WORK AND WAGES.

Evening Star, Issue 9831, 21 October 1895, Page 3

WORK AND WAGES.

A meeting of the Labor Day Committee was held on Saturday evening. After considerationof theprotest from tire Bootmakers’ Union against the paying of first prize to Mr Wright, baker, for the best trades display in the procession, it was agreed to accept the recommendation of the judges and award a special prize to bakers. The following resolutions were unanimously carried at a largely attended meeting of carters held in the Trades Hall on Saturday evening:—“(1) That, this meeting desires to express its appreciation of the efforts made by the Hon. Minister of Labor to improve the position of wage-earners by introducing to Parliament the Public Contracts, Tenders, and Works Bill, the principles of which embody that of the minimum wage. Aud we would urge upon the Government the necessity of placing the measure upon the Statute Book before the expiry of this session of Parliament. (2) That the city and suburban members be respectfully requested to support the Minister of Labor in his endeavors to place on the Statute Book the Public Contracts, Tenders, and Works Bill, which, in our opinion, will largely conserve the interests of those wageearners employed by contractors.” Numbers of persons are steadily leaving the Greymouth district through want of employment, and many more are arranging to leave—some for Western Australia, others for Johannesburg, but the majority are making for the North Island.