BRITISH WORKERS' DEMANDS.
LONDON, Ootober 19. Thejßritish au i Irish Shop Assistants' Association jhas asked the Government to legislate to give the local authorities compulsory powers to fix a uniform hour of closing, a weekly half-holi lay, and a working week of 60 hours. Mr Galdstone, Secretary of State for Home Affairs, said it wuald be diffioult to pass a compulsory measure. He added that there was no chance of legislation on the subject at present.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8267, 22 October 1906, Page 5
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76BRITISH WORKERS' DEMANDS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8267, 22 October 1906, Page 5
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