TRADES AND LABOUR.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 6243, 16 June 1890, Page 3

TRADES AND LABOUR.

(Bv Telegraph.) CHRISTCHURCH, June 16. The Typographical Association voted £5 to the unemployed Petone hands. The Trades and Labour Council on Saturday adopted amendments on the Sweating Commission’s report. The principal suggestions are that the Government should forward to the Council the names and credentials of applicants for inspectorships, the council to have a right of selection or rejection 5 where there is no Council, trades unions to have the same power. That employers be bound to teach tbeit trade to apprentices ; no apprentice to be taken under fourteen years of age. Female shop assistants to be under the same regulations as factory hands. No contract to be let by Government or local bodies at a lower price than v will enable the contractor to pay union wages. That there be uniformity of school books, which should be printed at the Government office or at some office employing union labor. It was resolved “ that the Council views with regret that the City Council entertain the idea of accepting a tender for printing which would render the payment of union wages impossible." It was also resolved to request Bishop Julius to use his influence to prevent the Diocesan printing contract to go to any firm not paying union wages.

THE REPUTATION TO THE COMMISSIONERS. WELLINGTON, Juhb 16, The executive of the Amalgamated Railway Servantc waited on the Commissioners this morning, Ihe President, referring to the

popular impression that the delegates would be marked men, said " they relied on the honour of tho Commissioners." After a lengthy discussion the Commissioners agreed to receive complaints from the employees which might be made through tho channel of the Executive. The Deputation said this was all they asked on this point, and thanked tho Commissioners for their decision. The question of boy labour was then gone into, the deputation pointing out that tho number of cadets taken on was greatly in excess of the vacancies, and in the mechanical department lads wore not taught their trades properly, and in some oases as soon as a boy had finished his apprenticeship hs was dismissed. The commissioners promised to take the whole question into consideration, and give the Executive a reply in writing. They also agreed that whore possible shunters should be over 21’years of ago. The Conference then adjourned till 3 o’clock.

AUCKLAND, June 16,

A branch of the Telegraph and Postal Officers Union has been formed here with a membership of 60,