CAPITAL AND LABOUR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14809, 12 October 1911, Page 7

CAPITAL AND LABOUR.

A BRITISH EXPERIMENT. AN INDUSTRIAL 'COUNCIL. INQUIRY INTO DISPUTES. By Telegraph.—X'ress Association.—Copyright. deceived .October 11, 9.35 p.m.) .. London, October 11. After consulting a number of representative employers and workmen the Board of Trade has established an Industrial Council of *20 members, consisting cf 13 employers and 13 workmen. """" ' • • The 15 Council, which, will hold office for a year, will enquire into trade disputes, but it will have no compulsory powers. ' The members of the Council, representing shipping, mining, metal, printing, railways, cotton, engineering, building, textile, transport, and other trades, have already, been appointed with Sir G. R. Ask with as chairman. The Council includes* Mr. T. L. Devitt, the presidents of various Masters' Associations, Messrs. A. Henderson, M.P., Thomas Burt, M.P., and other leading trade union officials.

CANADIAN RAILWAY STRIKE. DEMAND FOR NINE-HOUR DAY. Winnipeg, October 10. The boilermakers and machinists of the Grand Trunk Pacific railwaystruck to-day. Negotiations for settlement have been pending for two months, but have not matured. . The men seek a nine-hour day at 45 cents (Is 10|d) per hour. About 350 men are affected by the strike. A LOCK-OUT AVERTED. London, October 10. A threatened lock-out in Lacanshire has been averted by the nonunionists over whom the trouble arose agreeing to join the union.

A TRAWLING DISPUTE. The Hague, October 11. The engineers on 40 trawlers have struck for an increase in wages. LABOUR IN AUSTRALIA. VOTE FOR IMMIGRATION. . (Eeceived October 11, 9.35 p.m.) : - . Sydney, October 11. The interim report of the Shortage of Labour Commission has caused consternation amongst the various trade unions. Half of the secretaries of the unions declare that large numbers of their members are out of work. The Premier (Mr. McGowen)' declares that -last year the present Government spent £40,000 on immigration, which was more than the previous Governments had expended. This year >it is proposed to spend £60,000. The Government will institute a system of immigration of persons in* certain.: occupations in which employment can, be guaranteed without the displacement of labour already engaged. General immigration, • he says, is ' a matter for the Federal Government to deal with. (Received, October 12, 1 a.m.) / Sydney, October #11. Contrary to the Trade Hall protest, the president of the Chamber of Manufactures declares that the Labour Commissioner erred in the side of prudence in his esti- ; mate of the number of men required. ; MOUNT LYELL DISPUTE. (Received October 12, 1 a.m.) •S . • Melbourne, October 11. The Mount' Lyell Company has intimated that it will meet th© delegates of the Employees' Association in conference in connection with the strike.