ARBITRATION COURT.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16700, 8 December 1919, Page 7

ARBITRATION COURT.

SATURDAY'S SITTING. Tho Court of Arbitration continued it« «rit» tins* in tiio Provincial Council Chamber on Saturday morning. ITis Honour Mr Jtitrtioo Stringer presided, and with hint wore Mr -W. Scott (employers' rnpirwcntative) and Mr »T. A, MeCullough (workers' rciircaentalJTf). HOX-iUKTKS AND BOOKimCDERS. The CaTrWbnry Female Bookbinders. I\ip*r Rulera and CutUow, and the Oarrterlnir.T 1 Papnr Bag, Carton, and Itox-uio&ers' Union* applied for an arnon<hn«mt of their award iti tbo direction of increase** wapee far fcmalos. Air V. Cooper appeared /or tli® book-bind-er» and Mr J. C! am bio for tho box-maker*. Mr C. Rcmn itpmenM the unions, and stated tiiat a full agreement Kvi boon arrived at betw«en all tbo parties concerned on tbo following linos:—Fiiat nit month*, l&s per w»k; second trir months, 17» ftl; second year, Kg 6d; third y«*ar, 27« Cxi; fourth year, BQs Gd; and tfaei*«(lttr 40s T*f Female ovcrseem in the box-making department 4Ja p*»r week. In tlie case of the paper ba*, onion, una bo x-m altera tbo demands of tho rmion wiwn oonwded in Jnll, a ralbar umum&l cireumetarioc, 'five Court oonsratulated tb« parties on coming to an amicable settlement. . ADJOUItNED. Mr F. Moody appeared before the and asked ibai. a c*i"* concerning tbe Trm*Ji« Carpenters' Union (which had been passed over on account of the partioA bring unwpny tented) lxi reinstated. His Honour said that the Court had nn jurisdiction to deal with tho matter unlit the «xpiroion of one month after tin eittinp of th<? Conciliation Council. Tbo case woold bo heurd in Tim era as eoon as possible after tho vacation.

Tho Court will sit again Otis morning JO tt.iTi.,' when tho K«-w Zealand typography crs' disputa (an application to anvrad Ih* Dominion award) will bo beard.