INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 73, 10 March 1913, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.

RECENT GAS STRIKE.

GAS SERVICE RESTORED.

TERMS OF AGREEMENT

Sydney, March 8

The gasmen’s mee ting accepted the agreement, which provides that the meh resume forthwith. The Government will summon a special session of Parliament within twelve days with a view to amending the Arbitration Act to allow the dispute to be dealt with by a board. The companies agree to give retrospective effect from the date of the resumption of work to any excess of rates contained on the board’s award.

Any increase in the gas rate is to operate for a sufficient period to enable the companies to recover the amount expended under the provision for a retrospective effect.

All the strikers are to be restored to their former positions and is to be no victimisation of the men by the companies nor by any men or unicn of men employed by the companies.

The gasmen’s secretary states that if they had not had the hospitals and public in their mind they would have been firmer in their demands.

The gas service has been restored. There is general gratification at the settlement.

Mr. McGowen claims that the result is an absolute triumph for conciliation.

A PARTY TRUCE.

(Received 10, J 0.5 a.m.) 1 , Sydney, March 10.

Mr. Wade has promised the Premier, Mr. McGowen, that the 'Opposition will not take advantage of Mr. Holman’s absence during the special session the amendment to the Arbitration A.ct necessitates. LOST WAGES. (Received 10. 10.5 a.m.) Sydney, March 10. The gas trouble strike will cost the men £6300 in lost wages. MIDLAND RAILWAY. GUARD RICHARDSON REINSTATED. . London, March 8. The Midland Railway Company has re-instated Richardson.

The. company states that it recognises the possibility of oral instructions conflicting with printed, and proposed to revise the latter so as to meet the difficulty.

RAILWAYMEN SATISFIED. (Received 10. 9.5 a.m.) London, March 9. Tiie. amalgamate! t"i "vmen are satisfied with the 'I 1 tnd Company’s decision. :• LONDON BAKERS’ STRIKE. London. March 8. Mr. Buxton has intervened in the bakers’ dispute. PROPOSED CARPENTERS’ STRIKE. (Received 10, 9.5 a.mJ London, March 9. A ballot will shortly 'be taken fee a national strike by 20,000 carpenters and joiners in London, for a further increase in wages, estimated to cost the masters £2.00,000 yearly. DOCKYARD STRIKE. (Received 10, 9.5 a.mJ London, March 9. The engineers in Devonport dockyard have refused to work overtime until their wages are increased to the amount equal to that paid in private yards. N.Z. RAILWAY SERVANTS’ GRIEVANCE.

Auckland, Al arch 10. The Auckland branch of the. Railway Servants’ Association lias passed a i-esohuion emphatically protesting against the department appointing members ».f the first division to the positions of foremen and inspectors in the traffic department, as such promotions were closing the avenues of promotion to members of the second division. The branch also draw attention to the promise of the previous Minister to widen the avenues of promotion to the first division.