31 JANUARY 1925, Page 3

The dispute between Lord Weir and the Building Unions drags

on. The Glasgow Corporation wishes to place a contract with Lord Weir for the erection of a number of experimental houses. But in order to qualify for the subsidy under the Wheatley Act and also to abide by its own standing orders, the Corporation must give contracts only to firms who will pay union rates. Now, Lord Weir wishes to pay the workmen engaged on the erection of his houses 101d. an hour, while the union rate would, it is claimed, he ls. 3-id. an hour. It is stated from a Labour source that the higher rate would increase the cost of each house by from £10 to £12. * *