EXTENSION ASKED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 151, 27 June 1936, Page 18

EXTENSION ASKED.

| FORTY-HOUR WEEK. CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS. COURT'S DECISION RESERVED. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Friday. The Arbitration Court to-day heard | applications for an extended week until the end of the present year by clothing ! manufacturers on the ground that they I had undertaken to fulfil orders and ' could not possibly meet their obligations if 'the working hours were reduced to 40 a week. Replying, the workers' lepresentatrive said that 28 factories were already working a five-day week, '25 a week of 42} hours, two .40 hours and the largest in New Zealand 41 hours. •' The manufacturers in New Zealand, who were said between them to meet 80 to 00 per cent of New Zealand's requirements, asked for an extension to 44 hours a week for the last six months .in each year on the ground that the fashions changed from year to year and they could not get the material before J line. Tile Court reserved its decision. SIX DAYS A WEEK. DUNEDIN BREWERY WORK. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Friday. An application by the Dunedin Brewery and Wilson Malt Extract Company, Limited, for exemption from the 40-liour week, as the work was continuous and required six days' attention, was heard by the Arbitration Court today. . The employers ultimately agreed to accept a 40-hour week, an arrangement being maile between the parties to spread the hours over the six days. MORRINSVIIiLE COUNCIL * CLERK'S SALARY RAISED. (By Telegraph—Own Correspondent.) MORRINSVILLE, Friday. Considering that local bodies should not wait for any instructions from the 1 Government regarding the time when the 40-hour week should come into j effect, the Morrinsville Borough Council ! last evening decided to institute a 40-1 hour week for its workmen as from Monday. . Previously the men have worked 44 hours. In order that their their earnings shall not be reduced, the council has increased the rates of pay to; 2/3 an hour for one man, 2/2 for other' permanent men, and 2/ for casual men. The foreman's salary, remains at I £200 per annum, but he will be paid overtime in future. ( The council also decided to increase the salary of the town clerk. Mr. A. G. Strahan, by £7-~> provided that he devotes his time wholly to civic duties. Previously the clerk has been secretary of the A. and P. Society as well.

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