LABOUR.
GERMAN INSURANCE SYSTEM. Press Association—By Telegraph-Copyright LONDON, Feb. 12. The Labour Commissioner'!; reiiorfc i eulogises as a whole tlie German insurance system against accident, sickness, and invalidity. IRONWORKS STRIKE ENDED. MELBOURNE, Feb. 13. The ironworks strike has ended, the i men agreeing to the Premier's proposal to appoint a Wages Board. NAVAL CONSTRUCTION. > MELBOURNE, Feb. 13. A deputation representing the Boilermakers' and Shipbuilders' Unions waited on the Minister of Defence, and 1 urged that local firms should have a chance of tendering for the eon;.truc--1 tion of destroyers. Although the Minister upheld the propositi that, the - Government should have the initial - vessels constructed in England, the deputation expressed themselves as - satisfied with the interview.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13829, 15 February 1909, Page 6
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115LABOUR. Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13829, 15 February 1909, Page 6
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