FEDERATION OF LABOR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 295, 16 May 1914, Page 6

FEDERATION OF LABOR.

yrniKi-: iui.antt: s:leht. II;.- TL-Ifgr.tjili—Press Association. VdliiiijtMi. M:iv 1.1 Tim strike fun.t balance-sheet of (ho Cnitrd Federation of Labor for "J!U314 to March 0, 1014," is published in to-day's iswa of tiic Maoriland Worker. The statement shows that the total receipts amounted to £i)3B4 14s 11:1, of which New Zealand unions contrib'.ileil jpproxinntely £>00!) ami Australian unions :i]»]>;-o:-;i:uately £1S()0. Close upon half the Now Zealand amount wa i toniribut'.'d by the- Now Zealand Shearer.-,' Assiyj.atii.n. who gave £OO3, and Hie Mmmwutu flaxniillors, who furnished £li2o. The next largest amounts edit in wire: Mimngciluroto workers, £202; lnangaiiua miners, £200; West Coast wor!:fi;s £1: M; iV-haiigan'.oinoii.i workers, £U«. Of illj Australian amounts the ken Hill, gave £IWO nivl the Australian Workers' l-uion and Klawarra Min'-i-' F'iluvu'..:i f-OO curb. Tiie total paym.nts set out in iiie b:i!anc:-::'.'.c:; amount-d to £til:;l lis,

'•.•:. v:n 0 ' a bal.'.ucc at the bank of £iJ3 •'is lid. The pin-'ip.il payments are;— I'.y relief \V.'-uiu«t()ii £l4st). Huntlv miners £121..->. Auvkland £IO2O, Dnnediii £720, New i'lvmoiith £loj, Uritish sea-uien £l3O, Xelsi.-n £IOO, and families of im--1 prlsLiied strikers £2."); by meals, ele„ supplied prisoner-; and strikers £.">4 18s 10.-1, traveliiug expense- (New Zealand an I Australia) £132, executive. nieetiny.s £l!i!) and legal expen-ics £4.SI. The bihiuce-'heet is certified to by Mr. 11. llolUn F.I.A. In an accompanvlug in iiioraudum Mr. Hickey, secretary and U'e.asiii'.r. points out that the union- paid a ci:ii>ideiable sum to strike relief direct to the districts nll'ectcl. ivhieh did no'. ].,u; thivi-rh he.idiimir-t-rs. The 1.-il.inee sh.ov.'ii -has bi-en pbuml to a s.-parale account and will be M---I ■■;>•.:■'.: !'.r Ihe r; lief of eas-s of ill-tres; a:i ir; froi-.i various -".'i :i< ih !!:.'.:i'i-.onun-n'. r,i bread-win-I :-1:iJ li' IN INI!!A. "I".■:'!:•: i-; :■■ I lile.i .11 !::-,!:; ! '■'■ _w Hi :.:."'. I -:';:rss lo hiiiidf, ,Ts"'ol i'-ir! i:i '.-.ei-y ::i-.e il his proved eli'ieac-. io-. iv.v:, n-:iv.-s of high easle of lea "< I'..:', he-.ijele to V:-.'0!1,1.:ei:.| if' ill all' '■"-'■- -'■ ' '-!- and bronchial trouhlei. I Cliemisls a;ld stores.