WORK AND WAGES.

Evening Star, Issue 9387, 8 May 1894, Page 2

WORK AND WAGES.

[Pfeb Pfctta AftdbiATHw.] , May 8. (Received Mty &, 18M, at 10:*) a.m.) * With the View, of coiii federation of unions throughout the world uoiegates from Great Britain and America have recently arrived, here. Hitherto San Francisco was the only union standing out, and it has,,now decided to come in. At a meeting of the delegates it was decided to take joint action to enforce the in'inimuni rate of wages on £he,,Pacific steamers. The rates at present, paid on the San Francisco and Canadian lines .are —seamen ,£§ per month : firemen £7„ and steps are now being takdn to obtain the old rates.

THE WELLINGTON UNEMPLOYED.

WELLINGTON, May 7.

The men who waited on the Minister of Labor on Saturday, on behalf of the single unemployed, did not explain to Mr Reeves why they represented a, deputation,, but simply said,, they were snjgle men wanting work. They were therefore referred to the Labor Bureau in the usual way, as n en not infrequently have to.be, who go,to his rooms in. mistake for the Bureau., Soma fifty or sixty .single men succeeded in obtaining admission to the Premier to-day, and asked what was to be done, as many of them were sleeping out on the hills, and the Buieau could not find them work. The Premjer said that the Government, by sending .married men to the cpmitry on reproductive works,,were increasing , the chances of single men finding employment,in town. He could hold out no hope of giving them work, but would confer with the Minister of Labor, as to the possibility of providing some sort of night shelter for the men.

THE CHRISTCHURCH UNEMPLOYED.

, CHRISTCHURCH. May 8. . The Wakatu last night took eleven! of the unemployed to work at the Cheviot. Bishop Julius subscribed £lO towards tho fund opened by, the mayor for providing work locally for the unemployed..

T)ic balance-sheet of the United Firemen's Association (Wellington) shows a credit of £728, which is to be devoted to reducing the debit balance of lost year. Owing to the strike a coal famine is being experienced in Illinois, Pennyslvania, and Missouri, and factories are on the point of closing dovvh. An Auckland telegram slates that a pioneer party of ten men has been sent by the Labor Bureau to Hokianga to start roadnjaking between Rawenc aiid Opunake Bay. Only inarried men were taken, and those who have suffered the longest from want of employment. The Public Works Committee of the Wellington City Council recommend that the Wellington Typographical Society and Trades Council be informed that the City Council do not see the:r way to take any action in the matter of the request made with respect to the acceptance of tenders for prititing and other works. _