PAGE TWO THE WORKMAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13. 1921 Interesting News From The West Indian Islands and ALBOA EST EER REWED DI August the entire failway Se Big Reduction To buddio de la vie de la received the work, in ber These abuses are: RENT RECEIPT BOOKS in Spanish and English Commercial Receipt Books ALL ON SALE It is real: 20 the Council, the Governor the increased salaries Jamaica and has been suggested that step the concessions that had been should be taken by locel legisla.
granted to the men, some of ture to meet the situation them without any authority from The master, it is understood Railway Service the tonnage has diminished, and of the Marine Board and wil May Close Down continues to diminish the Alt. probauis come up to discussion no in a at the regular of position to pay these high wages Board.
Workers in nearly all DeIt) grant the concession.
it is only Girls Home.
partments the At present, however buses)
Concessions (or that have been abolished. It will The work in connection with be interesting to watch the the erection of the Girls Home, OF MAIN TRANSPORTATION developments that will take at Carron Hall, is getting ou place. The Advisory Board of apacs. large kiln estimated the Railway feel that the men to give 600 barrels of lime his Give Notice to leave Ser have been forcing the pace, and been prepared largely through vice unless Concessions that the country cannot continue free labour, The le proceeded of the to pay these high wages and site is also being Continue.
grant these extraordinary con with, and the deep interest of cessions, and therefore, if the the community in the scheme is men persist in their demands, show by the large company of The Gleaner of the 21st ulto, the country will be without a free labourers who assemble states that a serious position of Railway service as from the every Thursday, and under affairs exist at the Jamaica Gov. 1st. of August.
competent leaders, do excellent ernment Railway and it was just work, probable that from the 1st of Tenders for the erection of the be closed down as a isexpected that in the result of the demands which are being made by the Railway emExpenditure of course of a week or two arrangements with one or other of the ployees.
Metropolis It is understood that the Adcontractors have will been completed.
visory Board of the Railway has The ceremony of the layirg of been consulted by the GovernLOSE the foundation stones has been 3, 000. 00 ment on the present extraordin. ROADS tixed for Wednesday, 10th Au.
ary bigh working cost of the Railway in the matter of wages St. Andrew Parish Board asked to lay the stone and has gust. Lady Prob) has been to all the employees, and the Government have recently, after After Estimates have been Ap gracious y acceded to the request of the committee, and as fully the matter, proved with Modifications sharing her practical interest in going into given instructions for certain has sent a donation concessions, or so called abu.
of ten which His Excellency the Governor the ses: len pounds.
The Committee are busily enmen have er joying to be withdrawn, has caused a letter to be senti the Mayor and Council dealing prepari tue pro altır a citar month notice.
with the civic estimates for th samme for the day.
Waen ne programme is made up 14 (1) Double pay on Public Holi current tinancial year. Sir Lesli will be found one worthy of days to station masters, whose Probyn has reduced the expendi ture on the road by fully 000 such a memorable day in the business it is to be at the stations ek out several items istory of the inhabitants of he has struck on all bolidays in the ordinary of miscellaneous expenditure and Carron Hall, and the surroundway Overtime after p. in the grant in aid to the munic!
has informed the the Council that ing districts.
certain cases, when these em ployer cares already part and pal officers should continue at The New Surveyor General per cent. In a previous parcel of th: station.
letter to Mr. Young, the newly ised by the Railway authorities hat the employees have very should continue at the stated that the grants in aid appointed Surveyor General of AT THE WORKNAN PRINTERY rate Jamaica, was formerly Deputy slack times very often in the of 50 day. and certain freight trains per cent. As there Surveyor General of the Federa.
have to be worked at nights. apparently a mistake some ted Malay States, but retired in But for these freight trains, the where the municipal authorities pension on the ground of ill staff are given additional help to have addreseed a letter to the Governor to ascertain the exact carry on that work.
health. Mr. Young bas by long low a rate as possible.
3) The question of Sunday position.
rest and change, regained his Political reforners have time pay when the men work. Here. On the whole the civic authori.
Universal Trading Company health and has accepted the and again bent their energies to it is considered by the ties are by no means satisfied at post of Surveyor General of this achieve such postal reforms ana WHOLESALERS AND RETAILERS Railway authorities that Sunday the manner in which the esti colony when it was offered him the penny postage, as we know includes the week for a station mates have been deal with; and master if there is a train running conterence is to be arranged be Corner 14th and Streets Old Site of Sobers Bar)
as stated in yesterday Gleaner a Secretary of State for the Colo such well concentrated a couple of months ago by the it, was the consum nation of effort, through the statjon, and this tween the Governor and a depu Orders taken and delivered in Colo and nies.
As far back as the sixteanth to Mr. Young is said to be an century the Post Office was line on Sundays. With the ex tation from the Council to dis. Branch No. 1, Corner 8th Street and Hudson Lane (opposite efficient Officer. He has had garded by the British Govern ception of the Sunday pay, these cuss all outstanding differences Liberty Hall, minutes walk from Station)
wide experience in surveying.
ment first, as a on finances. abuses Convenient to Gatunites concessions or as a means of revenue Gleaner and.
