ENGINEERING TRADE.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13875, 28 October 1910, Page 8

ENGINEERING TRADE.

(PBESS ASSOCIATION TELKORAU.) DUNEWX, October 27. Mr Triggs, the Conciliation Commissioner, sat in Dunedin this morning to hear the industrial dispute between the engineering employers'of Dunedin and Port Chalmers and the Dunedin branch I c. r the Amalgamated Society of Engineers. It was explained that the reason for citing the dispute was because 3lr Justice Sim had mentioned at Auckland that he did not intend to make a Dominion award until after hearing evidence in Christchurch, and it appeared as though Dunedin was to be ignored altogether. They thought they were entitled to he heard before a Dominion award was made. There was really no dispute, the employers and employees having worked verv'aniicably together. " The Commissioner pave it as his opinion that if they .-amp to an agreeme °t the Court could not upset it. .Mr \V. Burt mentioned that both parties desired a Dominion award. Ihe men are seeking amongst other things Is ixj per hour for competeit tradesmen, five years apprenticeship, and one year as improver at Ds per day! A.ter some discussion it was resolved VL '-J r Ver i he m ? tt * r until November .he 'th when the Society will have J-1?t» a Utc - J who^e question then be considered.