MORNING TEA.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 83, 18 January 1928, Page 4

MORNING TEA.

DELETED FROM AN AWARD. (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. One of the claims of the employees at the Conciliation Council proceedings in connection with the Dominion. Clothing Trades Dispute was that all workers should be allowed ten minute* for morning tea. "Morning tea!" ejaculated Mr W. Cecil Prime. "I never have it," declared Mr W. Kerr. "Those girls appreciate it," said Miss J. Runciman. __ "It costs £l4O a year to allow a stair of forty time off to have mornings tea," answered Mr Prime. f. . , "We don't mind giving concessions when they are appreciated," declared Mr Kerr. Mr Prime: One of the stumb-ling-blocks in the way of granting concessions to employees is that, once they get them, they ask that they be made award provisions. Mr F. Cooke: That's evolution. Mr Prime: You know more about that than I do. Mr Cooke: Morning tea is worldwide. Mr Prime: Why as£ for it in. the award? j Mr Cooks: They like it in New.. Zealand. , , Mr M. Hooker: They take longer than ten minutes. There's that business, of washing the cups. Mr Kerr: It migat be all right with a staff of forty or fifty, but it's a big thing when you employ 300. "We'll give them the time off, said . Mr O. A. Myhre, "but we don't want it in the award." . .;,, "Some girls don't drink it," said Mr Kerr. . _ \ ~ "But they like the time off, anyway, declared Miss Runciman. ' .. "Oh, no," replied Mr Kerr, "not when they' l *© making money." It was agreed to delete the clause from the claims.