THE HON J. A. MILLAR AND LABOUR

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 184, 29 April 1908, Page 7

THE HON J. A. MILLAR AND LABOUR

, r. : AN EXPLANATION. ■ ' The Hon. J A Millar (Minister for Labour) yesterday, made a statement to H , Dominion reporter regarding ;a paragraph /in . , f; r ®P o % o^. at tho banquet given by tho Engine Drivers' Union iii Wellington A short time ago. Mr. Millar said it apreport that he had said -it . to:resign from the.Government;.becauso .they were not going sufficiently labour matters. . Tins was not cor- - ■ ? xiot ' words ,he bad used were . that, if. ever any : Government, of which lie was a member -.went back on labour, he would cease to be a Minister of it" By I°f i on irl th e-report of tho ■ L'Liiavl I". 6 SCOU that he. had stated . . that ho believed tho present Government was •; as f f F: 111 practical legislation for tho, benefitof tlio workers as any that badpraeded it 1 only ask this correc- . Maid Mr._ Millar, as soino misunderepccclh anSen ° Ver tho ? uot ation of the .. with tho samo report, Mr Kn A^1 ,C O7 Tdb Wiiinion on April 27, and v tho writer had mado the :Statement. that tho Minister said the Act was to-be amended to enable tho holder, of a ■ nrst-class stationary engineer's certificate to tako .charge of any engine. " I never made any. such, statement," said Mr. Millar, "as haying tho Act to administer,. I was cmito aware of tho fact that tho present law pro7 ld «d. fw that. What 1 did say was that ,lt had been represented to me that a limit to_ tno sifeo of engines should be made, over which a first-class certificate could not carry ' 1 stated that I was opposed to this as in . myiopnuon. any man who held a 'first-ciabs for anything at air must bo deemed to bo competent to occupy any nos; > tioii for which tho certificate is required'" *"