ARBITRATION COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 156, 5 July 1927, Page 9

ARBITRATION COURT.

BRIEF SESSION THIS MORNING ADDITION OF PARTIES TO AWARD. INTERPRETATIONS SOUGHT. A brief session of the Arbitration Court was held this morning, His Honoi jlr. Justice Frazer presiding. Several applications were made tc add parties to the Butchers' Award, Objections were raised by W. Dyer, of Glenfield, and Irtelda Bennett, of Mount Eden, the former stating that his business was confined essentially to the country, and he had no retail shop; and the latter that she was not allowed to carry complete butchers' stock?, and had no competition in her area. Mr. W. Sill said that in the case of rj4r,' he did not have a shop, but that d/d Bfft affect the case. He employed one boy, and was not observing the affird rates of pay or holidays. Probably those were the things he regarded ag 'irksome. His Honor held that in the circumstances there was no reason why Dyer should not be added as a party to the award. He must observe the award wages, but he could, if he desired, file another application for partial exemption in respect to hours. Eeferrine to Mrs. Bennett's application, Mr. Sill said there was an arrangement that did not permit small establishments, as conducted by her, to sell fresh meat. AH applications for exemption of tbis description had 'been refused of late. -'■■ Doubt was expressed as to whether or not other people in the same locality were exempted from the award, and the Court decided to secure a report on the subject, and in the meantime hold the application over. ill.the other applications to add parties to the award were agreed to. HASUFACTURE OP MATTRESSES. The icßpector of awards (Mr. G. G. Grieve) sought an interpretation of the Furniture Trades' award, which stipulates that the minimum wage to be paid for- picture frame workers and wire mattress makers in all branches shall be 2/0$ an hour. The principal question for interpretation was whether or not a worker employed in the manufacture of iron liedsteads, by linking together small pieces of wire to form a mesh, and the fastening of the complete mesh to an iron frame, was a wire mattress maker, and entitled to be paid in accordance with the wages clause. Mr. S. E. Wright, representing the employers, said the dictionary definition of i mattress was a thing to lie on, but he Med anyone to lie on the iron frames exhibited in court as they were. He contended that the work was merely a fillin job for youths. It was not men's work. Mr. A,. H. Dixon, representing the United Furniture Trades Industrial Union;- maintained that the workers wew entitled: to the full wages. Tie Court decided to consider the otHer,::.; :£:..: PARK RESTAURANT KEEPERS, WjJ.rifctt, yftrflnidufiie the refreshlapTOtoflat Canwall Park, and &B. Hffl,-Hie Domain Tea Kiosk, applied fee exemption from the Restaurant and Tetroome' Award. it tie outset, Mr. S. E. Wright pointed out that the orange drink establishments had withdrawn their objections to being added as parties to the award. Mr. Bajt, in evidence, indicated that Ma establishment was not paying, and that his principal objection was to the paying of high rates for casual

emplbjrees, whom he engaged for only en hour and a-hftlf—from 3 o'clock to 4.30 o'clock in the afternoons. • - So far , as the other applicant wae concerned it was pointed out that he conducted his establishment with members of Wβ family and relatives only. Sis Honor observed that Mr. Hill had written to Mr. Wright in much milder twine than he had done to the clerk of iwards. «I desire to inform you that l have no use for arbitration," he stated in tne course of hie letter to the latter. "Oh, the Farmer ." His Honor (jocularly): He must be a iarmer. Mr; Wright said that Hill employed no labour. He closed his tea rooms on "»« days and sold over the counter. MHojorsaid there was little wonder tnatte. found'his business unproducJE&»%*? oß '' tte union ' s advocate, Kft* J* r - m must have <* uite * nP- T W of «lativejj judging by h . e enga e ed fa * s SaW XL w plt t the fact that the People 2f ? J . lor him mi S ht be relatives, he etillhad to pay wages. briSiT"? ? id that a man could " ot ZK? * cousin, and hold M L* as free from th e award. Jfr-Wnght: I admit that. «R.Jackson contended that Mr. Batt JSJS, Ca **!' ■* he w as in direct comthe Ellerslie racecourse SeeTfll em P loVed * staff. He w3L£?i 6 a PP licant ' s h ad never mw r been P arties t0 award. «£»rf " That i 8 where the trouble •««2» In tt CO^ tended that the circum " «2J?\ * ° ne Tree HUI case we ™ «oft tft fc dedded t0 « ivc considera- " *o tne cases.