PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 631, 7 October 1909, Page 4

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

DIFFICULT CONCILIATION CASE. j ' V ,:'iTfell FLAXiTRADE 'DISPUTE. , .~' (By Telegraph—Special ■ Correspondent.) :. ! ' Palnierston; October 8. ! Tho-'Manawatu 1 Gorge is: still blocked with . 'BlipS,'.atfd passengers have, Still to tranship. It is' expected that> theline will-be clear to-mor- ' -jaWi'./l-'--.X- -:,i A man'named.John/Farolly-was before the Court to-day' a charge oi forgery at Ha? tings, and was remanded to appear at Napier on Friday. ( . Mr.-P. Hally, . Conciliation Commissioner, sat-at:the ! ;Courthout«:ito-day to .hear a dispute between,the-'Flaxnrill'U&ioii and the employers.',Mossrs.,R.'.T..M and L. ■ Seifert appeared,for the employers, with them Mr. W. fryoi-. : The Union' was represented by G. /S.. :/\Vhibley,'.R.t.-H-., Dalhousie, iind.'P.'T. Robinson. Mr.. Cooperi, of Wellington, was also 1 to have appeared for tho union, arid; the' Court adjonrned-rtilt'-after the 1 Wellington _traiA.came,,in,.but he did/not arrive. In opening,;tlio . business, MT.'iHally said that he was soiry l to,find thqt;Telations between the parties wc'rq.:somewhat: strained, 1 but ho hoped that this woiild bq,pveroomfl.„,Ha had lieen told that unless the employees modified somo of their "demands it:,would'- be ;Usoless to go on, and he suggested that., both • parties go into conference to, ascertain if 'an; agreement- could be arrived at.. Ho"also asked Mr. Pryor if .ho could; suggest'.anything that :might lead to a settlement,''and if ,-"Jie' had', any., objection to 1 go into conference; Mr. Pryor'replied that tho into conference, but/'that,'- before-doiiig:. so, ii was absolutely necessary to-fix a basis upon which a proposal, for.:settlement■ could bo discussed. -The Employers--werft'at. a loss to think what. .Could. b« advaiiccd ;'in ,: support of the union's claims,' and. suggested " that .'the commissioner might' ask .thc.vuriionj Jepresentatives to explain their position.-, The . union delegates having. done so, 1 Mr./fryori'stated that, so far as the employers ijer'e-.concerned, l .they. could not consider the.claims' for.-a.mo'ment, and,added that,, in his'-.o'piuioni'-.hny. conference would -be ,quito . useless' .the 'present award were taken as' a basis, aTid .-thc .union was prepared 'to. discuss reduction in wages, the rem.)v.tl-ot -restrictions in -working hours, overtime rates, etc.' , Evon- then tho wholo' proceedings would -have to bq'without prejudice,- as. tho claim oi employers'was'.that there should be no 'award whatever" in :'the ' industry. Desultory ■discussion -ensued,- duringv-which ..rates oi wages, sliding scale, and-'tho preference clause were considered. "The commissioner suggested 'that, .as the';"parties' now "pretty.'ivell under- , Stood tho position, the.council.isbonld adjemn jto enable him"to meet tho workers and employers' representatives.-.separately':-to j discuss the •possibility .: of making proposals '.which might lead -far a'-jsCttleijefit'.. A meeting was held during the. afteriioon, and, .'alter--iwards',''a-ooiiforcnce, i.but l'npjhing ! so far has been Settled.. -' The.'employers submitted proposals which; will be considered to-night, l': The -neiv cheese-, factory, .. belonging to tho' New ..Zealand, Dairy: Parm'ers'; Union, at 'Ashhurst, j was '. .'tb-dnj-;,-' tho event ' being : celebrated by,, a "social"- this,evening.', 1 -A winding-up: meeting 1 of "'the--' committee of 'the 'Mariawatu: Rugby .Union 'was hcltl' last night,, Mr. _F. Pirhni '.(preside-rit)' in. the chair. It was decided-to. adopt the suggestion of tho 'N.Z.',Rugby,; l tTnibn and: suspend R. Jaques as a player 'ana-an'-official, during , tho pleasure of ,thb.union.. Indignation was expressed at the, inctiori ~'6f :,certain: Fcilding players in ; hiring' ;motor-cars,to. .travel .to :Palmerston,"instead of /coming - by-' train,; and .thus- putting; the union to great-unnecessary expense.; Thp treasurer, reported , that .'the,vb'alSnM?',wa's';''-not quito I ready,Ubut//that, .it would .show a considerable' 'balance-on.stho/right'sider'-VTho question of. sending a'representative team south next-;year was .discussed, but no definite-decision' wai come to. ! It was pointed out that a previous tour some -four;,years.ago, had , ended.. with disastrous, financial;, results: .unipri! T.Tho chairman : favoured the suggestion .'"6fthe N.Z.R.U. to send a New Zealand representative team around tho provinces,

oi. I ®' xon > a resident of Titzherbcrt Street,'has grown a lino sample - of lemons, showing that the climate anil-soil arc suitable for this fruit: • ;> At;tho/annual meeting of the :Mnnawatn Rillo- Association, -tho balancc-shect submitted showed a credit of £7 ss. 8(1. • Tho following officers 'were elected: —Patron, the Governor; vice-patron, Mr. D. Bmck, M.l'.; president, Colonel Bauchop; vice-presidents,-, Messrs. E. Newman and D. Guthrie, M.P.'s, : Colonels Watt,_ Driimmond, and Hughes, Major Tatum, Captains Ferguson, Welch, and Collins, Messrs.. K. S. Abraham; F. E. Watson, J. 11. Hankins, and S.'' Greer; executive, Lieutenant-Colonel Pringle -(chairman),' AJajor Dunk, Captains Jlounsey, Foote, and Jickell, Lieutenant* Smith and Willoughby, Col.-Sergeant Perrin, Biflemon Newth, J. H. Perrin, llaudall, and Turner. Captain'Mouusey .consented to act as secretary pro. tern., [and a'hparty vote of thanks was accorded him for past services. It was resolved: to 'hold tho' annual shooting' matches on January 21' and 22, inst'ead-of'November 9 as 'in former years. ; . " • - . The borough engineer's' report' to the. council states, that'twelve building permits, have been issued during the-'past month, nine being for new buildings, valued at The council has received an offer from an engineer preferring his services >as consulting engineer for tramways, and from another offering to act in a similar capacity for electric lighting. . The curator .of-tne borough, -reserves has been authorised by tho Borough Council to proceed to Wellington to secure suitable plants for tho rockery wjiich is being erected in tho Square. Tho Borough Council has accepted a tenderfor the erection'of a tea'kiosk in -Victoria Esplanade. ;