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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 73, 7 October 1890, Page 2

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The Labour Conference.

No Settlement arrived at

Reefton Gold Returns.

Flaxmills Closing.

' [By Telegraph.]

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

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WELLINGTON,

- October 6,

On the Labour Conference resuming to-day theifolldwing* issues ; were ; placed before the meeting. (1) The delegates agree to submit to their principals a basis of settlement, conditionally upon the Hph. J. McLean pursuing ajimiiar course as follows; (2) That all' 'competent hands at present in the employ ! oHhe Union Cpmpany be admitted to the Union without ballot upon payment of the entrance fee. (3) That the Union Steamship 1 Company undertake to recognise the new Shipmasters' Association without prejudice to' either body, and that the membership in either body be considered for mutual'"recognition. (4). That all persons dismissed or palled. putbe.reinstated. r /(5). That* in future none but Union men be employed where the rules of any Union, provide for tjjdsf exqepj tmder after agreed upon. (6). That a bond be agreed upon between both parties guaranteeing that no strike or lock-out shall take place for, jona year or such other period as may be 1 agreed. Mr McLean refused to accept these, and the Conference praotioally terminated without any settlement being arrived aW However; another .attempt is $o be made : to-morrow, but Mr McLean'sa he would not be present. Reefton gold returns for the week. —Progress 2620 z of amalgam for the week, Globe 288 oz of amalgam from 175 ion«; Keep it Dark, lSOoza; df amalgam' from 185 tons, Fiery Qxoaa Soloz of amalgam from. 5& tons, Inkerman, 930 z amalgam, from 100 tons, Inglewood, 48a3 of amalgam rr .;•*■> { ,, f;yy. T ■ Thrii flax-mills in : the Foxtdnf trict olosed on Wednesday last owing to the lowness in market quotations of the fibre. They were offered £ls 10s per ton in Wellington, but could nAt deliver it for the money. The.jjtt are still, however, a large number- Camilla, at work supplying to, a hiflge. order, runnnig day a^.l . : , : ;,■■' .■ • A youngster playing on ; the .breastwork just to,the right,of the entrance to the Queen's Wharf on Sunday afternoon fell into Lio water, but w&ipulled out before he had sustained any material injury. ,

| , The Himalaya, Captain Hill, | arrived in harbour yesterday morning ! from, London,, after a passage of 112 : days," haying ieft London on the 15th June. She brings, a full cargo (or : Wellington. ; The boating season, opened on Saturday, when SO boats turned out in procession, . , - Things in strike and eleuiibn matters are quiet at present. The Brunneryfrom.Lyttelton and Dunedin wiih free labour for* the Dennision mine arrived at Westport at nine this morning, and the Karuefi' witn a contingent from Wellington halfT&nhbur later. The wharf was crowded with the.,, public,, A s&oflg of police were, proaent. A, Tr«p, was drawn weiat: aboard cprectiy- from, the steamer and left, immediately ipr, their- destina-, tiqn, Theje. was some slight hooting, but otherwise things were very quiet. Ther* were, *baui 16Q vm m, «Ji,

Mr Jellicoe, the lawyer, definitely announces himself to-night as a candidate for the City.

The labour party are rery much divided as to the candidates to run in their behalf, and it is pretty well certain that there will be no block voto;ptt their side. > ''JLf Levin & Co.'s steamer was discovered

on fire, yesterday morning. There was no one on board, and the affair looks very suspicious. Considerable damage was done before it was extinguished. Dean,>who murdered his child, was to-day! certified as being.insane.. i 5