WORK AND WAGES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10594, 1 March 1895, Page 5

WORK AND WAGES.

THE AUSTEALIAN WOEKEES’ UNION. [Special to Pbbss Association.] SYDNEY, Feb. 28. The annual report of the Australian Workers’ Union submitted to the Workers’ Conference referring to the recent shearing difficulties, says, <f We can unhesitatingly claim the victory. When the full list is made up it will he found that not more than 25 per cent of the sheds shore under the new agreement. Practically the Pastoralista’ Union acknowledged itself beaten, by its confessed inability to supply men. It was also intended, if successful here, to carry the: war into Now Zealand; but the defeat of the Pastoralista’ Union on this side has caused the Maoriland squatters to give up the idea. Thus labour in that colony was left alone. It is quite clear that the real object of the Pastoralista’ Union and the banks was to crush the men’s organization, and then to make up for it by a 50 per cent reduction in wagos.” [Per Press Association.l WELLINGTON, Feb. 28. At the Trades and Labour Council meeting to-night a letter was read from the Labour Department, stating that the Minister intended to alter the Master and Apprentices Bill so that the term of probation for apprentices would he three months instead of one month, and that the amounts deducted from the salaries of apprentices, if lodged in a bank, shall not entail any expense of clerical labour on the master. Mr Allan Ward was elected president for the year.