CONCILIATION BOARD.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12934, 14 October 1907, Page 9

CONCILIATION BOARD.

taxners' and fellmoxgers' Dispute.

The Conciliation Board has filed its award , in t7io case, of the Canterbury i'ellmongers' aqd tikinners , ludiutrial Union v. Jlowron Uros. and other*. The award provides that the houis or luWnir shall bo. 48 j:er week, to «nd at V{ noQU on «atuiu«j, with lioerty to work an extra hour "per day on auy day of the week (except Saturday} between December Ist and iMa.y Ulst, such hour to be paid tor at ordinary rates, 'i'ho hours of labour shall he between 0 o.m. aud (5 p.m. on five days Of tho wee,k and till noon, on Saturdays. From June Ist to November 30th the hours shall bo between J.'M a.m. and 6 p.pi. on five days of the week and till noon on Saturday. ISiglit shifts may he worked if necessary provided they da not exceed, eight hours ou six consecutive nights of alternate weeks, at the came rate of a,s aro paid between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Tho first two houra' overtime on any day or night to be paid for at the rat& of time and a quarter, and aftqr thai time and » ha\f. The holidays allowed are New Year's Day, Good friday, Eaater Monday, Show pay, Aijnnrewary, Day, Christinas Day and Boxing Day. All work on any «ay except Good Friday end Christmas to, be paid for at tlio rate of time and a quarter for- the first twu hours, and, after that, time, and a halj. Double ximo is aJlowe4 for Christinas Pay and Good Friday. The minimum rate , of pay for wool sorter* ehall bo not Ic3s than Is -Id per limit \i piecework not lee» tjwo 2» per biite foe crossbred and 2a 6d per balo foi tnfrtno wools, anything over 11 cwt if. be counted as v. full balo. For ftkih painters, trioimere/ and paini miferS \ miuimum rate of pay dholl be Id per 10(1. Uon pkwvojk 2* $j pei 100 skills for hand painting *ua 3» 9d por 100 sktua f<>t singleruandtal paiuting. Tbo minimum rat* of paj hr pullers ejiall be nob less Uian 2id'pejfbom\ If piecework p?r dozen front 'NoT«m&g£ tq April irtcliwms, and, "d a ctosqa from Mtiy to (Jctwber. '" *' VPkJjjbl r ~ "to«}in£ 11<1 per hour, end for piecework 4a cwt for greasy, 5d lor aliped and wash- <&>, U to* l> minibyun rate, or pay for pelt flesh«r» handwork ehaU bei For crossbred olesjn fleshed Z|d per dozen, seventeen dozen » ifoy, Unji,t; medium fteshed 6d per dozen,' 24 dozen a day Itmij:; lambs and merino medHum fleshed aud 3d; pps h toy lJ.nffiV. Upfngß' <?lean e«?n--*d,'s4 P*r <;K>*9«. Uniu#s clean 44 pw cobbling per t«n dozen. Atuchino. ieslnng ami ecud : dino'la Id per hour, if piecework 4d »SKTOB tyn , ® t<% tlie JMyuK afld , ecudaing machino shall be paid 1« per hour. ar* Iβ per hour. %;o. allowed Is anjd chrome fiukherfi and. «r,ainora 1$ %M w>t pouv- Special \vntre» ,»re fticoa for. apprentioe*. • Hide fleshera a?© qllowed, 1§ \d per x ' fcoui , . Clauewi »?o ins©H«l in, feß»r4 aivprentioee and preference H fo finionisti. ilfteitillea labour iko p^ide^