FARMERS' UNION.
(PER PRB3H ASSOOATIION.)
Christchurch, January 10. At the Farmers' Union this afternoon, Mr Lambie said that in consequence of the rise in wages due to Trades Unions, farmers' employees were flocking to the towns. He moved that this executive recommends the Colonial Council to take every means of urging the olaims of agricultural workers on the various branohes of the Union with a view of having their wages increased and their hours of labour shortened, so as to be more on an equality with town workers. The motion was carried.
It was resolved to recommend the Minister for Agriculture to enforce the Small Birds Nuisance Act, 1891, in all town districts as well as Borough and. Road Board districts.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7366, 20 January 1902, Page 2
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