TRADES AND LABOUR CONFERENCE.
(PBES3 ASSOCIATION TKLEdBAM.)
INVERCARGILL, April 8. Ab the Labour Conference to-day a motion was proposed extending the municipal franchise to all adult householders aud abolishing plural voting. An amendment was carried by 8 to 6 in favour of conferring the franchise on all who resided six month* in a district. A motion was passed urging unaf&liated Unious to join the Trades Councils. The question of tdxiug laboursaving machinery was discussed, the tenour of the debate being against such a step as it would prevent the colony successfully competing against the imported article.
Mr T. E. Taylor, of prohibition fame, wrote asking permission to address the Conference for a few minutes, but ii was decided, by 9 votes to 5, not to hear him, the majority objecting to mixing prohibition with their business, and contending that Mr Taylor could be heard ab a public meeting, which he addresses this evening.
The Trades Council Conference this atternoon carried a resolution strongly disapproving of the action of employ ere in enforcing compulsory benefit societies and insurance schemes upon employees, and requesting Government to introduce legislation abolishing these injustices. On the motion of Mr Fawcus, it was resolved— "That the Government be requested to have inserted in any amending Bill on industrial conciliation a clause compelling associations and employers who are not registered to refer subjects of dispute to a Board or Court." The delegates were entertained by the local Union tonight.
TRADES AND LABOUR CONFERENCE.
Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9386, 9 April 1896, Page 5
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