Farm workers press for minimum wages bill in New Zealand
A Canterbury dispute over farm labour wages prompts a Wellington letter to Sir Joseph Ward urging direct legislation. The writer requests an Agricultural and Pastoral Workers Minimum Wages and Conditions Bill to set not less than 7s a day for day labourers, 50s weekly for harvest workers, weekly paid holidays, and work-hour limits, with protections for children. He argues the Arbitration Court recommendations should have the force of law and appeals for a speedy parliamentary response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BD. Va McLaren
Wellington
Bio Nuier
Josep Ward
Canterbury
Arbitration Court
Labour
Dominion
Ita
New Zealand
Haseen
Otago Retailers Urge Repeal of Saturday Half Holiday Law
The Otago Employers' Association retail section votes to ask the Government to repeal section 6 of the Shops and Offices Act Amendment Act 1907, arguing universal Saturday half holiday is better or cancel the amendment. They object to selective closing and foresee harm to town traders. Empire Day will replace Prince of Wales birthday as a holiday.
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Dunedin
Employers’ Association
Dominion
Otago Employers’ Association
English Licensing Bill sparks editorial on drink trade reform
An Ashburton Guardian editorial from 16 March 1908 urges reform of the drink trade, warning of its demoralising and destructive impact while noting the ongoing struggle in England between commerce and public welfare. The piece highlights the role of education and reform in guiding the nation toward sobriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburton
England
Maori mission plan outlined at Cambridge conference
Rev W H Hawkins of Te Awamutu reported progress in the Maori mission at a Cambridge conference of archdeacons. He noted Melanesian and Polynesian outreach, Maori language usefulness, and the decision to send two married Maori and one single man as missionaries with a large pool of volunteers from the north ready to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Cambridge
W. H. Hawkins
Te Awamutu
Iie
Melanesia
Hawkins
Allo
South Sea Islands
Labor groups urge respect for Court of Arbitration head
At an Auckland meeting of the Employers Association on a Wednesday the attitud e of some labour organisations toward Mr Justice Sim was discussed and a unanimous resolution condemned appeals to the Government to remove him. The resolution says such moves are unworthy and would undermine the security and independence of our superior courts.
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Auckland
Employers’Association
Justice Sim
Court of Arbitration
Dominion
Divorce Grounded on Lunacy in New Zealand First Case
In Wellington the Supreme Court heard the first divorce case under new lunacy provisions. Petitioner claimed that her husband, confined since 1895 for religious mania dementia, had been an inmate at Mount View and Porirua hospitals for about a decade. Judge Cooper granted a decree nisi to become absolute after six months.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Supreme Court
Justice Cooper
Mount View
Porirua
Hassell
Porirua Hospital
Successful Patent By Christchurch Inventor
Patent extract describes J H O Callaghan a motor and cycle engineer inventing a universal bicycle pump connection. It allows one connector to fit both male and female pump fittings, replacing two separate connection types. Information available from J H O Callaghan in Christchurch or from Henry Hughes Patent Agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hughes
J. H. O’callathan
Oxford
Terrace
Christchurch
P. R. Glimie
Hereford Street
Ashburton Grain Market Report Week Ending August
Market remains subdued with little enquiry for wheat and no general demand. Milling buyers paid up to 4s for a dine of milling Hunters and related goods, while fowl wheat fairs at 8s 0d to 3s 10d. Offerings scarce, small lines sold locally, no shipping business. Quotations nominally unchanged for milling and feed, with prices for oats and chaff easing under oversupply.
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Hnes
Christchurch Grain Market Update August 28
Wheat shows little movement with small trades at quoted prices and North Island demand leads. Chaff ships largely to Sydney with space booked for next month. Melbourne buyers seek cancellations. Local prices ease with potatoes selling slowly.
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Christchurch
North Island
Sydney
Ik ‘S
Melbourne
Property Sales Reported by Guinness and LeCron Ltd Timaru
Messrs Guinness and LeCron Ltd Timaru report property sales during the month. Benjamin F P G Coch sen sells Seagrove farm of 24 acres at Washdyke to Henry J Shadbalt. Mrs FP Smithson sells 126 acres near Sutherlands railway station to Alex Sutherland junior.
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Guinness and LeCron, Ltd
Timaru
Benjamin FP. G. Cochsan
Seagrove
St Washdyke
Henry J. Shadbalt
FP. Smithson
Sutherlands Railway Station
Alex. Sutherland
Oat Market Crashes Under Demand Collapse in New Zealand
Dunedin reports a steep drop in oat prices amid widespread forced sales. A Southland firm purchased B grade Sparrowbills at 7d per bushel f.o.b at the Bluff, while Auckland offers from the south sit around 11d. The loss from recent peaks reaches 8d to 9d per bushel as merchants hold large stocks. Australia shows a demoralised market in Sydney and Melbourne due to NZ shipments, with London unlikely to revive demand because cheap freight is blocked.
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Dunedin
Southland
Gore
Bluff
Auckland
Australia
Sydney
Melbourne
New Zealand
London
Losses of Sheep in Central Otago Hit by Snow
A Daily Times visit shows deep snow delaying thaw in Central Otago. Sheep losses are expected to be heavy at Hawkdun Eyeburn and Blackstone Hill stations with 50 percent figures cited, as many stock die from cold and hunger amid scarce grazing. Lambing and wool quality likely suffer with possible rent remission petitions as settlers recover.
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Dunedin
Central Otago
Daily Times
Hawkdun
Eyeburn
Blackstone Hill
Harbour Board protests over Municipal Corporation Act amendment
The Harbour Board passed a motion protesting the act as unfair to extend parliamentary franchise to Harbour Board elections. It decided to ask Messie Anstey and Hall Jones to oppose the passage of the bill. A second motion approved giving boroughs road districts and counties the same voting power apart from leaps.
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Timaru
Harbour Board
Wisher
Municipal Corporation
Messie Anstey
Hall-Jones
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Toby
Sal
Friedlander Bros., Ltd
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East Street
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Terry
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Kaye and Carter
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Cince
Coker’s Hotel
Harry Thompson
Colman
Chapman & Beavis
Burnett Street
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Red Glover
Allyre, Timothy
Trefoil
I, Mt’ Red
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Somerset Hotel
Ashbucton
Drago
Newman
Ashburton Guardia
Harry Atibson
Harry Aikinson
Harry Atkinson
Liguor
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J. H. O'Callaghan
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Zant Street
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Peloes
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Central
Otago
Cess
Beath & Go
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Abermain Colliery Co., Ltd
Thos. Brown
Hereford ‘Street
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Abbey
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Harr
George Street
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