TRADES AND LABOUR.

Otago Witness, Issue 2203, 21 May 1896, Page 17

TRADES AND LABOUR.

London, May 16. - Twelve thousand London joinere and carpenters go-out on strike on Monday, demanding a' halfpenny per hour advance in their wages. Sydnbt, May 12. The Miners' Association have granted permission to work ta the new Lamb ton colliery on tribute, and the Dudley colliery on terms equivalent to Che 1888 agreement. These mines, in conjunction with several others, are capable of. nearly supplying intercolonial requirements l May 14. The miners are jubilant at the euccess of the »• gotlations leading to the opening of the New Lambtoc and Dudley mines. In the .New S->uth Wales Parliament Mr Hayncs gave notice of motion — " That this House vote a sum of L 30.000 for the purpose of securing to the miners proprietary rights in one or more of tha mines, aa a means of preventing disputes." Mr Haynes had previously written to Premier Raid ouggeptiog the purchase of a mine right oat for the miners, or the investment of money on their behalf in going concerns. The Premier replied that he would remain neutral, but wonld give every facility for a discassion on the motion. As the result of the conference between miners and owners in the southern coal distxiot, the latter decided to grant tha men . a fourth of the extra profits accruing from the increased demand for coal consequent on the Newoastle strike. May 16. An important meeting of mine owners passed a unanimous resolution in connection ■with the strike, the nature of which was not allowed to transpire. The opinion is expressed that the miners trill be very fortunate if they gat back on the old term?, the feeling being tbat wages will decrease after the strike. May 18. The Balli miners have adopted the Delegates' Board's resolution "to accept one-fourth . additional of the profits above the pre&ent Belling price of coal. Practically all the southern district lodges have now adopted the proposal.

* Wbixington, May 12. The Hauroto hroughfc 32 raiueis fiom Sydney for the Brunner mine. Chrjstchurch, M*y 15. Afc a conference of delegatos from the Labour jand Political Associations and the committee • >of the Surplus Labour League ta-nigb.fc, a resolution was carried —" That the meetiog is of opinion tbat it is imperatively the duty of the G-weriunenfc to provide work for all who are unemployed." " x

Mr Henry Fielder, of Wellington, who recently gained seme experience of the working < of the Truck Act;, i» tomswhat sarcastic ia announcing ifc. A r fcer explaining that many of his customers are so .poor thafc if they furnish their housei at all they can only do co on the .time payment system, he proceeds :—: — " Am-mg people helped in that way were five of H. P.'s own workmen. One ot th'm, , who fumifhed his house at a cost of £14- (to H. P., not himself), agreed to pay the debt off at the rate of 8s per week. After working a few woiki he took a holiday, and said ' he did not believe in working a dead horse off.' He was persuaded to st&rb work again, and toon totk another holiday; end as he was about to go for a voyage, H. F. endeavoured to compel payment in the S.M Court. Toe conrb had to administer the law as the ' Seddou G 'Verunieafc' had made it, and this iniquitous Truck Act not only gave the debtor the luroiture, but ordered H. F. to return all the money paid under the hire system. This new way of paying dtbiis induced four ofcher workmen who had furnished their bouses on a similar plan to drop their too's, aiid aecd lawyers' notices to refund the montya paid, and wages for every day they wera kepi out of them. H. F. has much pleasure in ■ informing his patrons and the g.-neral public that he. has -become acquainted with the bearings of clause 7 of the Truck Act at the ridiculously low figure of £72, and he trusts that other manufacturers will obtain their education on more favourable terms."

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