A TIMARU CASE.
(TRESS ASSOCIATION TKLKGKAM.) DUXEDIN. February 5. At the Arbitration Court to-day the Inspector of Awards preceded against John Cooper and Francis Waddell (Timaru) on a charge of attempting to defeat the provisions of the Otago Shearers' Award, and acting contrary t:> Section 110 of the Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1903, by inserting in the "Otago Daily Times' , in November last, notification advising shearers not to engage in shearing for leas than 18s per hundred, all found.
For the defence it was contended that no offence hadl been committed. The Court had fixed 16s 8d as the minimum rate; but there was nothing to prevent a higher rate being paid.
The Court decided that as respondents could- not be regarded; as either workers or employers, the case would be dismissed..- The Court would not express an opinion on the question whether the advertisement was inimical tt the provisions of the award ; but the President said that if such an advertisement appeared in future, and was the means of bringing about a strike, the gentlemen responsible for its insertion would bo proceeded against.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13342, 6 February 1909, Page 10
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184A TIMARU CASE. Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13342, 6 February 1909, Page 10
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