LABOUR.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13438, 9 November 1907, Page 5

LABOUR.

THE RAILWAY CASES

OPINIONS ON THE SETTLEMENT.

Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright LONDON, November 7.

The president of the Amalgamated Society of Railwaymen considers the conciliation scheme an honourable nc.ttlenlent and that it establishes the principle, of collective bargaining. Mr Barnes, secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, is very disappointed at the non-recognition of the Union.

The "Times" says that Mr LloydGeorge, president of the Board of Trade, has very nobly enhanced his political reputation and personal prestige over the railway settlement. It adds that the agreement, -which is for six years, assures peace' for seven years, as 'twelve months' notice is required to terminate it. Received 9.20 p.m., November Bth.

LONDON, 'November 8

The widespread satisfaction following upon the settlement of the' railway depute, produced ,a sharp advance in some railway shares. The Amalgamated Society of Railway Servanls resolved 1 to accept the honourable settlement, and to urge the members to give the machineiy a fair trial. FEDERAL ARBITRATION COURT. Received 1.3 a.m., November 9th. MELBOURNE, Nov. 8. At the Federal Arbitration Court Justice Higgins refused the application of Mi McKay,' of the Sunshine Works Harvester Company, for exemption from the payment of dvties under the Excise Duly Act. -Justice. Higgins failed! to find that Mr McKay had paid fair and' reasonable wages as required under the Act'. The Court fixed the following wage* to apply throughout the Commonwealth — UnF killed labourers 7s. skilled 7s .. 6d; furnacemen, sheet-iron painters, biush-hands 9s; fitters, trimmers, moulders, blacksmiths, woodworkers,_ harvester machinists, carpenters, -wheelwrights IC-s;, paMermakeirs, lis; enginedrivers (firstclass) 9s 2d.

THE NEWCASTLE DISPUTE. '

SERIOUS TROUBLE AHEAD

Received 0.4-0 'a.m., November 9th. SYDNEY, November 8

The position of the Newcastle district miner.-;'has reached an-acute r.tage. At ' a meeting of the northern nfinersi commit'tee of management to-day it was .resolv>ed:—"That in view of the attitude of the .proprietors in locking out members of the 'Hebburn, Burwood, Lambton B and Northumberland Lodges, also their attitude in 'regard to other grievances, we as a. committee recommend that until such disputes are settled we refuse to assist them to crush our fellow men. We, therefore, .refuse to continue working any longer under the circumstances." It was further resolved :—' If the proprietors before Tuesday reinstate the locked out miners and also agree to an umpire to be arjpointed along with a committee three from each side to settle grievances we will recommend a continuance of work." Advices from Newcastle show that refusal of their recent demand for increases and the closing of the Burwood Lambton - ' pits, have aroused the resentment of the miners and if the proprietors are determined to starve the locked-oufc men into 'submission they are not going to assist the proprietors by providing strike funds. 'The proprietors express equal 'determination not to give way. A suggestion ha-J been made that the Premier or a Minister should intervene.