GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 July 1915, Page 8

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

'LABOR MATTKKS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, .lulv !•. Tin 1 Labor Congress to-day decided that Ministers should officially reeonni ail registered trade unions which have members working in tin iv departments; that any worker employed by tiie Covcrnmcnt in any department should receive not less than the award rate of pay governing tlir thus of work be was w,paged io perform: iliat tlio s\stem of including trades unions and friendly society old ape pensions in the income tax returns when applying for State old a£C pensions is a tax on thrift; that the conference co-operate with international trade unions and peace societies with the object of terminating the war, that t it I loieninient be to impose a graduated tax on incomes and land for the relief of distress reused by the war, all incomes below to De exempt; that the conference i.rae a re'peal of the law allowing the occupier of a shop to keep the same open 011 the statutory half-holiday in any week ; n which a special holiday falls; that payment at overtime rates be made for the time in excess of si hours spent in attendance. j -Am,i:(; i-;d victimisation'. Wellington, July in. I A deputation from the Wellington Trades and Labor Council waited on

.Mr. Masspv and proifstoil naaiiist wh it it described, as the viftiiiiisuti-'m of ex. strikers mi the Auckland and (ireynionlh wharves, who had been r< fused admission to unions in those places. The agreements entered into between t!i<> unions and (niplovers give a union the X'ijrht to refuse tulmission to anyon" considered undesirable. This, it was contended. resulted in several highly lospcctahle and qualified men hein? deprived of the opportunity of earniii;j a livelihood. .Ml*. said the difiietil;.'." " il( , fiiird to the agreement eould not l,e £ot over without legislation, but proa:ised to consult .Indjre Slrinjfrr. prMdi-nt of the Arbitration Court. The deputation said it was perfectly satisfied to ahide by Judge Strinurr's decision.

A WKST coast I.K M I'lliunf mi. .Inlv ii. A speeial IlleoUll"' of |h,. ill ml A?liii!!(■!» Incentive was Ik id (hi; evening. It was atrroul to enter ~n emphatic protest to the Miisj-ti-r i'"r •Justice against tin' ,'ielion of tin. (."iIncensing ('ominittee ill a licence in direct roiifmri-nliun of (h,. spirit and intention of Act. and auanist \\h:''h the presiding maL'isu'ai'lisid dinned it ii'Tessarv to protr-t TAII.OJiS AMI CXII'iiiIMS. Wellington. .Inlv !' A deputation iv|iWM"iiiiiijj t!i.-' >• Jailor,' Fedora! ion waited upon (lie -Mill i.-ij IT oi Uejellee this ermine to a vest. that the I!i•;t nci■ Department's o' ners for uniform- should In- di-i: ii a-d "lory v. ii*"ly. 1 In' depnt ation (old tin' Mini-tcr tlnii flare was a . on-'d ? ; . J,■ amount. M unemployment anion.;- •i. • . shop ta ilois, dne in pari t,i i;.<. ,» ■' neait ot -a many younn nn-n. TI ma n-.ifa.-t tire of 11 ni: < .rm v, a . alma! entirely in tile hand- of a Weflin-t.m lirm which had liei n I'eipii. in- it-- •. Tory "iris (o work a laree "iertime. Tlii deputation -ii• • •.j -(,.. i I taisane port am ot' [he I !»■;', me I > . pari meiit V v,wk should !„• I: iv. s> •„ , »li"P J'lilors. and that. Ihe »|,„„| t | I'O tiennil I e,| to seiiire tailor neif'.. i; m ; forms |,v paying the di'l r , 1,... i j i■' i l-'l' a i:d fart ore pi';/.. -let '| 'in I;.- Inellt ioia d !'■■■! i, . \Y ■ll ii: u 111 h linn \\ hieli make. ■ o. uniforms had hron in p''-.-e .*■.ll . , eoiiirael nidi II:,- )),•'• »... | » ( .j -,*• j "i break of the v T! '" Mit!;-? "r --iaj La Voni.l If 1 tev-i-i, i!;e tailoring 11-.-'!.■ in -n.v praeliea.l way. and advi e,| i 1,.. ,i, ,■• ' ' !l - del a i|., V, ii Ii ihe f I::.. : a . ■■ i In-.-ter-Ca,,, I I1"-t I ) ■-d ; ■ i parhnenl had omiea' . v ,i,h \ari-a.l laidori's out-,id" \\Vl!iii;;!i n. sad ii , | no Hipply ot <• [.> l li, t In' eon! rarlor- d"a 1 • : ''i'""" "'"'i 'ln mills. '| .|;, ;JI uni whether the shoo tailors renal mannfaetiire a ■ ehcaply' a- tie- t'araa;, i