The St. Andrew Board.
a means of poliallowed by the late Lowest prices and reasonable service in the grocery line tical espionage. Bat, eventually the Railway without any autho The Colonial Secretary has also Give us a trial and be convinced with development rity from the Government, and caused a letter to be sent to the JNO. NEVERSON, Manager. Barbados and clarification of the concessions were given pure. Parochial Board of St Andrew of political ideals these views were completely ly as temporary measures to stating that with the exception subverted in of such ideals help the situation which existed of certain moditications (speci.
as public service and convenience.
then, Furthermore, wben these fied) the Governor has approved These ideals are still held in Dearer Postage.
extra facilities were granted, of the estimates of the Board for British political circles; and the the men were most liberally re the current financial year.
recent increases permitted by garded, Parliment in the postal charges Commenting editorially under Postmaster General, do not ne.
on the recommendation of the Notice.
the above caption, the Barbados gative this idea, The Herald of the 16th ulto, observes postal rates have not been inBritish As stated at the commence ers Coastwise DRINK MUSCADINE PUNCH thus. Under the Miscellaneous Taxation Act, 1921, passed by ment of this article, the entire reased no the purpose of Railway staff have given a fortboth branches of the Legislature for devotion to Drink Muscadine Punch, a deliclous and refreshnight notice to terminate their And Proyislons for thelr a couple of meetings ago, the purposes as is intended by local but engagements on the 31st July with the Safety.
Ing beverage. Once drunken you will forget public will have to pay dearer legislation, postage from to day on letters running of a particular branch unless the concessions, off setting losses incurred in the Root Beer and all other aerated drinks and newspapers forwarded to term are An interesting point has arisen any British Colony CALL AT THE to of the Post Office department.
or place AS restored, and that they will in connection with vessels, prin abroad. As a result of this new As a matter of fact the purely working We have good cipally the steamers engaged in reason for stating that the Rall the fruit trade, carrying a numColon Co operative Stores, 5th and Hudson Lane and vicious piece of legislation postal department of the British er side letter destined for the Profit of ice made the substantial ber of labourers from port to way authorities and the Govern.
and Secure same for your Xmas Drink ment have definitely made up port without complying with the worla now cost two profit of 1, 000, 000 during the their minds that they will not provisions of section 481 of the pence for one ounce, or part of last financial year, but on the yield to the request of the men, Merchants Shipping Act.
an ounce, and one penny for other band a loss of 4, 500, 000 each additional of was incurred on the Telegraph and if the men decide to pursue ounce, The section in question reetapers Department attached to the Post and the course which they indicate, quires proper lifes e saving appara or other printed matter penny newspapers Office.
the Government are prepared to tus such as life boats and life for each ounce or part of an stop the Railway service as from belts for every person on board By this the It is with the object of effacing from the Ist of August. The to be carried, but it has been Government hope to raise this deficit and negativing the Railway authorities point out honoured more in the breach miserable 1, 658 sum which, possibilities of a similar loss in that if this eventually occurs, it than in the observance, considering the source from the will not be the Government that For years past vesseis taking The best Tonic in the World which it will be derived. could increases were made. The loca!
tics coming year, pending invesinto the system, that the will be inconviencing the country bananas as well as other island well have been ignored without government have no such excuse; very liberally produce at the outports, carry towards the Railway employees a batch of labourers, sometimes any very great injury done to the Government finan.
being and in following the British lead in the past, but it will be the as many as 80 or a hundred to on this occasion, without atextraordinary and unreasonable load; and no question was ever attitude taken up by the employ. raised until it came out at the This elegant Tonic preparation is highly recommendtaxes whose results are far tempting to discover the reason more beneficial in proportion for the route taken, our legislaees which will cause a cessation enquiry into the grounding of ed in Debility, Nervousness, Female Weakness, of the Railway service to the annosance they occasione tors have blundered wosfully the Ormes some time ago.
And although it is true that The 1920 report of the local Post Impoverishment of the Blood, and to build up It has been further represent The question is whether steps most taxes are annoying to the Office discloses that excellent ed to us that in order to pay will be taken to legislate in or.
a run down constitution.
average individual yet they bus business was done. There was these high wages indicated der to meet the situation, or It promotes digestion, improves the appecan easily be justified by logic substantial margin in favour of tite, and gives tone and energy to the whole system.
obliged in January 1920 to in eaforce the provisions of the and economic results. This can revenue over expenditure. And not be said of the recent crease the Railway rates on Imperial Act. It is It is argued that ostaithe levying of a tax through this postal increase. The bistory of the source, is consequently, unjustis goods to the extent of 100 per in case of DOSE: One smalí Wine glass before each meal or a serlous accident cent, and on passenger fares to occurring the non observance of British postal system has been fiable and opposed to the recog.
the extent of 75 per cent. It was the section of the law in quesone record of direct energy nized principles on which the towards ensuring as great conowing to increased tion would make the owners or JAVIER MORAN that the Railway au agents of the ship liable. Thus, venience and lending as much modern postal system is cong thorities were able to encouragement to private and ducted. The measure strikes a pay in order not to hamper trade, it commercial correspondence at as Continued on page again were in favor Staff Give Two Week Ships Taking Workraisto other object of Authority what the Railwauses.
or of an ounce means as they have acted VIGOR TONIC cial position There are some times a day.
these American Pharmacy.
rates