LABOUR TROUBLES.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10407, 22 July 1912, Page 5

LABOUR TROUBLES.

MORE TROULBE AT SYDNEY.

United Frees Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Recalved July 32,1 p, ra.' Sydney, July 33. •

The wharf labourers allege that a ring is sending Site prlmest meat to London where it is-aold for less than inferior fetches here. They threaten unless the price is redaced reasonably to strike amongst the handling of frozen shipments. The feeling ia shipping circles is that the realcause is unrest and a desire to further increase the wages. v.

THE EBKFTOH TROUBLE. ’ For Frees Association. Eeeffcon, July SO. ® The Consolidated Group Companies, whom the Warden granted protection subject to appeal to she Arbitration Court within fourteen days, have lodged notice of appeal to the Supreme Const for a rahearing ou the ground that the Warden had no jurisdiction to Impose conditions The Supreme Court will not sit at Qreymonfch til! September, and the matter will probably be hung up till then. Auckland, Jnly 81. For several weeks some hundreds of miners have been idle on Reef ton field because they will not accept the proposals of their employers that .one man can stefely .work a popper drill. The present position ia that the companies .concerned have agreed to submit She question to arbitration This advance towards the settlement of the dispute seealtad from a conference between the New Zealand Gold Mine Workqjs’ Association and the Minister of Labour, Hon. W F. Massey.Reefton, July 20.

The consolidated group of companies, to whom the Worden ou the Jlth inst, granted protection, subject to an appeal to the Arbitration/ Court within fourtoon days, have lodged notices of appeal to the Supreme Court for a re-bearing, on the ground that the 'Warden had no jurisdiction to impose conditions. The Supreme Court will not sit at Grey mouth till September, and the matter will most probably ba hung up till then.