TRADES AND LABOUR COUNCIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13726, 16 April 1908, Page 3

TRADES AND LABOUR COUNCIL.

Tub ordinary meeting of tho Auckland $ Trades and Labour Council was held lasts evening. Mr. A. Kosser occupied the chair.;. There wan a fair attendance, of delegates*. * Jerry-building: Two communications were l ; received from the City Council and another local body with reference to..the Council*** strictures regarding jerry-building. 'Fho* chairman remarked that two days after tho • last meeting a. contractor had been prosocnted by the City Conned for using fimniroryir materials in the construction of his house. Be ! waxed sarcastic when describing the attitude! of certain ether local bodies on receiving the Council's letter on the subject. "This i* tho result," he said, "of these suburban i Council*! being dominated by contractors." Late Working Night: The Croc***' Union » wrote asking that the Council'* delegates u» the annual conference should hi instructed to vote for the Dunediu remit to roqneiit Government to abolish the lite night for shop; assistant*. It was decided to deal with, thai matter later, when further remits aro before the Council -~ - ■ <■■.-. Wharf .Shelter: Mr. Cannon, the" representative of the waterside workers, moved, "That the Minister for Marine be urged tocompel- th«* Harbour Board* throughout the Dominion to provide adequate shelter ami accommodation for the men."' The present room provided at Auckland, be said, held 60 men, and the union had a membership of 800. Ho understood that accommodation was to be erected for 200 or 300, but even a. building of that size would be insufficient. Tho motion was agreed to. Intimidating" Witne**e»: The chairman moved. "That the Government be urged to introduce legislation similar to that, existing in the Mother Countrv to make ii a punishable offence to operate again-: ;i winter in any Court after ho ha* given hi.-, evidence." In .support of his motion, lie inferred to the ease of a local motorman, who had gone into the witness-box and said it wan common talk amongst the company's employees as to tha unreliability of train brakes. The motion was carried. Sydney Strikers: It waj resolved to write congratulating the- workers participating in the recent strike in Sydney on the fight they had put Up. Fighting Platform: Messrs. Spratt, Feake and EvaiM were appointed to act with three . representatives from the Literal and labour League m drawing up a lighting platform for next election to bo committed to both b(Kue«. Universal Voting: It was resolved. "That the Conference be asked to reaffirm the principle <i universal adult suffrage."