WORK AND WAGES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16565, 1 June 1914, Page 8

WORK AND WAGES.

MAITLAND COALFIELD DIFFICULTY. By Telegraph—Press Association —CopyrigM, SYDNEY, May 30. Notwithstanding the announcement by the Hon J. Estell, Minister of Lad bour, that the Government has decided to suspend the Royal Commission to in» quire into the difficulty until the nieU resume work, miners at several of th<j pits have refused to resume the aftew noon shift. DAY BAKING IN ADELAIDE. ADELAIDE, May 30. A conference between the mastej bakers and the Union resulted in th«, master bakers agreeing to give daj baking a trial.

JOURNALISTS' UNION. In reference to the statement madq in a message from the Wellington con respondent of the '' Lyttelton Times' 1 on Saturday that the Registrar of In* (lustrial Unions has given notice to. cancel the registration of several Unions, including the Christchurch Journalists' Union, the secretary of the Journalists' Union states that he has received no notice from the Registrar of such intention, that the Union hat punctually supplied the Registrar with the statutory returns, and that so faj from being defunct the Union has _ a membership of about sixty,, has obtain* ed awards covering the whole of Cani terbury, and is in an exceptionallj strong financial position.

MEETING OF DROVERS. • A meeting of drovers, called by the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Labourers' Union, was held in tha Trades Hall, Christchurch, on Saturday evening, for the'purpose of forming 8j Drovers' Union of joining the Canter* tfury Agricultural and Pastoral' Law bourers' Union. Mr F. Ellis wa| voted to the chair. The chairman outj lined the objects of the meeting, and asked for an expression of opinion from; the drovers present. After some d& cussion tho secretary, Mr E. Kennedji addressed the meeting, pointing out the advantages of the drovers uniting arid becoming meiribers of a strong or< ganisation instead of a small Union. Opinions were expressed that the best interests of the drovers would be served by joining the Union now in existence, and the secretary was instructed to get into communication with as many, drovers as possible.