WORK AND WAGES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXXI, Issue 10272, 14 February 1894, Page 5

WORK AND WAGES.

[Special to Press Association.] SYDNEY, Feb. 18. In communicating the result of the Shearers’ Conference to the Pastoralieta’ Union the President pointed out that the spirit of freedom of contract had not been observed, as the Pastoralists’ Union, not being employers, were not free to engage, or employers free to employ, men of their own selection. Eaferencea were useless, because what would satisfy one man would not satisfy another. A disturbance of a somewhat serious character occurred at the Co-operative mine yesterday, a large body of miners and many woman and children making a hostile demonstration against the tributers as they were leaving the mine. The latter were hustled, and some stone-throwing was indulged in, but without serious injury to anyone.

[Peb Press Association.] WELLINGTON, Feb. 13. Philip Wills has been fined 50s and coats for allowing a girl to work in his laundry aftei 1 p.m. on Saturday. DUNEDIN, Feb. 13. At a meeting of the Bootmakers’ Federal Council Mr J. Timline was elected president, Mr S. C. Brown vice-president, Mr J. Nagle secretary, and Mr G. E. Davie treasurer.

The regular weakly meeting of the executive of the Amalgamated Shearers and Labourers’ Union was held at_ the Union Office, Waimate, on Monday night, Mr W. Wills presiding. Correspondence was read and* dealt with as follows : From Mr Seymour, Oamaru, advising that the “ Benmoro wet-sheep dispute ” case had been adjourned until Fob. 20. Eeceived. It was resolved that the executive should be represented in Oamaru during the hearing of the case, and the secretary, Mr J. O’Brien, was appointed to be present. A letter from the Canterbury Trades and Labour Council was again considered, and the secretary instructed to reply thereto. Mr O’Brien stated there was at present in the Waimate Hospital a shearer in very poor circumstances, and he would like to see something done to help him. The following resolution was carried That a concert be arranged for, to take place in three weeks time, for the purpose of defraying the cost of the sick shearer’s passage to Australia.” Messrs E. B. Mann, J. O’Brien. T. Weir, T. Fay, J. Harwood, E. Wills, W. J. Wills and J. Sinclair were unpointed a Concert Committee. The secretary was instructed to ascertain if Mr M’Naught, tho “New Australia ” organiser, now in Dunedin, would lecture at Waimate; also to forward letters of condolence to tho sons of the late Mr C. J. Eae. The meeting then terminated.