TRADES AND LABOUR.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10901, 7 September 1897, Page 2

TRADES AND LABOUR.

THE ENGINEERS' STEIKE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. ■■; , Londcln, September, 6. v • Mr Millar, secretary 6f tha Free Labour Protection' Association, in.a.letter to The, Times, expresses' the ' ho^e * that he will shortly be able to announce that all, the principal employers in Britain have joined J nhe association. 'He adds that the object of the movement is to redress the despotic | tendencies'of trade unionism. 'I The London IronfounderB1 Society, by a'■! large majority, declined; to .'jdin the London j allied trades in. a demand for an eight hours day. ':, ~,.. ■~' .' ;-. .■; -, . ' The Engineers' union'is appealing to the Trades Union Congress for financial support, j

FURNITURE TKAD3 DISPUTE,

(Peb Unites Feess Association.) ; . ' Wellington, September 6':; : At the Conciliation Board, Mr Mumme,' secretary of the Furniture Trade Union, contended that a log for piecework in tbe furniture* trade could noo be satisfactory here. Mr ! Wilkie (a member of the board) pointed out I that in all other trades it was'possible to ascertain the cost of preparing an article, and, this being ascertainable, he thought it must .ba ] possible to prepare a "log accordingly. The chairman (Mr, W. H. Qqick) said it was evident that in Dunedin the* masters and men had agreed to put all articles, the cost of producing which was easily determinable,. into a log, while in other cases the men and their employers met in conference to fix prices as occasion required. Mr Robinson (president of the union) asserted that this would never work fairly from the men's point of view here, Mr Mumme condemned piecework as more of »' sweating system than anything else. It is expected that the evidence for the union will conclude to-morrow. The employers have a number of witnesses to call. - ,

AUCKLAND TYPOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATION.

(Per United Press Association.) . ■. ■. Auckland, September 6. At the half-yearly meeting of the Auckland, Typographical Association, the Hon. W. T. j Jennings (president), who occupied the ohair, ] referred to the introduction of tho linotype j composing machines, the questiou of appren- | tices, the recent Typographical Conference ab j Wellington, unemployed compositors, Government advertising, in non-union journals, aud other matters. The report expressed pleasure that the number of meznbera was now 126. The balance sheet showed the receipts for the halfyear to hava been £54, and the expenditure, including several unusual ifceins, £62. The amount to credit now stood at £206. The secretary read the report ofi.a deputation's interviews with the proprietors of the daily newspapers in reference .to linotype machines, and this was adopted. The report of the conference proceedings at Wellington was also read, and referred to the board for consideration and report. Some discussion toak place in regard to the duty upon linotype machines, and it was agreed to adopt the recommendatioH of tiae conference. A motion that the association ■withdraw from the Trades and Labour Council was lost. The president referred to the number of unemployed'compositors, and suggested the formation of a special settlement. He was requested to make all inquiries during the ensuing session of Parliament. It was decided that the association, should register under the , Induiitrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. i