WORK AND WAGES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10593, 28 February 1895, Page 5

WORK AND WAGES.

[Per Peers Association.! BEUNNEETON, Fjeiw.27. A labour dispute occurred in the Black’ll ball Coal-mine on Saturday. The tirucker* demanded a rise of wages. The’manager declined, and paid them, off-on Monday morning. The manager met \ the miners on Monday night and asked* them:to do the trucking. They would not content. On Tuesday all hands ceceivedvfouiteaii days’ notice terminating their engagements, and the'blacksmiths and eogiiiiemeq were informed that there would be so work until the mine is again working. The men seem to fear labour beingcabled for from Sydney. The mine has bees working badly, and would not average half-time. The wages, are -'considered Jew comparedwith those 'at 'Brunnertoß i and Westport.

The half-yearly meeting of thejChrietchurch Tailors’ Union was held at' the rooms of the Young Men’a Christian Aseo. elation on Tuesday night, Mr J. Moore, t president, in the chair. An interesting discussion on the various causea and effects of the depression prevailing amongst trades, and the i tendency of the 1 ! Government, by accepting’ low tenders, tolurthsr depress the workers, took place. It was rasolved—That the Secretary write to the Hon W. P. Beeves, Minister of Labour, drawing his attention to the fact that bond fide tradesmen are handicapped out of tendering because of the low price accepted by Government.” The following officers were elected -President, Mr JT.. Moore (re-elected); vice-president,MrH.. Green; secretary and treasurer, Mr Eobsrt Kerr; committee, Messrs Swan, Winstone, Fowler and Tucker; auditor, Mr Fowler.