WORK AND WAGES.

Evening Star, Issue 10400, 23 August 1897, Page 2

WORK AND WAGES.

[Pkb Press’ Association.-—Copyright. ]

" _ ’ " LONDON, August 22. , .Penryhn, in the settlement with his Welsh quarrymen, admits their right to enter into a trade combination. The builders at Edinburgh and Leith wont out on strike as their demand for eight hours per day was at first refused, but. the employers have since conceded the men s terms.

SEAMEN’S -DISPUTE IN AUCKLAND.

rri. u j AUCKLAND. August 23. _ The Hoard of Conciliation—comprising the Kev. G. Burges?, Messrs John Fawcus, A. U. Eneas, J. J. Holland, and J. M. Shora—aro sitting on the dispute between the Auckland'branch of , the Federated Seamen a Union and the Northern Steamship Company, Alexander M'Gregor (owner of the Kia Ora and Rose Casey), Captain Shaw (of the Terranora), Leyland and 0 Bnen (owners of the Stella), and Captain Braidwood (of the e.s. Akaroa). The union ask for an increase of 10s per mouth in the wages of lamp trimmers, able seamen, ordinary seamen, boys, and other employes (excepting officers) engaged on deck ; overtime of la an hour between 5 p.m. and 7 a.m. ; that crews of vessels leaving ports on Sundays or holidays shall be paid not less than 4a per man; when excursions aro run on Sunday the whole of the crew to be naid overtime not to exceed 8s nor less than 4s per man; an increase, of 30s per month for firemen, greasers, etc., engaged, in the engine room and stokehole, who work sixhour watches j discontinuance of time off instead of overtime pay; and five statutory holidays in the year. -

The deputation from the Amalgamated oociety of Railway Employes and the- Railway Officers’ Institute waited on the Minister of Railways on Thursday respecting proposed amendments in the Classification Act of last session. The details must have been discussed, as the deputation, which started at half-pest ten in the morning, did not conclude till 6.30 p.m. . W'th res _ec; to the .statement, appearing °.?, r ° Otagon notes oa.Tuesday last; Mr Matthews, of the State Forestry.Department, explains to us that the men anived at Kelso at three o’clock on the afternoon of the lit fa, that their tents had been shunted off at Waipahi, that the laborers were compelled to seek what shelter was available at Ke so, and that they paid their own hotel In place of a four-horse drag being placed at their disposal by the Government the men walked to the place where the work was provided, a distance of eight miles, and their tools, swags, etc., were taken over the road—which is in a very bad state—in a four-horse waggon, paid for bv tho men themselves.

The annual meeting of the Otago Typographical Association was held in the Trades ani Labor Room on Saturday evening, when there was a large attendance of members. In the unavoidable absence of the president, the chair was occupied by Mr Wathen (vicepresident). The report and balance-sheet, covering the second half of the year’s work, were adopted. . The financial position of the Association was shown to bo highly there being a credit balance of £469 I6s lOd. The office-bearers for the ensuing year are:—J. S. Ash, president; mii * ■ Wathen, vice-president; A. Walker, secretary; A. Judge, treasurer; ojyikey and A. Wilson, trustees; and R- Richardson and G. Pearce, trade representatives.. Delegates to the Workers’ Political Committee Messrs J. Dunn. Judge, and Walker.