TRAMWAY EMPLOYEES' GRIEVANCES.
REPORT OF THE BOARD. Received November 1, 11.7 p.m. SYDNEY, November 2. The report of the Board appointed to investigate the complaint of the tramway employees, has been pub lished. The Board dismissed the majority of the oomplants as trivial, groundless or unproved. The ohief recommendations are:— Glass fronts to the trams to protect the drivers from the weather and more prompt attention to reports against men. The report suggests that it would be a liberal and even sreneroos concession If the memorial signed by a number of officers in favour of the re-employment of Driver Lawton could be granted. Lawton took a prominent part in the agitation which led to the appointment of the Board.
THE HIDES MARKET. LATE RATES FULLY MAINTAINED. Received November 2, 1.6 a.m. MELBOURNE, Nov. 1. The supplies of hides are still short. There is keen competition. Late rates are fully maintained. THE WOOL SALES. PRICES VERY FIRM. CROSSBREDS IMPROVING IN~ DEMAND. RECORD PRICE! FOR GREASY WOOL. Reoeived November 2, 1.6 a.m. SYDNEY, November 1. The week's wool sales closed with keen competition. Prices were very firm, orossbreds improving in demand. Greasy wool brought up to H%d (the reoord for the season), and scoured 20s.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8277, 2 November 1906, Page 5
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