March 1M, 1001.
THE ILLUSTRATED J5EE.
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How New Zealand
Settles Labor Disputes
estate based upon n thrcc-flftlia vnluntloti
of the property. The salaries of the com
puuy are nil palil by the government ami
nro Independent of the amount of business
dono.
Tho government life Insurnnco company
is managed after tho samo tnanner as om
(Copyrleht, Wol, by Frank U. Carpenter.) tho supremo court of New Zealand. This ' In-urnnco con panics and upon s mlla
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, March 1. court retries the case, and Its judgment Is ,c"lat,n8r 0 '1,c ' ,h" " V, m .T,
1001. (Special Correspondence of The Ueo.) final. It can fix wages, tho working hour ll?alh- ,Thc.ro ,1,8 n B8.,cm ?f nUU ,,H.U"
-How would you like to bo sure of ,, pen- and other matters, and It can Impose lines, '"I!'1 ' T'rtl
i ...... -.. -. it,,... ,v..i.i vm. , ,nr. n ,i,,,..nU troduced about seventeen years ngo, Thcro
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llko to know that If your Income Is then ot upon the parties to tho suit, and nil tho ,s " T , Z , " " V ,
mora than $170 a year Uncle Sam will an- property of tho Judgment debtors can bo specla rates to those , who abs ntn from n-
nually hand you out $90 to boot, or that It taken to satisfy such claims, and, If tho
you have a llttlo moro than $170 ho will Judgment debtor Is a trades union or an
glvo you enough to make your total Income Industrial association without property, tho
$2C07 members of that union are liable to tlm
This Is one of the experiments they arc amount of $.'.0 per member,
trying In New Zealand. They aro trying l have before mo tho government reports
It upon old men and old women ns well, of n number of such cases. Tho Judgments
If an old man has a wife over C5, both are curious ones. Hero Is a caso which
man and wife come under the law, and both
get pensions, so that If their combined In
comes do not exceed $310 thoy may together
get an annual present of $180 rrom thn
government, giving them n total Income of
$."20, by no means a bad provision for one
couple's old ago.
This law has been In effect for two years.
Tho bill was Introduced Into tho New Zea
land Parliament by rrcmlcr Scddon In 189S
nnd It passed both houses. Already bo.
tweon $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 havo been
paid out In pensions under It, and tho tnx
required to support It Is moro than $1 a
year for every man, womnn and child In
Now Zealnnd. There nro between 0,000 nnd
10,000 people hero who nro receiving old
age pensions, or considerably more than one
In every 100.
If slmllnr conditions prevailed In tho
United States we Rhould have 2,700 o1d-ng
pensioners In the nntlonal capital, 34,000 In
New York about 20,000 In Chicago. 13,000
In rhllncMphln, C.OOO In Boston proper nnd
1,000 or more In each of a score of tho
other cities of tho United States. In the
wholo country, Inking the Inst census at tho
round estlmnte of 7fi.000.000. wp should havo
T'0 000 old-nge pensioners, nnd If each re
ceived $8H, tho average pension of New
Zealnnd In 1S09, tho nnntinl tnx for this
purpose would nmount to considerably morf
than $Ci3,000,OOn. If wo paid ns much per
en mo before the court of conciliation In
mm WM
13V BUY OLD MAN OKTS A l'BNSION
toxlcatlng liquors, and n civil servlco in
suranco which provides annuities for gov
ernment clerks after they are 60 years of
ngo.
New Zenlnnd has as yot no national bank,
although tho government Is largely 'Inter
ested In somo of tho prlvato banking asso
ciations. Thoro nro flvo banks which havo
tho right to Issuo notes. Tho chief of
theso Is tho Dank of Now Zealand, with n
capltnl of $10,000,000 In 4 per cent stock
guaranteed by tho government. This bank
has for n long tlmo been tho principal one
In tho Islands. It was on tho vcrgo ot
fnlluro a few years ngo, when tho govern
ment, to provent n panic, enmo to Its ns
slstnmco and gavo It a loan of 1,000,000.
At presont tho government hold shnres In
It to tho value of $2,r00,000, and thero aro
somo who think tho Investment Is not nn
especially snfo ono.
Tho nvcrage amount of deposits In Now
Zealand bnnks Is steadily Increasing, show
ing thnt tho country Is accumulating
money. In 18CS It was only nbout $15,000,
000; at tho end of tho next deendo It a
Almost $4fi,000,000, nnd It nmounts now to
more thnn $70,000,000. Tho present nBsets
of tho flvo chief bnnks nro nbnut $8!i,000,000
nnd their liabilities nbout $7fi.000.00O.
Dnnklng here Ir far different from bnnk
Ing In the United States. It Is mnnnged
moro on tho trust Rystcm, being monopo
ll7ed by theso flvo banks, which havo theli
branches In tho different towns. Thero nr
altogether 12!i plncea In which banking Is
dono nnd In addition thoro Is n savings
bank connected with every postofTlco.
