WORK AND WAGES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5272, 31 May 1895, Page 3

WORK AND WAGES.

[Special to Press Association.] SWEATING IN THE TAILORING TRADE.

MELBOURNE, Mat 30.

At a largely-attended public meeting resolutions were carried demanding legislation for the abolition of sweating in the tailoring trade, and denouncing the indiscriminate huddling together of a large number of men, women and children in ill-ventilated hovels, where they worked long houra for starvation wages. Some of the speakers stated that sweating was largely on the increase in the city. A deputatiAi was appointed to wait on the Government on the subject.

[FROM OTIB OWN COBRESPONDENT.I

WELLINGTON, Mat 30.

The grounds on which the Government will appeal against the decision of Mr Northcroffc, Stipendiary Magistrate, respecting the inoperation o£ the Shops and Shop Assistants Aot are, I understand that the case quoted as supporting the contention that as regards Clause 9 the Act is inoperative until January, 1896, in reality supports the opposite opinion. It has also been decided by the English Law Courts that in Actß where the. word next, referring to time, occurs in a statute it means following the date on which the Act receives the Royal assent. Ab the Shops and Shop Assistants Act received the Governor's assent on Oct. 18, 1894, it plainly follows that " January next " means January, 1895.

[Pbb Pehss Association. I AUCKLAND, Mat 30.

At a meeting of buildera the following resolution waa unanimously passed :— "That the Premier be respectfully requested to invite Auckland builders to compete by public tender for the reerection of the auxiliary asylum, Auckland, against the co-operative system, either by schedule or otherwise."

The unemployed met again in Cathedral Square thia morning', and were addressed by Mesßrß Dacombe and Powell. A number of names were added to the list to be presented at the meeting to be held tonight at the City Council Chambers.