MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 June 1925, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N'.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

X.S.M”. WALKS I, A HOUR GOVERN M KXT. SVRXKV, June 13.

Counting *u the electorates lias now been completed. I Ik* parties in the new Parliament will lie: Labour If), Xiitioinilisls •'!!, Progressives 1. It is now definitely decided that Sir Geo. Puller will hand in his resignation to the Governor on Monday when he will advise that Mr Lane he sent lor. A Labour caucus has been summoned tor Tuesday. It will probably bo Wednesdav before the personnel of the new Ministry is announced. A mono the lirst measures to be introduced by the Labour Government will be one for the reversion to a I Iliour working week. There will probal.lv be another to increase members’ salaries. Ktim.s from Cml) to Cl,ooo are mentioned.

It is reported the committee of management i.f tlm Federated Seamen’s l"li ion lots deeided to apply tor reregistration as a trade union under the Industrial Laws of every State. It is said this is being taken with the object, of thwarting any attempt on the !>vri of rival organisations to secure regi.xtrtion in the hederal Arbitration ( ourt . Sint e the de-registration of the Sca.n .ell’s Pnioii officials oi tin l union luive been anxious to secure some method i.f safeguarding the seani'ii at present employed under award conditions. Wtli this object in t iew action was taken by the union. I mmediai.dy alter the m-w articles for tiie steamer Moimro’s crew were signed. \t Melbourne. Walsh and O’Neill, of the Victorian branch ol the l nion. presented the company v. ith a request, that it should include in the article's a clause whereby it would be practically 1)011111 1 to conform with the wages conditions provided in the cancelled award. The Company refused to agree ; i the insertion id this clause and the Monaro is held Up. Repreaentatives of tlm Shipping Companies state the Seamen’s Union have no reason to suppose the shipowners intend to alter the conditions re the ruling at present. CANADIAN GOVERNOR-GEN ERA L. OTTAWA. June 12. Premier King, replying to a question in the House of Commons intimated that Lord Ryng was unable to consider the extension of bis term as Governor(Jeneial.