The posloITtrp savings hanks nre, of course.
tinder tho government. They aro bnnks of
cent
DON'T BE
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FREE REMEDY.
Many ladles and gentlemen who cannot
complain of nny kind ot sickness are nb
normally thin and cannot find nny medical
treatment which will correct this condition
Dr. Whitney's Norvo and Klosh llulldor Is
not Alone Intended for those who aro sick,
but also for thoso who nppear well and
hoarty, but ennuot acquire sufficient tlesh to
round out tho form. In dyspepsia, Itullges
tlon, all stomach troubles, debility and
nervous dlsenseo no remedy Is so prompt
and powerful. In ordor to dnmonttrnte the
otiderful merits of Dr. Whitney's Nerve
ml Flesh Hullder every person wlio will
address tho C O. .tones Co., Klmlra, N. ..
will recelvo a largo trial package In plain
sealed wrapper absolutely free.
For sale by Sherman A McConnell Drug
una.
THE
eapltn ns New Zenlnnd Is now paying It Dunodln, being brought nt tno Instance or rt(,pn(,, interest from 2V. to 3 per
... . aha aaa a. tlm Tin nml n I n I i ft nro' iltilsitl Tlln n Fl . . .
would no moro tnnn jdi.uuii.ouu. so mm n is " .......... ... v. noing niiowed on nil nceounts. Tho money
hnrdlv probable Uncle Sam will ndopt tho hcciucu uuu an in""m tR invested In municipal nnd government
evFtom this year. " '" " ""-" bonds nnd In mortgnges on the big estates
Wlm not ronsinns. ""d fom 8 until 12 on Saturday, one hour whch fhn R0Ternment purci,nRP(, tn divide
Still, thoy do things differently In Now liolng allowed each day for dinner, except p nmnnB m (j n mfil) tcmB
Zenlnnd. They havo all sorts of Ideas as saiur.iay. i no . ecision ixes uio nunu.er o. tJ)nt tho pnrphnBPn, pny 4 or n pPr ccnt
to what a man can earn and what tho
government should do to help him. A
theory held by some of these people Is
that no man should hnvo nn Income of moro
than $7fi0 a year, nnd thnt If ho hns more
It should be tnxed out of him. Tho theory
At present tho yearly deposits of tho post
ofTIco savings bnnks nmount tf moro thnn
$15,000,000, nnd on tho 1st ot .Innuary. 1893,
their totnl nrenunts npproxlmntcd $25,000,
000, mnklng nn nvcrngo of nbout $150 for
eneh account.
Thcro nro now nbout 160,000 depositors In
apprentices nnd It provides that employers
rdiall hlro members of tho union In prefer
ence to non-union members.
In tho case of the Tinkers' union of Christ
church tho court decided thnt overtime
must bo paid nt tho rnto of tlmo and a
nf tlio nld-nco nonslon system Is thnt every quarter for tho first four hours and at tho
old man should havo nt least $2C0. and If rato of tlmo nnd n hnlf for every hour n postofflpp Bnvngn banks, which, taking
ho hns not so much tlio government should increnucr 11 niimu eiicn juuiuuyumu i ,, w,olp pnp,lintnn nf Npw Zenland,
help him to It. l"'t no nrprentlce nnd fixes tho term of p(1,)n,B ono ,0 pv(Ty fnnr ppr(,nnfli or one
Our nrmy of pensioners Is composed of apprenticeship nt four years. It provides pnv,nRB bnn1 (ippn,, f0 PVery family. On
old soldiers, their widows nnd children. Tho thnt no enrter can bo employed In a boko fpo nvprnRP nbmlt jno.000 Is dally deposited
nrmy of pensioners In Now Zenlnnd Is mndo houso, but that n bnkcr mny send out his )n Rnch bnnkR nm1 fhp K0Vprnrnpn, nnnunlly
up of old wornout workmen nnd work- employes 10 ocuver urenu. prouuua uiuy pnyf) ont thro,1Rh thpnl tj,nn $7no,000
women who have failed to lay up moro man oi ur uverume. )n fnt nront
a nlttanco for tho day thoy aro unable to In a dispute oetween tho Ironmoldors or npnnslfn nn lnw nn 1 nhllllnir fsr. epnts)
work. Tho law provides only that tho pen- Wellington nnd their employers tho court nro tnken. nnd thero Is nn arrangement by
sloner must hnvo been n resident or now of arbitration decided that tho journeymen w,ch you can buy twelve penny stamps
Zealand for twenty-flvo yenrs prior to nis should not work moro than rorty-six nnu pnf)to tnpm on cnr(1 nn(1 mn)1 tj,PItl ft8
application; thnt ho must hnvo spent less one-hnu hours a weoK ana tnnt tnoro snouia ynr dPpnslt. Three per rent only Is nl
than flvo yenrs In the pcnltontinry during ho only ono npprcntico to every tnreo jour- lnwP(1 on nccnunt8 up to $1,000, nnd 2 per
that tlmo nnd ihnt ho must not hnvo been noymeh; that apprentices should work for opnt on nceounts ranging from $1,000 to
In Jail moro thnn four months or four flvo yenrs and bo paid not less thnn $1.25 jo poo. but on sums nbovo thnt no Interest
times during tho twelve months prcceaing. n week for the nrst six months nnd n rising whntevor. This restricts tho business to
It provides thnt his chnrncter must bo good scnlo of wnges therenfter up to tho fifth qmnn depositors
. . 1 xt 1L.1 1 a 1 . i 1. .1... .1 T fn
nt tno timo ci application nnu umi no yenr, wnen inoy huouiu rcceivu ui leutu i.uu Thero aro also seven prlvnte snvlngs
must havo oeon sooer nnu rep uaoio uuru.K a wcck. bnnlB n ,ho coony ln whlch t,, ,,Ppoat
tno nvo years prcreiiing imn inn. as to tho Furniture union or Wellington, amount to nbnut $2,500,000 nnnunlly.
