TRADES and LABOUR COUNCIL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 274, 16 November 1905, Page 6

TRADES and LABOUR COUNCIL.

Tie Trades ana Labour -Council met last ! Bxgfct, the President (Mr I>erriekj occupying tire ebair. Labour Conference.— A quantity of correspondence tvas read in connection with the forthcoming industrial and agricultural labour conference at Cliristclnirch. A let•ter was received from The Minister for Labour (tlie lion, the Premier), stating « that in consequence of a general desire ■ lor a postponement of the proposed conference, it had been decided to postpone it until Tuesday. February iiuth, 190u. It was ; also requested that snssestioas for the ' order paper should be In the hands of the ■ Minister not later than January 25th in ' order that the agetida might be compiled and mailed, and all associations not less than 14 days previous, and rhe opening of ■ the conference. A letter was also received ' irom xh-i secretary of the Otago Trades .-ia'J Labonr Council., urging the Auckland'" Lozraeil to taip no part iv the conference ' •ualesa the representation of the workers ' »> as equal to the fombined representation I M the employers and farmers, it -was re- j golrea to defer discussion of the matte" , Tintn the return of the secretary Union.—A letter was rewired from the secretary of the Gumdijr- , irers TJnion. asking for information in ri- : 2S? L 0 the P rcl Posed discussion at the > fortheominp labour conference, that an ex- ■ - CmfiSn Sene:De to place bEtor e the « ",I'pst oT«r upwW fi, hol3 Rnci re-