THE COMMONWEALTH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20056, 20 September 1920, Page 7

THE COMMONWEALTH.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS* '■ ,!'• Aaiookllon—Copyright. , Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. (Received September 20, 10.25 a.m.) LABOUR UNREST. SYDNEY, September 20. 1 The boilermakers and engineers were nt work in private linns and Government dockyards on Saturday, A number of. stovemakors were absent, although the Stovemakers’ Union decided Uiat members should work on Saturday. PAINTERS AND SATURDAY WORK. The Painters’ Union ,is asking for a forty-four hour week, the rates of pay for forty-eight hours’ work, and is entouragiug no Safhrday work, by giving rebates in contributions to members ( who do not work on Saturdays. | NORTHERN TERRITORY, j .MELBOURNE, September 20. The Federal Government lias notified the Northern Territory officials, Messrs Carey and Evans, and Judge Bevau, that they must resign within three days. , BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY. ' ! Tho _ Broken Hill Proprietary Company is raising .£1.500,000 by debentures to provide additional equipment tor their Newcastle steel plant. TAXATION PROPOSALS OON- } _ DEMNED. ‘ Tho Victorian executive of the Australian Labour Party condemned the Commonwealth taxation proposals as a cold-blooded attempt to balance tho excessive expenditure with oppressive burdens on the people.