TRADES AND LABOUR.

Otago Witness, Issue 2331, 3 November 1898, Page 13

TRADES AND LABOUR.

An Auokland telegram states that the Auckland carters have decided to form a union, undec the Conciliation and Arbitration Act. The following is the number of ai'tisans and workmen employed on co-operative works under Government departments during September: — Survey department, 1883 labourers; Public "Works department, 174- artisans and 1208 labourers, 1382 in all; Labour department (Levin State Farm), in addition to nine families, one artisan and 20 labourers. A Sydney cable states that tho strike at the Burwood colliery has ended, Mr Wheeler giving way. At the monthly meeting of the New Zealand Federated Boot Trade Council on Monday it was resolved to /fedKjraph to the Premier urging the passings OT the Conciliation and Arbitration Act Amendment Bill, and that ita provisions be made retrospective, as it was alleged that some associations were not carrying out the awards of the court. It was also resolved to congratulate the Premier on the passing of the Old Age Pensions Bill. Mr Slater was nominated as - a member of the Arbitration Court.

WESTPORT COAL COMPANY.

WESTPORT, October 28. At the District Court the Westport Coal Company's appeal against the recent decision of the Magistrate's Court fining them £5 Is for a breach of the industrial agreement with the workers resulted in quashing the judgment of the lower court. The Westport Coal Company and their employees have mutually arranged an agreement for working the mines for the ensuing year without recourse to the Arbitration Court.

The Citizens' Band played in the Botanical Gardens on Sunday, the attendance of tha uiiblio "being v«ry laree.