WORK AND WAGES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 40, 8 July 1914, Page 6

WORK AND WAGES.

TIMBER WOIiKEKS. HIGH PROTECTION ASKED OX MADE UL J TIMBER. I!;" Telegraph- - Press Association. Wellington, Monday.

At tho Timber Workers' Conference, remits wer carried aa follows: —That the Government be asked to amend the Worker.-,' Compensation Aet so that half pay lie allowed to workers irrespective of the time tin; worker is incapacitated bv accident; that the Government be asked to increase the duty on imported sashes, mouldings and manufactured timber to 50 per cent., aud in case of doors to fix & duty of .">s 011 I'/. indi doors and 7s (id oil 1%ineli doors; that the. Government be urged to more strictly enforce the regulations in connection with the Ac comniodation Act, of li)Ki.

It was decied to rc.eomimmd the incoming executive to consider ways and means for the purpose, of thoroughly organising the timber workers of the Dominion.

A remit' that this conference consider tlie question yf drawing up of a Dominion award and submit the sanm to all alliliated unions for their consideration, was discussed, and finally, it was decided to refer the matter to the executive, and ask them t® draw up a Dominion award, and submit it to all alliliated unions as early as possible.

RESOLUTION"* AT CONTKUBX^E. Wellington. .luty 7. At t ; 'ne conference of the New Zealand Timber Workers Ped oration, the following remits Wo>Ti! adopted:—TllS I •Megaton lie scut to thy Au-tralian Timber Works' I'Vleratioa ('onioroiHe in Melbourne at Easier, s>:i<| tin; secretary write asking fci-ein to eNchaierc clearance Mi'di; tl.al tie,'. ('ovcnimeut In- urged to earrv o» Hie sclieiiie of reafforestation on an enlarged basis; tliat the decisions' of pmiims conferences wliHi have not been given effect to be again re-confir:::»d, a deputation to wait on the Govcriunoni reiinc-ding that they be given ef-Vct to; tliat the conference tronjrly prote-fs again-4 the action of the Government in assisting immigrant-, into the Dominion whilst so many of our own workers are not fully employed; tliat in :v!i future annlications for awards all unions I>!> advised t'i chilli a ]'-i;'.ii!ui;t: of 10:; per day; tliat on awo.Mt of depression of the limber industiy and 1". • number of iinemployed, while there are contimia'ly increasing imports into the dominion of foreign timber. imin:; ; :-ctiir, d or otherwise, Hie federation !„;&• step., to assist sawmill owners e::« luanufneturers in urging on the. Ci.yvrnment the ailwsabiiily of curt.!!!'';'.-.? such large import at i oils and thai (he duty b.i inwaseil on ail limbnrs under lim size of li x 12 inched. or th equivalent; tliat tile conference, rcpr/nitiny ten thousand timber worker.'. prote-t.-i again it tile erirl seiitei.c" is'iicted upon ilolhnd in eonne t strike, and demands his release ■

!!i'solu; v.cvtr o pissed tin- {JoYoinnr.'nt to o :|K i i'ini'^nt in Lue ;;iivrtji-ii of .-v italrio timber to take the p!arr of wniU* pine for l>utior thai. ibo. (Hov he -urtfH <•(.111-iilvi'iilily to vod'.vv fnojrtfts on sliovf:-, it Ikmi:;.- \w, ' i o-at that fiiillioii i of feci of 1-' ('la--* n.re mow ilt'-imy ew-rv y (v-r; ii::it whore tlic Arbitration Vanrfc ;-kes nn iiwnr.l LJTIUIf ing si i) i:iM'»rf it shall tut I)'.' lawful for to raiu: tile cost of Unit tlio e\'(■"iitivc h; 1 fixuii-fcr l - : • year at ("hrb.tchuivh. nii-I {!:,.► the Ka-ilcr (|mt'crcnee h?M tlw:».

LATOI! UMOXK AS.* THEIR FUNDS,

YVi!!:: gton, Monday. Power to dispose of union funds without legislative himißnnrn is desired by the New Zealand Timivr Workers' Federation. which dw-iis-.-J the subject todnv. Mr C. F. M.;,,.- (president), on behalf of the Oai:tT'.>a:y Union, moved ■'that the Arbitration Act bo amended, to provide that union- shall be permitted to use their accumulated funds as tbey think fit, wh ether for political purpose. or otherwise, a.-.-eording to tlie wishes of tlie major! t-,/ of the members of the union." Ti'.e e -esidcut said lie, thought this was a, Kr filing; to ask for. 'Tf a union acruiMilatcd funds, it should liave the riijlrfc to do what it liked with the money. The action of the flovernmcnt in not allowing' unions to use their money a- they wished seemed to him to interfeiv with tlie liberty of the snbjcet. Mr I'helau said this -cibjeet had lieen engaging the attentio- of" tlie workers for some time past, arc the present law wus only creating dishonesty, for tbere was always a win, of getting under the Act. However, tlie workers did not want to do this, if (icy were allowed to help their fellow -work r-i openly. Mr OTlvrtir thought that legislation preventing unions doiiiL' what they liked with their own fine' - was only bloc-k----inir the Vilieels of pn.g'/ess. The, only way to get relief w;'-, t > keep pressing the matter under tV notice of those in power.

Tin' chairmau: "If ok- fellow-workers are in trouble, we arc going to assist them, irrespective of tl- law." The remit was carried.