WORK AND WAGES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5282, 12 June 1895, Page 4

WORK AND WAGES.

[Pkb Pasas Association/I „ AUCKLAND, J&nb 11.

At a meeting of the Trades and Labour Council a circular was received from the Dunedin Knights of Labour regarding the issue of a colonial newspaper in the interests of labour. The Secretary was instructed to reply informing the Dunedin Knights that the Council could not entertain the scheme, as it had already (in conjunction with other Labour Councils in the colony) a similar schema under consideration. •

WAIMATE, Jtjnb 11.

At the usual weekly meeting of the Executive of the New Zealand Workers' Union, it was decided that a branch of the Society should be- established at Inland Patea. A letter was received from Blenheim stating that, in order to drive men into the' towns and swell the number of unemployed, three Awatere station-holders had put up a notice intimating that after June 1 bwaggers would sot be fed by them. //; : ; 1 ■•■ ■ -■

• ■■> ■-■ .;",'•,';^iDtJNBDIN, Jvax U. ; The unemployed relief fund being raised by public subscription now exceoda JBOOO. About one hundred men ont of work met the committee thia ; morning, and thirty of the moat necessitous were selected to commence .work on the Queen's Drive and Towxi Belt to-morrow. The committee hopes to start another batch of thirty on Thursday. ; : . 'j;'vH',i ,•■ V -' .'