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I am encouraged to believe that this is partly due to a greater general spirit of reasonableness. We are by no means free from the professional agitator, but he has not found his material so pliable as in 1922.
Employers, for their part, are recognizing, perhaps more fully than before, the importance of giving a prompt and reasonable hearing to representations by their men. It of course does not follow that a particular trade is always capable of granting an increase in wage, and in some of the cases on this list a strike was ended or died out without change in the rates of pay. In some cases new hands have been employed and a firm front opposed to intimidation.
LIST OF STRIKES AND DISPUTES.
(1) Carpenters in Building Trade.
(2) Watch Repairers.
(3) Shark's Fins Dealers Employees.
(4) Sandal Wood Workers.
(5) Second Hand Clothes Dealers Employees.
(6) Telephone Company's Joiners,
(7) Taikoo Sugar Refinery Fitters. (8) Taikoo Refinery Employees. (9) Taikoo Docks, Moulders.
(10) Taikoo Refinery, Moulders.
(11) Ships Carpenters, at Kowloon Docks.
(12) Tailors at J. T. Shaw's.
(13) French Polishers at Wm. Powell's Limited.
(14) Blacksmiths, Anchor and Nail Makers.
(15) Rattan Workers.
(16) Coopers Guild, Barrel and Tub Makers.
(17) Vermilion Workers.
(18) Marine Delicacies Employees.
(19) Sail Makers.
(20) Taikoo Dock Blacksmiths.
STAFF.
Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
75. Mr. E. R. Hallifax's services were lent to the British North Borneo Government from 1st July to 11th August.
Chief Assistant to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
76. Mr. A. E. Wood acted as Secretary for Chinese Affairs from 1st July to 11th August, and went on vacation leave from 5th September to 17th October.
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I am encouraged to believe that this is partly due to a greater general spirit of reasonableness. We are by no means free from the professional agitator, but he has not found his material so pliable as in 1922.
Employers, for their part, are recognizing, perhaps more fully than before, the importance of giving a prompt and reason- able hearing to representations by their men. It of course does not follow that a particular trade is always capable of granting an increase in wage, and in some of the cases on this list a strike was ended or died out without change in the rates of pay. In some cases new hands have been employed and a firm front opposed to intimidation.
LIST OF STRIKES AND DISPUTES.
(1) Carpenters in Building Trade.
(2) Watch Repairers.
(3) Shark's Fins Dealers Employees.
(4) Sandal Wood Workers.
(5) Second Hand Clothes Dealers Employees.
(6) Telephone Company's Joiners,
(7) Taikoo Sugar Refinery Fitters. (8) Taikoo Refinery Employees. (9) Taikoo Docks, Moulders.
(10) Taikoo Refinery, Moulders.
(11) Ships Carpenters, at Kowloon Docks.
(12) Tailors at J. T. Shaw's.
(13) French Polishers at Wm. Powell's Limited.
(14) Blacksmiths, Anchor and Nail Makers.
(15) Rattan Workers.
(16) Coopers Guild, Barrel and Tub Makers.
(17) Vermilion Workers.
(18) Marine Delicacies Employees.
(19) Sail Makers.
(20) Taikoo Dock Blacksmiths.
STAFF.
Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
75. Mr. E. R. Hallifax's services were lent to the British North Borneo Government from 1st July to 11th August.
Chief Assistant to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
76. Mr. A. E. Wood acted as Secretary for Chinese Affairs from 1st July to 11th August, and went on vacation leave from 5th September to 17th October.
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