INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 146, 5 June 1913, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.

AFRICAN MINE LABOUR. [ PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT. ] Capetown. June 1. The Assembly overwhelmingly re jeered the Labour motion to limit the under ground hours in mines to eight train bank to bank. DARWIN STRIKE CALLED OFF. (Received 5, 10.5 a.mJ Port Darwin, June 5. The strike has been called off. Of the hundred men new ready for work, many will find difficulty m securing re-admission in Govern meat depart meats. COMPACTS CONDEMN ED. New Plymouth, June 5. The Taranaki Chamber of Com merce passed a resolution protesting against any shipping company or employer of labour entering into any compact which may prevent free labour being employed if the neces sity arises, and, considering that any such agreement will be prejudicial to the interests of the Dominion. BASIS OF UNITY. MR. SEMPLE’S CONFERENCE. Christchurch, June 4. Regarding the July’ Unity Confer ferenee Mr. R. Semple, organiser of the Federation of Labour, informed a reporter to day that matters were looking prosperous. The majority of the trades unions of the Dominion had agreed to be represented, and so far the credentials of over 200 delegates had been returned. It was anticipated that when the conference met there would be present close on 300 delegates representing the entire trades union movement of the Dominion. The conference would lie the biggest labour congress : ver held in New Zealand. “We hare every reason to believe.” h.added, “that the (inference will without much difficulty arrive at a common understanding in regard to united political and industrial action.”

SIIE ARE R S’ DEM AXD S. £2s. 6.J. BLADE, 20s. MACHINE. Wellington. June ■!. A conference cf representatives of sheepowners and shearers was held in Wellington to day to discuss the shearers’ demands. After 2! hours' discussion no agreement cn any of the clauses in the shearers’ demands was reached; consequently the shearers' executive has decided that the men shall net make engagements for the coming season at less than £2 6 per hundred for blade shearing and 2(i - for machine, the rates specified in the demands. Australian shearers have been cabled accordingly and advised to stay away. CHRISTCHURCH BUILDING TRADE. Christchurch. Jun? 1. Speaking with fifty years’ experi ence cf the building trade behind him a gentleman informed a re porter tc day that at the present t ime no shortage cf labour was hampt ring operations in this province. Work at several large buildings was approaching its final -stages, and in consequence thingwere easier than they had been for many months, though by no means slack. The building trade was gi.od arid likely to remain sc. He knew of at least four fair sized buildings which were new in the architects’ office. These would scon absorb bricklaye rs and masons who were out of work.