LABOUR.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13857, 19 March 1909, Page 5

LABOUR.

THE PARIS STRIKE

Press Assoeiation-By Telegraph-Copyright -PARIS, March l'.7i. i; . There arc three million undelivered letters in France. The post and telegraph strikers cut ; thc wires connecting Paris with,, the provinces.. SETTLEMENT ENDORSED. Received 11.13 p.m., March 18th. " ' ' SYDNEY, March 18. The Amalgamated -'-Miners' Association ondorscd the action gf. the combined unions over the Junction North settlement. A stubborn " minority fought burd in fayotm of the adoption of extreme measures, but \vcre. outvoted. .^-" BROKEN HILL, AWARD. MELBOURNE, IVlarch IS. . Judge Higg'ins, in' settling the d'tails of the Broken Hill award, gavp the claimant miners all costs and expenses involved' In'the inquiry as If - tween party and party. . A GROCERS' DISPUTE. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, March Is. . The Wellington Grocers' dispute was hjeard by the Arbitration Court to-day. Mr Carey for the Union said that the parties had been able agree on all ■p'oints except ;the question of the wages of assistant grocers and carters. The wages fixed sixiand a half years ago were not commensurate 'with, tho cost ■o ! f living to-day which had increased 18 to 20 per cent.. The Union asked that assistants over 23 years of age receive £3 per week and that, the wages : of youths '■ be in proportion.; That S? 10 ' minimum' wages of carters be for driving and attending single hprse £2 10s, two'.'horses £'2 14s and' for each additional horse 4s per "week, boys under seventeen to be not/.allowed to drive horse's in the interests of the safety of thepublic. The question for the Court was'whether £2-5s was a living wage, 'the Court heard evidence and will liiake-:its award later. ,■ w SLAUGHTERMEN'S DEPUTE. CHRISTCHUiISpH, March 18. ( With'- regard to the ■"sfaiignte'rmc'n's dispute, tlie men have ..been, cited :to appear before the Magistrate on' Satirrday. to.settle what proportion pf wages shall be impounded in satisfaction \pf fines. . The men met at noon to-day, arid asked Mr T,. E, Taylor, M/P:, to represent their ease to tlie Premier tomorrow"." 'Mr Tayloj consented.to do so. ■'-■■.