TRADES AND LABOUR COUNCIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13191, 31 May 1906, Page 6

TRADES AND LABOUR COUNCIL.

v o 9 A MEETING of the. Trades and Labour Council was, hold at the Tailorcsses' Hall last l evening. Mr. Decry was in the chair. There 1 was a smaller attendance than usual. ' A Visit".--: -Mr. V". Hood, who was presi- ' dent of the last Labour Conference and the ' representative from the Otago Trades and ' Labour Council, was pretcnt- at the meet- „ nig. He was welcomed by the chaivnw,, and Mr. A. .Rosier. , Carpenters'.Union: Mr. Decley ,vas wel- , corned as a delegate to the council from the I Carpenters' Union. The Age Limit: A communication was received from the Minister for Public Works (the Hon. W. Hall-Jones) acknowledging thereceipt of the council's resolution urging that there should be no ajje limit for casual workers in the Government's cmplov. As far as-the Public Works Department was concerned, be said, there vu no age limit regulation. Men were employ! on construction and other works so long as thev could suitably carry out the duties allotted i to them. The council's letter had been referred to the Hon. Acting-Minister for Railways for his consideration. Unionist Loyalty : A circular was received from the secretary of the New Zealand Tailoressos' and Other Clothing Trade Employees' Industrial Association of Worker. (Uuncdin.branch). The circular pointed out that in response to their appeal to the unionists of New Zealand for financial aid diirintr a lockout extending over three months trrey had received loyal support. The spleni It y and true hpirit ' of unionism displayed by a large number of unions in coming to their aid had enabled them to resist the employers' attacks upon the award, and toad had the moral effect of settling their difficulty more rapidly. They had closed the lockout una, and been enabled to refund pro rata to the contributors the balance in hand. Preference fo Unionists: J. H. Davidson secretary of the Otago and Southland Gold Miners Union, forwarded a circular asking the council to co-operate with them in petitioning Parliament foi statutory preference to unionists. The council, on the suggestion of Mr. A. Rosier, decided to have petitions printed and to forward on to each union in Auckland, with a view to obtaining name? so that the movement might be supported by sending the signed petitions on to Parliament. State Ironworks and Shipbuilding Yards: J- K. Johnston, secretary of the Nelson Trades Council, sen! ;• resolution that had been passed at a meeting there protesting a ? a '"st the attempt, to delete clause 14- of the I arapara le*se conditions and urging upon the Government the advisablewess of establishing State ironworks and shipbuilding yards in the colony. Mr. Rosser moved a motion, which was carried, endorsing the resolution.