PAPERSPAST

LOCAL BODIES' LABORERS.

A sitting of tho Conciliation Council was held on January 16, before Mr. T. Hark> Giles to deal with an industrial dispute filed by the Local Bodies Laborers' Union fo r the Northern District (excepting Auckland • and suburban). The area, involved in the whole of the Auckland industrial district, which extends from 50 miles below Taumar.unui to the North Cape, but excludes Hawke's Bay district. Twelve borough councils were cited, 29 county councils, 25 drainage boards, 8 harbour boards, 2 river boards, *'6 road boards, .' 17 town boards, and the Faeroa. Water Supply Board. The Union asked for a. Ii hour week instead of 47, us «t present. The wages asked were: Quarry—en,' 1/8 per hour; rock drillers, popper and machine drills, 1/10*.; casual laborers, 1/8 ! per hour; tool sharpeners, 1/9; sanitary drain layers, -2/-; men in shafts, trenches or ' tunnels, 1/9; ga. s stor-ers, 1/9; yardmen, 1/S; sewers, 1/10*.; .sanitary carters, 2/-; | permanent hands, «£4/2/(* per week; per^ maneiit drivers (ono horse), Ji3jlSl- per week; two horses, „-l/2/-; men employed > on tar or asphalt work, not lesfr than * 2/6 .per day in excess of the. minimum (■ rates. Overtime was asked at the rate ; of time and a-quarter for the first two ' hours and time and a-half up to 10 p.m., with doublo time thereafter. It was also asked that all (ools be provided by Iho employers. The usual clauses l'o holidays, preference, etc., were also included. The employers, as a counter-proposal, submitted the old award. The employers' assessors were Messrs. - T. B. Insoll, "VV. Reed and S. E. Wright, and those for the union Messivs. J. Grant, and A. O'Neill, who 'also acted as assessor. Tho dispute was considered in committee.

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