WORK AT AUCKLAND.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 620, 19 November 1913, Page 5

WORK AT AUCKLAND.

MANY MEN B EPU Mils'CAiiokirnd. Tucprfitv. More striker.-, returned 1° work yesterday. In the tnt:;cs* and occupations to which the general strike entcnacc; wall over 2000 m«n arc now work inc. The waterside workers, of four?*', are members ot thn m ! ', v arnilrsi ion union, and among then; are few members of the old union. I*ully : > ! 'o men and girls are already at work in hotel?, and another hundred is allowed for restaurant waitresses. So completely has the hotel Btrike broken down that 387 applications for work have been registered with the Licensed Victuallers' Association, although the requirements of Auckland hotels vary from 320 to 350. The name of the new union of hotel employees is the Auckland Hotel Assistants' Industrial Union. It is intenied primarily for hotel workers, without reference to restaurants, ana application has been made for registration under the Arbiratt:on Act. So eager were the Exhibition workers to resume that some of them went to the grounds in a taxi-cab on Monday morning. By the middle of the day 250 men were at wok on the Exhibition proper, and between 30 and 40 on Wonderland. The time given to the men to rseume has now expired, and the exhibition authorities will draw any further labour required from whatever source it offers. In response to the invitation of the Harbour Board. 220 employees resumed work on Monday. Dredging operations are now in full swing again, half the men formerly employed in this work havie resumed, and the vacancies having been filled. The notice given to employees to resume having expired, the board will have no alternative but to engage new men from the applications in hand. The chairman of the board stated on Monday that it had no quarrel with its employees who had struck, and had always treated them fairly, but the board was entrusted with the carrying out of great public utiitlies and could not delay these works. It was prepared to take on men who had signed on yesterday, or signified their intention of doing so, but after that all positions would be filled from the applications in band. On the other side of the account has to be set the fact that 23 men engaged extendiing the water main from the Remuera road district to St. Heliers and putting in a reticulation system struck yesterday. The strike was in response t") th s appeals of pickets. Three ot the pickets whose methods were considered reprehensible were taken into custody by special constables and conveyed in a motor car to the Domain camp, where their names were taken by the regular police. They' were then allowed tu go. Six men employed by the Ensom Road Board came out yesterday. SECRET BALLOT.

A secret ballot was taken by the Furniture Trade* Union yesterday, and according to the secretary's report a majority of 145 to 19 reaffirmed thi resolutions passed in open meeting. It was made clear that if the resolution were not reaffirmed members would be at liberty to go back to work. The ballot was taken in consequence of the objection of a french-polisher that a vote of 96 men had brojght a union of 400 out on strike. Meanwhile, the Auckland Provincial Furniture and Furnishing Union of Employers announce their intention of reopening their factories. The strikers at the Trades > T r n maintains bold front, and state the! unionists are still solidly in favour of the strikt. According to an ojlicmi report, between 300 nnd too members of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees' Union decided to adhere to the resolutions previously adopted. As all the restaurants and hotel? are fully staffed there will be no obstacle in the way of those who wish to continue on strike. This union had originally' a membership of between oho and 700. The boilermakers held a .secret ballot last night, and decided to return, to work to-morrow. A secret ballot oS painters resulted in a decision to remain on strike. The Rulvhers' Union discussed the strike. hnl there was not a sufficient body of opinion in favour of joining in to justify a motion being put to the meeting. The Tailoresses' Union decided to remain strictly neutral, and give no financial sup port. The mister drainers have, decided to cancel their relief rai ion tin der the Arbitration Act Some union? which refused to go on strike promised financial supmirt hut there is in some instances an nnwilimijness to main- lie promise aoori. The Bootmakers-' 'Union decided on a levy or ;~ per cent o[ married men's ws : :es and .10 per cent, of .-dmiie men's, but some members have refused to pay.