STRIKES IN NEW ZEALAND.
REPLY TO MR. F.M.B, FISHER. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, June 5. In reference to the statement attributed to Mr F. M. B. Fisher in England that “Strikes were more frequent in Zealand than in ley, Secretary for Labour, says that between March 31st, 1917, and the corresponding date in 1918 there were 27 strikes in this country. Many o fthem have been trivial, involving no more than a few hours’ cessation of work. Twelve cases had been serious and had given rise to proceedings under the War Regulations or the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. Quite a number of claims had been in connection with demands for increased wages and the high cost of living. The strikes in the year 1916-17 had numbered six. Mr Rowley said he could not understand why Mr Fisher had ventured the opinion quoted, when the frequency of strikes In both Australia and the United States was well knwon.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 15836, 5 June 1919, Page 5
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159STRIKES IN NEW ZEALAND. Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 15836, 5 June 1919, Page 5
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