HAIRDRESSERS' DISPUTE

Tho hairdressers' dispute came before the Conciliation Commissioner (Mr V?. H. Hagger) yesterday, and an agreement was arrived at after very amdcablo proceedings, the relations between the employers and the employees being obviously of a" hapny oraer. The assessors were:—For the employers, Messrs Itobert Bryant, Prank Hilliker, and John Starr; fox the union, Messrs John G Forster, Thomae Veitoh, and W. J. Thompoon. . Tho -union asked for a 48-houra week instead of 50 as at present, for ,ho weekly ha.!fholiday on Saturday in all cases, holidays on ew . r ' 3 -, I>ay, Jann »ry 2, Anaac Day, Easier Mgnday King's Birthday, Prince of \\alose Birthday, Labour Day, Christmas Day Boxing Day, and the fourth Saturday m February (picnio day), and partial holidays on Show Day and Oup Day. A fortnight 3 holiday was also asked. Tho waees demanded were as follow:—First y ear £1 second £1 10a, third £2 ss, fourth £3, fifth ml°' J° u ™ e yn«a or jouineywomon £5 10s J. hoi employers eubmitted the existing award as then counter-proposals, the mjnimum wago for journeymen in which was £3 7b Gd £w V? th ° rulin 1 g » Practice, a iSyit ffjzs^ ihc ""^ vieyi^ ■ A °omplete agreement was reached early in tho afternoon. The wages for joujneyrmi wore fixed at £4 12s 6d per week, with a bonus of £.3 per week to bo addod. The other g f,,t r£! i~ Firat yeaT 12s H second Ms! ! hlrd 80a, fourth 40s, fifth 50b. "With regard to holidays, Easter Saturday, the &i£T o f *i*K a A B, ? Ma y. Md the picrr:c day were cxclwfed, A week's holiday'in the year on haf-puy w»i agreed upon, also tho partial mi! y o,a I Si(JW e«d Cup D ay P ™ 50-hour w<*k was retained, nnd it was agreed that on tho evening preceding New Ws Day work shall ceaso at 10 p.m., end on rZJ r 4*% g P reocdm S Chriatmas Day and Good Friday at 9 p.m. On weninga precodceding all other holidays work ie if cTaeTat G p.m. ae lU uaL The universal Saturday half holiday was not accepted. y The awr..rd wUI come into force on the ana remain m operation for thico ATyTpI bnirdrEesore is to bs, held •j the ,, Y - M - c - A - Kooma on Ittursday to coneider tho general position of tho business as a result of the increased prioee, and there is- a probability that saloon prices for haircutting ami ehaving will undsrgo on increase