TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

West Coast Times, Issue 105335, 20 July 1897, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

j INTfIRPROVINCIAti i- [Per United Press Association]. Wellington, July 19. There is likely to be an acute dispuft '* in the furniture trade. The men latch 0 formttlatefl' a ' dem&nd for' abolition oi a piece" work at which some hands earnec a more than inferior workmen*] and substi tuting "an all round payment of 10s pei day 1 , which in itself was an increase. Tc this the employers demurred and they were invited to attend a conference today. The reply to this is that three * leading firms employing forty to fifty . hand's have dismissed all the men in the cabinet making branch and told them to apply again to-day as non-unionists. Garrison officers have decided to welcome Lord Ranfurly at a ball in the Drill Shed/ The factory cases mentioned last week were' before the" Court to-day. G. L. Cole was charged with sub-letting work received' from Sargood, Son & Ewen, ! and allowing it to be doneaWay from'his premises. Dr Eindlay dwelt on the evils of Sweating induced by " the middleman sub-letting work which it was the object tit the Factories * Act to prevent. One See Fourth Page.

woman gave evidence she and her daughter could make 4/6 a day at shirk making, at others aid she oould earn 2/. For the defence if was contended that tbo Act did not apply, as Cole was not an employee of Sar-jood'saud had perfect right to sublet. J'jtbgment was reserved? and other cases adjouraed~&itte dfe."~— " ! * ---.• Xt a meeting of citizens it was decided to welcome the Governor at a conversazione. •The|City Council to-night agreed to the Mayor's scheme for funding overdrafts and polling the ratepayers upon a loan of £ 3^,000 for oity works. A boat upset off Paraparanui to-day and Arthur Liddle, a lad of 18, was drowned. \ Cameron, Government produce inspector afc. Home, reports condemning the system «r stowing butter in accessible portions under frozen mutton, etc, as the ebbsignees are always anxious to get delivery and. the delay depreciates the price. The accumulation of snow also dampens tht, boxes and gives-thetn such an appearance* that 'the price snfferslat least 2s per cwt. , 4 He ,also thinks there • should be some check upon the of the temperature with regard to shoep and lambs and says they are coo he ivy for the market and New Zealand meat is 'suffering in reputa'tibn besides' directly encouraging competition., . t ? Auckland, July 19. A^ deputation" waited on Hon HallJbnes ' day "and asked there should be a special ceiltificateVf or engineers of Gasoline launches, a - large number of which are now in use. The Minister agreed such was very desirable and he will take steps accordingly. . ' . • • The charge against Asyriaus for evaa.Sns of the Customs duties was adjourned for « "-veek\ It is* expected there will be letters from Wellington concerning similar cases there. 0 A heavy gale from the wjjk&jjptfd has been ' bio .viiig the last The Waiiftra which left. GisbornifpTCaturday morning did not; get in'tilnPven last night. •• • • - ■ ' .