LABOUR, ETC.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2520, 24 June 1893, Page 1

LABOUR, ETC.

Sydney, June 21. The Railway Commissioners, after investigation, declare that the men’s grievances are not Justified, and that steps will have to be taken to rid the service of a few disloyal servants, whose actions are militating against the successful management of the railways. In future the Commissioners will not receive complaints from any assaciation, bnt they will be willing to consider complaints from individuals. The seamen have asked the owners to grant a conference to discuss the proposed reduction of wages, June 22. The ship-owners have merely acknowledged the receipt of the seamen’s letter requesting a conference to discuss the question of the reduction in wages. It is understood that one of the seamen’s proposals, if a conference had been granted, would have been for the establishment of a system of showing the profits made by the owners. The conference between the colliery owners and the of the Northern Colliery ftas Ww amnged to tftfee nest W'oftth, M» T * t 01 Three*" ‘ -bourne, June 21. vessels to-day shipped crews at -*e reduced rate of wages. Auckland, June 21. In the Yau Breda appeal case, for breach of the Factories Act, Mr Justice Conolly quashed the conviction of the Resident Magistrate. He said that it was a very scandalous evasion of the Act, but he must take the Act as he found it. VVlllington, June 21. A deputation appointed by the unemployed waited on the Premier this morning, and urged him to push on the northern trunk railway and other works. Mr Seddon said he had never promised, and never would, to find work for all the unemployed* The Government would do their best, and if names and addresses wore supplied they would be referred to the Labour Bureau to see what could be done. All other things being equal, New Zealanders and married men would have the preference. Mr Seddon questioned the deputation as to how long they had been in New Zealand, and it turned out that not one had been here more than ten months, and some only a few weeks. He rebuked a Mr Eagle in strong terms for using abusive language to the officers of the Labor Bureau, and Eagle replied that he was quite justified in what he had said, but the Premier refused to argue with him. The result was reported to a meeting outside the Government buildings, and appeared to give rise to dissatisfaction. but a number of names were handed in. June 22. At a meeting of the unemployed Messrs Eagle and White condemned the action of the Premier. About 140 men have given in their names as unemployed. Of these 31 are classified as follows :—New Zealand, 3; New South Wales, 8; Victoria, 6 ; Queensland, 5; Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, Ireland, and India, 1 each; England, 5. The countries named are those from which the applicants last same. Dunedin, June 21. At a meeting of the Workers’ Political Committee it was resolved to urge on the Government the immediate passing of the Electoral Bill as passed in the Lower House last session so as to enable female voters to exercise the franchise at the general election; also that the Compulsory Arbitration and Conciliation Bill be one of the first Bills of the session.