pllcntlons nre mauo nr 1110 posiomces, wnuo whero wnges wore In dlsputo, tho court do- npw Zenlnnd hns Its building nnd lonn
such as pnss mo cxnminauons nro hi-n 0Ilol that tho employers should pay all associations, though not to the same oxton
certiticntcs, enrn cnuuing us owiiur iu pnddlcrs nnd upholsterers z.no per any ror nH tho United Stntes. It has also all sorts
pension for ono year, tho Idea being that It 0jRj,t hours' work nnd thnt they should of cn.operntlve associations nmong the
may bo renewed nt tho closo of thnt tlmo. pay 25 per cent additional nn hour for farmers. Thero aro largo stores mnnnged
As far ns I enn lenrn. this pension sys- ovcrtime for the first hours nnd 50 per by tnoU rnrnpnnles. In which hundreds nnd
torn is popuinr. inoro arc ma iew um Cont for ovory hour thereafter. sometimes thousands of thn customers hnvo
pcoplo ln chnritanio insiuuiions ana uiu n;h0 decisions of theso boards estnbllsh Rfoc, xhls Is especially so with tho far
oin woman Dcggur 1a uimuuw... tn0 ral0 or wages not oniy ior mo pnruos ,, mercnntllo nssoclnt ons. eorresnnnd
Tho Now Zenlnnd statesmen prldo them- to tho dispute, but for all others engaged nR somewhat to tho grnngo stores which wo
solves upon their now laws regulating laoor n similar labor. For instance, ir tno court bnd some time ago In tho United Stntes.
nnd capital. Thoy havo not had a strike decides thnt a certnln employer shall pny visited nn establishment of this kind In
for soven years nnd expect none ln tho his shoomnkers $12 n week, tho shoomnkcrs chrlstchureh. It hnd a largo capital, nnd
future. Tho capitalists think differently, n other 3hop3 will nt onco demand tho jt8 manager told me that It paid 10 per cent
but that Is another story. snmo nnd get It. Thero nro cases In which to Its stockholders. It Is much llko ono ot
Today the worklngmcn nre tho lords or tho employers hnvo the best of tho dlsputo. otlr bR department .stores, with tho prices
Now Zealand nnd tho laws nave nccn uiu- F0r instance not long ngo tno printers or mnritPd on nil nrtlcles offered for snle
tated by them. A curious featuro is tho Wellington wero getting $15 n week. Thoy Mnny 0f tho ment-freezlng estnbllshmonts
prominence of tho trades unions and tho demanded $1!) a week. Their employers wbcj, nro common hero nro mnnnged by
wiping out of tho Individual. The famous WPro willing to glvo them $17.50, but they fitock companies, In which tho sheep owners
conciliation and arbitration laws recognlzo wpro not patlsfled and brought tho matter nro interested. Tho most of thorn pay good
only the trades unions, although It Is pro- bPfnre tho court. Tho court awarded them dividends,
vlded that nny seven men mny register ns ony jJ7i nmj this must bo tholr wnges for AlHO Ap1'w He1ln fjPi."
n union nnd thus come uncicr ino inw. 1 tho next two yenrs
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hlHn.fcchnt !h(thCfrJninW ' SJiwnnl "vr,"-"t I',f' '-""" Ac"t. only a postman, but also acts as telegraph
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ness slnco I860, nnd tho oftlclnls tell mo of nt a deficit, ns does Undo Snm. It
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llshlng n government flro lnsuranco depart- system onnbles It to do this, but nt nny
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nn appeal enn bo mndo to the court of nr
bltrntlon. Tills consists of threo members,
two nppolnted by tho governor upon tho
recommendntlon of the unions nnd the
In forco. representing nn Insurance of
about $45,000,000. Up to 1898 the depart
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holders over $13,000,000.
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