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Taranaki Daily News, 20 September 1917, Page 4

SECOND DIVISION.' Replying to Mr. Wilford, the premier '6aiH that if merabeta were not aatisfted with the provision made by the Qqvernment for the pay, pensions, and allowances for the Second Division when brought down they would be very hard; to please. '' THE SEAMEN'S SHRIKB. , 'Mr. Webfe asked ihe Attorney-General, in connection with the recent raid <fc tha Seamen's Union office at Wellington,; why the offices of the Employers' BtoHtfi ation had not been similarly raided. Replying, Hon. A, L. Herdman said; 14 was well known that a serious gltuatioit had arisen in connection with the small coastal steamers, a number of which, were laid up, to the great inconvenience of the trade of the country. It *a9 perfectly evident the strike had been of* dered, and it wa» necessary t9 s ofcta'iji( information regarding that stride; Th' 4 officea of the Seamen's Union were raided and searched, but he was not able as'yen to say what the result of that raid wasy If the authorities came to the concM sion that the offices of, the Employers' Federation should be searched tbera would be no hesitation in similarly treati ing them. EROTEOTING THE PUBLIC. Replying to Mr.. ißrown, the Premier said there was not a single unnatural? iscd German or enemy subject employed on the principal waterfront* of the Do« minion. He could not go into detail*, but lie asked the House to accept his as« surance that everything possible that could be done to protect'the public was being done. • . ■