ARBITRATION COURT.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11546, 31 March 1903, Page 2

ARBITRATION COURT.

THE TAILORS , DISPUTE. 4<|i

The Arbitration Court opened to tinge in Christchurclr at the Council Chamber yesterday, when tSt^ , dispute in the tailoring trade vu ÜbeM" The three members of tihe Court wn»«|f present: Mr Justice Cooper (pßaidtal)£JS*Alx S. Brown (representative for Uμ. mm: ployers), and Mr.R. Slater for the Union*). , ■ ,-"••§£§• The hearing of the dispute hid l*«lif partially completed at a former the Court, and was adjourned for. tfcff§ purpose of obtaining an eacpert'e_ upon- a log for pieoe work. "' ,*%>*s The expert* selected were Gohns (for the Union) and T. K«nr"tfortti£s employew), and their report vu fntwtoWjP to the Court in December laat. ■<■$$£$ Messrs E. Qobne and C. J. appeared for the Union at the hearjng.eaf:;~ : , Messrs F. W. Hobbs, J. Mitchell, aid JJ£s W. Barm for the employers. - •' ~ tr 'sss An application was made by Mr T; K*BKl| for leave to amend hie report- ~ ■ : M%l Mr Hobus stated that the ChriMiol«wh% employen would be prepared to B4eeptftlj£% Dunedin award. •' -"i-'V-bf^s The President eaid it was snreaaoaebtl~'M to ask the Court to put the experts'- jtfP port aside. - : ~*vWs Mr Hobba eaid that if the ameadjntatS| proposed by Mr Kerr were adopted/ , w&M employen would accept fhe log. ..-< -\iwSf| After further discussion, hie 'HwME&I stated that the Court would consider \t%,[| appUceUon {or leave to. amend the «P«t, r s| and would give judgß>pot/ttt twoo'ooriti:^ When the Court rammed at twoVcloekjfM' the President intimated that the not prepared to allow the log wpMfe by the experts to be amended or *mJHg£*ski and the application of the «nploywf , eipk£&, be refused. ■.■■■;* . - '-V^fsK Evidence was then led by the Uni«t;l|fl support of their proposal* relating conditions of woric, including,* of hours from 48 to 45, the ind«nte&|||| of apprentices, and the proportion of prentices to journeymen, the boon ot«f*s»|j| time, and the payment for w«itmg;.<Min»r^ Bobeon Willie said thai he the tailoring trade for about & 7****i'*fil of which were spent is 'New Zmaad, VWM the remainder in England., ApFr*ntkfcj|| should be indentured, for such * {rraostang was better for all parties. £3 a''w«*)f| should be a fair rate of pay for-a'taflipg In New Zealand. •• . r ''ii^S Meesre C.l Baynon, W. J. Hob«i«;,wi| T. Butterfield, W. E. Muoday, P. He«w« and T. Armstrong, who were called by tMip Union representative, gave .W«fe the case was adjourned till tils mo«il^|p|