ARBITRATION COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 219, 15 September 1924, Page 8

ARBITRATION COURT.

APPRENTICESHIP MATTERS. SITTING CONCLUDES TO-MORROW. The presfent sitting of the Arbitration Court was continued this morning before his Honor Mr. Justice Frazer, associated with whom were Messrs. W. Scott and H. Hunter, assessors. LEADLIGHT WORKERS. The Labour Department applied for an interpretation of the painters' and decorators' award in so far as it applied to leadlight workers. His Honor stated that there were two distinct branches of the trade, and the Court was peculiarly well versed in the matter, - and therefore there was no necessity for the parties to tender argument. In the old award a Magistrate had decided that the words "all other workers" included leadlight workers, but those words had now been deleted altogether and were not in the existing award. In the opinion of the Court leadlight workers were therefore j not included in the award, but if it was desired to cover them then an application could be made for a supplementary award, or if preferred an entirely separate award. FURNITURE TRADES. Several points upon which the Apprenticeship Committee had failed to agree in connection with the conditions governing the employment of apprentices in the furniture -trade were submitted to I the Court. After hearing the points argued the Court announced that the matters would be considered, and an order made covering the northern indusI trial district. BUILDING TRADES. The application for an order under the Apprentices Act was set down for hearing this morning. Mr. Bloodworth, for the unions, said that the employers had appointed their representatives to the Apprenticeship Committee, but there had been no opportunity of a conference between the parties. He had not seen the proposals of the employers, and suggested that the matter should be adjourned ip order that the parties mi«ht confer and perhaps come to an agreement on many, if not all clauses, governing apprentices. The suggestion met with the approval of Mr. Ball, for the employers, and the matter was adjourned, it being understood that after the conference particulars be forwarded to the Court showing which points had, and which had not, been agreed upon. i