WORK AND WAGES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXX, Issue 15041, 8 July 1909, Page 7

WORK AND WAGES.

AN AGREEMENT. United Press Astociaticn—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright". SYDNEY, July 7. The Institute of Marino Engineers ratified tho agreement with the Coastal Steamship Owners' Association. LOCAL BODIES AND INDUSTRIAL AWARDS. [Peh Press -Association.] WELLINGTON, July 7. Tho question raised in the Dunedin painters' dispute whether local bodies como within the scope of the Arbitration Court awards will be referred by tho Management .Committed of the Wharf Labourers' Union to the, Trades and Labour Council, with tho "object of having it {rone info. Mr D. M'LaTen stated to a. "Tost" representative that ho cannot uuderstand how Judge Sim m!i on Id at (Mich a seemingly anomalous conclusion, seeing that in Section 71 of tho Act of last year special provision was, clearly made to include all local authorities. THE TAILORING TRADE. [Feb Pkess Association'.] DUNEDIN, July 7. Ai the last meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Tailoresscs' Federation, an application was received from the Auckland Tailoresscs' Union for affiliation, tho request being unanimously agreed to. This result is largely due tr> the efforts of the Hon J. T. Paul. Steps also have been taken by Mr Paul to extend tho federation to cover existing operative tailors' unions. The Dunedin and "Wellington Unions have agreed to join the federation, and the Auckland tailors have also decided to recommend their Union to affiliate. Last week Mr Paul met representatives of the Christ-church tailoring trade, and thoso present agreed as to tho immediate necessity of joining.