ARBITRATION COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 136, 8 June 1907, Page 5

ARBITRATION COURT.

.._-.. p... THE PAINTERS' DISPUTE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Friday. The> clerk of awards has received from the President of the Arbitration Court the award which embodies the agreement arrived at between the employers !in the painting and decorating trade and | the Amalgamated Society of Painters and Decorators. It provides for the payment of a. minimum wage of 1/3 per hour, with overtime rates for all work done after eight hours have been worked per day. Preference to unionists is conceded in the award, and it makes it '■ compulsory for every non-unionist at present working for any employer in the trade to become a member of the union . within two weeks of the award coming . into operation (next week). I FEILDING, this day. At the Arbitration Court iv Palmers- '■ ton yesterday the President called the ; attention of the union's representative to the fact that the demands made on > country employers were much greater ; than the union had accepted in Welling- • ton city, both in the rate of pay and the " minimum output. He asked if it was ser- " iouslv suggested that country employers should pay more. After some discussion 1 the union decided to reduce their de- ; mands to the Wellington agreement, 1 namely: £3 10/ for day work and £3 16/ ' for night work, with a minimum output ' I of 7000. Mr. Tirani, speaking for the employers,

said tna _ would reduce the differences between them considerably and a comproJaise could probably be arranged if the minimum were fixed at 8000, any increase on yjat output to be paid for. The prohibition of the payment of bonuses was abandoned. Stone hands and bulk hands were struck out of the machine section, proprietors to be allowed to take anyone one as probationers. One apprentice to be allowed to four operators, instead of the four machines. Slight alterations to be ma de in the price conditions, and the minimum for probationers altered. The Union's representatives would not agree Ito this, and the case proceeded, Ac union's representatives would not agree 0 f the Wellington award. The Palmerston evidence was concluded, and the case adjourned to Wanganui, Masterton, NapieTj and WeHington.