TRADES AND LABOUR.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10722, 10 February 1897, Page 2

TRADES AND LABOUR.

.-. Pres^^Assqc^tJDnjtßy ;Te>RJ!a?b^Jp<spjrie^t'; ; Beblin, February 8.. ■ '■ The. Hamburg dodk strikers have resumed work on the masters' terms.

-..'"-■ Perth, February 9. ;. Thesttike fn the fauildirig tride ik extending. The plasterers strike on Monday for 12a per day. ' '

, EM^OYMBNT .OFSBfIiBN^;. (Fkom-Qok OwWiCoaßEsJoitniajT.)

'■ , ■"'} ""J-'i ! WEt,'tfNeTON,--^obruaTt;9/ - , The deputation thafc,:;yeßte^daf•mited-llpbn,' the Minister tor Marine (Mr Hall-Jones) to complain that tiuqualified men were shipped bH board several-vessels atpLyttelton' for various ports on the,coast, j»ajd Jh*t_ several men, wjibj demanded; -to-ba placed, on Jhe.ehip'sairticles.were threatened with arrest as stowaways. The deputation .compiaiopd also.that trimmers had been employed .a.s greasers'. The Minister told the" deputatidhthat" :'tW "taea disttyei 'protection, ahd^that-'fte wa"S fcOiißidering'the qUesfcion--6f appointing^incompetent inspector or, ship . It was, alleged-that incom-, petent men _W^ra taken. "on^board .fcoine vessels:. #nd discharge'das •"' ordinary seamen," tiiaV iii" emploji'ng^'^trimmers-"- >»s. "graife'ers"- '£2:- aV month,VMs.;SMipd tq,.;the^iqasteESf that -there.. *ecß - cases. Of. iuch .men selling their "dis--" charge' I' -to- ottier incompsteht persons, - that' dertain shipping agents had exacted a fee of £1 for getting,aj.»}iip, that. th«e were cases of. young men of 20 years holding discharges made' out for "persons double, that.'and.that there was acaseo^a man-whoshipped inWelliogtoa,but died hefore'^life v*.sel went to sea,' and who was Wholly unfit, and shipped under abotber man's discharge. •;.-' Tbs.:; Minister... promised ;,* -full' inquiry^'"" '"'"""';„'.;..,'. '.'.'.^~-,■-''■;'•:'7^''7~