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[By Telegraph]
(United Press Association.)
A Native Funeral-
Marton, Monday.
The remains of Te Ruia, a Native woman of" high rank, were inteired yesterday at Porewa; the oeremony being elaborate. Kemp's Brass Band, which was in attendance, played the "Dead March in Saul" at the head of the funeral procession. It is estimated that quite a thousand Europeans and Maoris were present. I
Tie Employers' Gonieronoo. Wellikoton, Monday. Before its separation the Employe) s' Conference had a discussion on the financial proposals of the Government, with the result that resolutions were passed condemning the overwhelming impost of a shilling income tax, and objecting, to any difference being made between the incomes. No objection was taken to an income tax per see. but the general feeling of the meeting was that traders had got used to the property tax and would prefer to see it left alone.
7T- --, > .**y/r,J Labour Oonftreae*. '* V,'o'r-$l WEtiJNaxotr, Monday.', *'' T The labour.Oonferenoe held .its final,"-,-,' "* sittings this morning. . Tho Hat'.'. *> measure taken into consideration. waa'V -„ :.■'' theSlaughterliouße Amendment BUI,"-- '' v * proposed by the Auckland Trades and .""' Labour Council. All the Bills <wer«'-' r ". / highly approved, and "»nly:>etg»»; >' t ' >,> mendations of a minor" „' - v /' will be made to the> Gqveni* ■■-, *' ( ment. The coafereno3 disoumd, ,• f* 1 ,<i the New Zealand Labor Foder#|ion']'-^r scheme, which includes ». direct;"-' fV; benefit to its-members among its 'pnwV. ' ••* visions. It was decided' to \ - the Government on the subject. Tho "-Civvl -I deplorable state of workers, engaged* ?/&!* ' in .various avocations in ttowa "»nds»V'■.?*' f country districts was alluded to delegates, and it was decided to bring.-'-"> ■) tho matter under the notice of''"the.?. '*'■'• ':;' Ministry. The resolutions passed '~\'l' the Conference will be conveyed toi*-^' 1 the Premier in writing. , ' T ' *"' Y~
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3844, 29 June 1891, Page 2
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