WELLINGTON SPECIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 244, 23 October 1901, Page 2

WELLINGTON SPECIAL.

VALIDATION COURT CASE. [Special io Tiuks, : V e!i -ten. last night. The extra juices required by the Appeal Court m the Tahora Block appeal have arrived, and it is expected the case will be reached on Thursday or Friday. A NEW WATER SCHEME. To-morrow, the Mayor and members of the Corporation go out to Wainuiamata to perforin the ceremony of laying the lirst pipe for what is practically the beginning of a supplementary water supply scheme for the city, costing many thousands of pounds. The work at present authorised is merely a substitution of about a mile and a-quaucr of piping for an existing leaky'water-race, but as soon as money is authorised tile Corporation proposes to enter upon tho construction of a double line of pipes from the present dam at Wainui to the city. The distance is about 17 miles, and, when completed, it will give a constant supply in summer and winter to the high Reels, and all fear of a shortage in time of drought will be at an end. SANITARY INSPECTORS ATPOINTED.

As indicated a short time back that would probably be the case, the I’ublic Health Department is now making the appointment of sanitary inspectors for the various districts throughout t-lic colony. These new officers will take up the routine work which at present fails upon tiic permanent .Medical Health officers, who will for the future have more time to devote to purely administrative work and investigation of epidemics. The Kanitary Inspectors will act in conjunction with the inspectors of local bodies. LABOR LEGISLATION. One of the incidents at the annual dinner of the Wellington Industrial Association last night was the badgering of the Premier on the subject of the labor legislation of the present Government. The heads of several important local manufacturing interests railed at him in round terms and laid the charge tliat the continual labor legislation was the cause of frequent friction between master and workman. The amendments proposed in the Factories Act were the cause of special complaint. Mr Samuel Brown, speaking both as an employer and member of the Arbitration Court, declared that there wore only three trades in New Lealand in which boys could be put without limitation. In all other branches of trade boys were gradually being worked out. What was the good of technical education, and what was the good of education for boys at ail ? They did not want to educate them to be mere clerks. It was wrong in a free country to prevent any boy or girl from getting a living in any trade or calling, and he would continue to raise his voice against such restrictive legislation. Tho Premier took the badinage all in good part. He thought the fact that other countries were copying our legislation showed there were good points in it. As t-o tho Factories Bill, there might be some particular industries in which lads might bo permitted to work a little extra, but lie argued that Parliament could only legislate on a fixed principle. Let them give the Bill a fair trial, and if it was afterwards found that any exception could be made iet tho matter be approached in a fair spirit. As to the suggested amendment in the Upper Chamber, so long as they did not interfere with tho policy of the measure the Government would havo no objection.