HOURS OF LABOUR.
I LONDON, May 3. ' The House of Commons, by 22.1 votes to 128, rejected a motion by Mr. G. Buchanan, Labour member for the Gorbals division of Glasgow, for the reading of a private member's bill. This measure was based on the Washington Eight Hours' Convention. ' It sought to provide that the hours of labour in industrial occupations, except as regards seamen nnd farm labourers, should not exceed 48 a week. ■ Mr. D. Kirkwood, Labour member for Dumbarton, seconded tbe motion. He vigorously protested against tbe efforts !of the engineering employers to increase ; the hours of labour. | Mr. R. Clarry, Conservative member ! for Newport, in moving the rejection of the motion, said the bill, if enacted, would injure industry and cause unemployment. The provisions of the Washington Convention could only be effectively introduced by simultaneous legislative action in all the countries, the representatives of which signed the contention. — (Reuter.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 103, 4 May 1925, Page 8
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