WELLINGTON NOTES.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9366, 16 March 1896, Page 5

WELLINGTON NOTES.

[Br le__oba-_.] (-ROM ora OWN correspondent). WELLINGTON, March 11. It is generally admitted that the number of men out of employment in Wellington at the present time is something oub of the common for this time of the year. Sps&iog at a meeting of the Workers' Union on Friday evening » prominent member said he was assured on the best authority that the (.overomenS was about to make an attempt to_ grapple with the unemployed difficulty in an eameat manner. «c was much distressed to find men walking about the streets unable to obtain work ; but he did not believe there were so many unemployed in Wellington '!»_ _?_ S««?«raUy supposed. He was told mat tho number was between 200 and 300 • •more than 150. Another speaker asserted ' .__ tint 0 V£ fUl ' y m m ° D ia the oit V in the rank* of the unemployed. It i» understood that in consequence of representations which have been made «<° of "sweating" in Wellington, the Premier has instructed u_f„ f i,„ bOl ! r • Department to ascertain tr__l-_f_ " ". . fact that cert *"* tradesmen are in the habit cf employing *»«.» at a remuneration of not more than 2s W per wwk. One of the speakers at tbe «mwgof th ß Workers' Union stated that ":l™ Weo, »>try town in this district a was employed to knit stockings by cry? ery f prices ra "P iK o' from id to J! P-'«n>,and was only able v cam 4d a day. dtflS!. *_ wcU - (lefin ed split amongst the __»!_,*. or X a nisations here just now. •ml t"_ J" 6 past a -»mber of the Unions !....,-• fcocieties have shown much dis";""f' ,0D *t the Trades Council, and the !___? £ that bod y hM dwindled aZ %% - Thero are nowr °"'y some half tk! Union* affiliated to the Council, while jnenon_.Sij.vted bodies total about a score. ««• bodied propose to unite >n.wmtne an organisation on similar lines J? j° A «des Council, but altogether indecent 0 f it. The representatives of both »t,! 2 P*"iea have held interviews with J* • * r ?. m **-r on the subject of future labour "_n.&tioa.