Dunedin Trades and Labour Council.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4714, 9 June 1883, Page 3

Dunedin Trades and Labour Council.

♦ ■ [Fbb Pbess Association.] DUNBDIN, Junb 8. A public meeting was held to-night under the auspices of tho Trades and Labour Oounoil in the Lyceum. It was attended by 400 persona. Tho Mayor occupied tho chair. Tho following reeolutiona wero oarried : — Seamen's franchise—" That in tho opinion, of this meeting it is desirable a Bill should be framed for tbe purpose of giving the privilege of voting at Parliamentary okotioneto all seamen employed in Sew Zealand waters." Bight Hours Bill — "That in the opinion of this meeting the time has now arrived wheß the Eight Hoirs Bill, as introduced into the House of Bepresentativcs by Mr M» W. Green, should beoome law." Corrupt Praotioos Act—" Tbat tho Government be requested to amend the Corrupt Practices Aot in the direotion of limiting" the expenses of any candidato to £50 ■ compelling candidates or their agents to lodgo sworn statements in detail of such expenditure with the Rt-turning-Oflioer for publication, fixing the penalty of £500 for making a filee statement, enabling any person who may prove such sworn statements are falae or incomplete to receive half of euch penally, and making parsons guilty of making euch, fulee atutcmeuta liable for perjury." Plurality of voting-" That iv t!:3 opinion <>f this meeting ti o working cliu-icb of this Oolony require manhood suffrage pure and simple, and as a means to that end it is desirable to aboii ii pluiality of votirg at eleotioi b." Extension of hours of polling — " That in tho opinion of this meoting great or facilities shcuU be givou to tho working classes to record their votes at (-lecl-ons, a* d that in order to effect this the hours of polling ahould bo extended from 9 a.m. fill 8 p.m." Workmou's LUn Uill — ' '-'1 hot in the opinion of thii iw ting tho time hue arrived when the workm** *« *•* .-*.*? ob should bo pro* tected by a Worhnc-ij's Lir-n lii!, and that Government bo reque.- -.- t to effcofc to tho same." It was alsi) restive It j fi*rwir-- : . tho resolutions to the Lf-gulativo r-nuiicil hi d House of Representatives. A motion wae aho o*»rr;ed thanki.rp M ■■"-»••• ll.rr.i-, H.v. ; or-, F.Ai, •»-& Green, .M.tl.B.'s, for their acdreeseß, and expressing confidence in Lhcui te fairly representing the •.«■*• reals of tho working classes in the House of .Representatives.