 for killing sheep and 26s for lambs, and demands 27s 6d all sound.

"A SPORTING OFFER." tihristchuich, Yesterday. Mr. Waddell, secretary of the Canterbury Shearers' Union, yesterday said he was prepared to make what he called a ■porting offer to sheep-owners. From a conversation a Star'reporter had with Mr. Waddell this morning it appears that the sporting offer is really an ultimatum. Mr. Waddell" said the shearers were ready to go to work at £1 per hundred. This offer would remain open till Friday night, and -if employers would not accept the.offer the shearers would go right out for 22s fid per hundred. The men, said Mr. Waddell, has displayed the utmost patience and had made all possible efforts to bring ahoUjt peaceful settlement. They had been humbugged right from the jump. Labor was short in Australia, and Australian shearers would not come to New Zealand, so that the owners would have to rely on local men. He had done his best to smooth out difficulties, but he believed the owners wanted to force a fight, and! the men had to make preparations accordingly. His offer 10 accept the North Island award would remain, open till to-morrow night. If hostilities commenced after that the fault would lie with the owners. Dunedin, Last Night The Otago shearers' dispute will come before the Conciliation Council to-mor-row. Mr. Triggs, Commissioner for this district, will preside. Mr. Hally will act as .assessor for the workers and Mr. Giles as assessor for the employers. These members are agreed upon by the parties to the dispute, and the original assessors resigned to enable this arrangement to be effected. The Otago Shearers' Union has also filed an application to have a dispute concerning shed hands heard by the Council.