TRADES AND LABOUR.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9389, 31 March 1892, Page 2

TRADES AND LABOUR.

[By. Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.] j.JPer Press Association.) THE GOAL MINERS' STRIKE. London, March 29. -,_- m Reived Ma-ash 30, at noon.) wLS" vr* f'F" s? crfct *ry to the Northumf£ wJf Uie,F Ass?c,ation> has appealed to the Northumberland miners to support the Durham miners. l L The engineers in South Wales and Monmouthshire have given notice of their intention to go out on strike in order to resist the proposed reduction in their wages. Their action will involve 70,000 miners. THE PASTORALISTS' UNION. Sydney, March 30. (Received March 30, 12.40 p.m.) A new departure is about to be inaugurated m connection with next season's shearing. Instead of individual stations engaging men, the bulk of the stations have decided to allow the JFastorahsts' Union to engage them. STRIKE OF TRAMWAY GROOMS. (Per United Press Association.) _~ Wellington, March 30.' Ihe grooms of the tramway struck this morning for an advance of wages from L 7 to 13 per month, and all hands ei.cept five stopped work With these a reduced service is beine kept up. " It appears from the men's version that the tramway strike was not due to any special or isolated grievance, but rather the culmination ?t * i°ng-standing dispute. They maintain that the two extensions of the tramway—at the Thorndon and Newtown ends respectively— have made it impossible for the time-table to be kept, and some recent slight reduction or modification in their pay has caused fresh discontent. rhe men say that Mr HaU, proprietor of the tramways, was frequently communicated with in regard to their grievance, but he declined to comply with their terms, and no agreement being possible the employes went out this morning. Mr Hall, on the other hand, says he heard nothing of the grievances until a few days ago, and he was even at that time informed by one of the employes that they were all satisfied at the existing arrangement. At the end of last week the men had an interview with Mr HaU, and arrangements for a second interview being bungled, the Trades | Council and employes met last evening, when the strike was resolved on. No difficulty has been experienced in filling the vacancies, and a •iOmmutes' service instead of 10 minutes' is being run. POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICERS' SOCIETY. Wellington, March 30. ihe second annual general meeting of the Post and Telegraph Officers' Society began today The delegates are Messrs Young (president), Dunedin; Cameron (vice-president), Dunedm; Oxley (general secretary), Dunedin* Alexander, Christchurch. Scanlon, Wanganui ' Poole, Blenheim; Heney, Napier; T. Aitken! Thames; W. Beswick, Wellington. Only formal business was transacted, and an adjournment was made until to-morrow morning.