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Western Star, Issue 1576, 4 July 1891, Page 2

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[L j ress Association.] W ELLINGTON, F i id ay. At the recent Labor Conference the Adoration scheme applicable to Trade m 1 Labor Councils of New Zealand vas drafted. The objee 1 is to form a deliberative and representative body, pos-e-med of special knowldgc of matters ■omiiig under the cognizance, which by aggregation of power could enforce be carrying out of legitimate and necessary reform In the Insurance scheme, suggested mi the followog b ■ sis, it is supposed that if 4000 tJivonists agree to sub-ccibe to the •> oposed insurance fund £lO less 2\ par cent, for working espouses could bo paid at death to a widow nr tho iext of kin by paving one levy of (Jl er member for each case of death. 0 her sujgestiona offer* d by the Conference were an accident, building -chi me and co-operative scheme, those matters having been under con.ddora'ion of ibe local Trades Council, but no decision has been come to An exhaustive report of the Wellington lelegates to tho Labour Conference .vas received at the Trades Council ind adopted. Fong Knn, Chinese merchant was to-day fined £IOO and costs on a charge of importing 115 packages as still wiim, which were discovered to be Chinese spirits. Defendant gave notice of appjil.