CONCILIATION BOARD.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9816, 27 August 1897, Page 6

CONCILIATION BOARD.

(PRBSS ASSOCIATION TELKOBAM.)

1 AUCKLAND, August 26. j The Conciliation Board ha 3 recommended 1. That there be an increase of ten shillings (10s) par month in the wages of lamptrimmerd, able seamen, ordinary seamen, boys or other employees (excepting officers) engaged on deck in all steamers or tenders owned or chattered by the shipping firms in this port. 2. That overtime be paid at the rate of one shilling (la) per hour for able seamen and ninspeuce (9d) per hour for ordinary men, for all cargo work from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. in all sea-going vessels, the same overtime to apply to steamers trading within extended river limits while running doable or extra trips. In all other steamers trading within extended river limits no other time to be allowed. All firemen who work over eight hours per day in port to be paid overtime at the rate of one shilling (Iβ) per hour, sea watches to count as a portion of the eight hours. When excursions are run on Sundays or stated holidays overtime shall be paid for the time so employed, not exceeding in all eight shillings nor less than four shillings per man. When a vessel arrives in port on a Sunday or stated holiday and eails again the same day overtime shall be paid for the time the orcw is actually engaged, not exceeding eight shillings per man. 3. That all firemen, greaaers and donkey-men, working four-hour watches, receive the same increase of wages as seamen,, viz., ten shillings per month, and those working sixhour watches receive fifteen shillings per month. 4. That men keeping watch on vessels safely moored alongside any wharf on a Sunday or stated holidays be allowed time off when convenient as an equivalent. 5. That when time off is charged against overtime it shall be equivalent to the same in monetary value. Time off shall be given only at the home port, or at the port where the man resides. 6. That there shall be five statutory holidays during the year, viz., Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Queen's Birthday, Good Friday, eight hours' demonstration or Labour Day, overtime to be paid on these days as per Clavse 2. 7. That there is no necessity for the recommendations of the Board to apply to Messrs Leyland and O'Brien so long as they pay the same rate of wages as at present; that this agreement shall be binding for the term of two years. Mr Ranson (Northern Steamship Company) said—l was going to suggest that the Board should adjourn to some other suitable day, so that I may bring these findings before my Board of Directors. Mr Belcher said—l would also ask for some little time to consider the finding, as I must lay the recommendations before the Union. When we get a copy of the finding in writing we will be better able to see the purport of the terms proposed. For myself I would not like to say offhand whether we are prepared to accept or reject the finding. Ultimately it was agreed to adjourn until Saturday.