SEASIDE GROCERS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 247, 18 October 1922, Page 7

SEASIDE GROCERS.

WANT EXEMPTION rttOM α-ward. SUTLYINt; THE HOLIDAY I'lLll.U . An application of. interest tv the Auckland public who use Kohimarania and St. Metiers as a week-end resort or on holidays was made to the Arbitration Conn Ihi.- morning when » number of groc:ei~ carrying on -business there asked for eveuiptioii from the closing honrs in the 1.-Jrocers" award, which had heen extended l«> include .these places. Under it they are In i-lnw on Saturday afternoon', while nil the oilier storekeepers r-lo.ep on Wednesday afternoons. A poll had been taken and Wednesday agreed to as the half-holiday, but. (his enn only apply "hen an award is not contraverwd.

Mr. E. \Y. Tnder. fur thr appliAnt*. said thai, the leipieM wm not opposed by (he Labour Department o r the Master (iiorers. hut there was an objection by the Union. I'lic nearest yroro from tliesr platH* was at Remuera, four and a-ln»lf to five miles away, and the change was not likely io atfet-l thn biivincm there. Half ill.- weekly .ash .business at Si. llclier.- and Kohimamma was done on Saturdays, and it would result in greal hards-hip to his clients, besides the public whu visited Mii>m> places for the week-end i<ml <ni holiday-, if evoiupliou was not granted.

His.Hoiiiir: How (In they rimiiaK l ' w: Mr. lmler repJieil that (j,,. Ijibmn- I).-----pa it men I had iu>t enforced tlu- ptnvisiou.peuding tho decision in regard to this application. Only one ni the grocers employed an iu-sLsLam. ami I he' assist am had agreed to take \Vi-.lne«ilay hnlf holiday in lieu of

His Honor pointirri nut. that iho t. trnit hud always uimle it ;, rule of faith on the [>art of the employer tliat. he would carry out the terms of the award, and, thereton, , the half-holiday vi an assistant would have lo lie jjiven on Satilrdav. even if the shop \va« iilloweil to be opi-u on that day.

Mr., Inder said that ihere would be m> difficulty about.' that. His (jlicnts al>u wished in kci-p theif- shops n|>cii to 7.:>n p.m. on four days of the week, to !) p.m. on the late night, and I p.m. on the half holiday, and on holidays rnher than (■liristinas Day. l.'ood Friday and Auxac J>av.

Mi. -I. 11. Morteiiion. mi lielmli uf t lie union, pointed out lh«L it' she application was "rallied similar requests would Inmade in i-ullliccliou with Takapuna. Milr'ord. < heltenhani an<l Point Chevalier. and uniisiiieralilc difliciilty would arise in lOiinet-tiou with fillip, srrix-fis under Die award.

Mr. 11. liarkcr. secretary uf tin- Ma> ter (friMi-/ Association. Vai,! that hi* exeeutivo afrreed not U. oppow tinapplication, but af a jjeneial jneetiiijf of HiemlierM last evening it, whs det-ided to protest, because of the precedent it would

.-et. Ii was «oin« to create « difficult position, for some j(oo(l ? for other rii« Irii-iH were procured from Si. ITeliers and Kohiniiirama.

UN Honor sjii.l thai the Court had vi Weal wiili every .-ase <m it» merits, and he i-uulil i|iiitp c cc that, if exemption wa* granted for Point. <'iievalU-r they would l-e in a .lifficuliy. If allowed ii would have to be under stricl conditions. He cuiild ace difficulties in connection with Taknpuua and Milford. etc. and as far a« he was concerned he. was ~ot inclined lo extend a sympatlietic attitude i.owards anyone who built mi these headu-s knowing the award and then wanted consideration oh- the ground vi undue liardship. /Io pointed out thai St. Ueliers and Kohilßararatt were quite i«olaled anil i hat -tin . Act seemed to contemplate thft! a holiday resort ns tv he singled out for soiim special treatment. The Court would consider i.lie matter, "nut if was awarrt ol I he pii falls thar. lav in the wav of e.\eiuptioiis being madi-.'t,, ihi> pro visions of an award.