in New Zealand

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 184, 3 August 1901, Page 3

in New Zealand

REFERENDUM BILL

... speculation not 'beneficial to. ! labour, such as shares, stocks, or. ; mortgages, presumably. A peri-: odical meeting of employer and (j employee will be held to discuss the balance-sheet. The unions would grade the cost of living, considering that managers of business corporations live in, excess of thV style that their position requires. FACTORIES BILL. i This provides, among many other things, that the hours of, work shall not exceed forty-five per week, exclusive of meal times," not more than eight in one dayor for more than four hours continuously without one hour off for a meal. Overtime may not be worked for more than three hour? in any dpy, two days in the week, nor on any holiday or half-holiday. If an employee falls ill all work may be stopped ■for fourteen days, while the premises are being disinfected. Thore are a great many restrictions to the employment of boys and girls which, with the short , hours, force the employment of journeymen even if boys are ail ■that is required. At any'"reasonable" time day or night the~ inspector may examine a factory with or without police; in fact, his powers are almost unlimited.

This provides for submitting to the vote of the people a Bill rejected by one House or containing amendments to which the other House does not agree.