ARBITRATION. COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 154, 24 March 1908, Page 4

ARBITRATION. COURT.

ESTERQAY'S BUSINESS,

The sittings. of tho Arbitration. Court at Wellington wwo'rcsumed yesterday morning, Judgo Sim- and Messrs'. S. Brown (employers' representative) and -J. A. M'Cullougb (workers' representative) taking their seats at 10;30 o'clock. . . ■ ' ' " ' [ -'EXTENSION OF .AWARDS.;./'. . Tho following- parties, w-oro added ;to the Wpllington fjnibcr Yards and- .'.Sawmill' Workers' Awardllopo .Johnson, ..box-, makor, ; Aramoho, S. A. Broadbcnt, ditto, Rongotea,., Dannovirke Co-oporativo Association,. D.mnovirko; 11. B. Jl'Williams, copper, otc., Palmerston North,' and 15., H. Creaso and Co.,'Wellington. \;v Parties [ t'o-, the. .-Carpenters'- and 'Joiners' Award wore added as followT.-' F. Howat,' H. H. Godfrey,- H. ,W. 'Godfrey,- W.. Proctor, ,G. D. Wilson,, C! A. ; Bluett, .'T. Gore, G. L. Stokes, W. i .Saunddrs, —.. PctrieJ of Slau-. gatainoka, and J. M'Millan, Pongaroa;-' : Tho. following :parties; wero. added to tho Wollington ' Cooks' ■ and -Waiters'/ Award Hotels: Railway ; Hotel, Johnsonvillo; Foresters?.; Arms 1 Hotel, Wollington; Provincial Hotel,, Upper Hutt; Royal Tiger Hotel, Shepherd 'Arms -.Hotpl, -.and Empire: Hotel. Company,: Ltd., ; of Wellington; Treiithain llotol, Treutham; Brunswick Hptel, Wellington; Kenkiugton Hotel, No«4own; s and Waverley, Private Hotel, "Wellington. ■. Res-, 'taurants: -.1.:,-. J.. Skerritt, Manners': Street;. Soptt Bros:,-' Manners : Street• '.J.--'•' Steer,Ngahaurnnga; ...P, Conway, Taraiiaki, Street; P., Carney;; Gnuxneo Street;; I R. Clark,- '.Tory. Gtroot; - Mrs. VSchock,: Foatherston Street;. Oyster' Saloon,V. Abraham, Willis, Street.

.' BREACH OF AN AWARD. , R; A. Wakolin was charged with-having committed <I,,broach of the prefcrenco clansdof the Briclylaycrs' Award. . . : Mr.. Grenfpll, for tho defence, .stated, that respondent- was--the; contractor .for.,tlie erec T ' •tion' of 1 a'.vbuilding' iii wliich" pressed ,|)ricks ■wer-a being "usdcl. Tho work required t0..b0 don-o very; accurately.-,/ A' number'of'.workers ■"had : been' engaged, but some of -them had not given satisfactio)i v , It had therefore be T como neoessary to eniploy any , worker who claimed'to ljo capable- of doing the.'work. ! ..Mr, 1 Le, Cren(who appeared on', bohalf, of' tho ,'Departtn'ent)1 {informed-.tho .Court,that, at' ttio timo' the. in question • was ; .en- | gn'gcil, there, wore:, unionists available: who obuld perform the.work.,' • fr'

A- fine of, £1, ,wit-h:Jwitijpssos','expenses and' Court . fees, was ;iniposed.-:-<;»<*: v

COMPENSATION CASES COAL . LUMPER'S CLAIM. . ■ Charles/Brown, of Xo. 11, Crawford Terraco, claimed; £300 1 from tho "UIS.'S: Company, .Limited,) .in . respect' of ; injuries; received by: him' whilst 'in/ their, employ on March .22, 1907. V

.'Tho statement of'claim set; fprth;.tlrat, on tho date; in question, claimant was-' engaged lumping coal' from the hulk. Gazelle ito .tho steamer 'Warrimoo, when ho was knocked off a plank resting between-tlio two vessels by a swinging coal basket,' and be; tvi'ecn tho/ two; lionts,'. receivinga . fracture, of tho. pelvis-and other injuries.

Mr.. Blair appeared on behalf of tho claimant',;'and ,iUr. Levi ; for' the respondent company.' ■ Dr. Gilray . gave oyidenco that claimant was not'.able; to follow his Hsiial occupation. Iriiproyement ;in • his; condition might result if an operation were performed. v , Cross-examined, . witness/ stated 'that, 'in liis opinion, claimant wuld never 'bo ablo to do hwivy work again. Vi... ..';•. Claimant deposed that"'lie' was an', inmate of the hospital/for six weeks,; and since-then had -.been an. out-patient. He; was,t afraid to undergo tho operation suggested., In• all, lie had received to dato £Sl aa compensation respondents.; Ho was' a -married man,' but his children-.'woro grown, up: Mr. Levi, on. behalf of the'respondents;stated that' his/clionti, had.-paid' liplf wages to claimant-sinco the'date of the accident/ Tho respondents would not - oppose 1 tho awarding "'of a*-]u'mp sum to claimant. Dr. Kyffo gave.i. evidence 'that claimant would not bo restored to, health without an operation,'- to. 'which - a pertain amount- of risk attached. . ... ; - ■ ■ •

1 Tho Court stated, that both parties desired that a lump ,sum" shouldhe . awarded.;:.Mt' was clear: from 'tho evidence -tha't; ,'claimaiit would never bo able to, follow his' ordiqary occupation. In the circumstances,- tlio Court thought; £200- was a reasonable amount to allow.him. Claimant would also 1 bo allowed costs arid disbursements. '/ :v.". ACCIDENT TO A BOOTMAKJ3R. ■■:. • Wilh'am Watson claimed £1 55." per 'week during incapacity from Potter' and Son, in respect of an accident which happened to him in respondents'' shop on September 28,' 1906. ..

, Tho statement of claim set'forth'that, l on the • dato ,in claimant, -who- was the foreman 'in the shop, jarred his hand through tho/nippers with which ho was pulling off tho fioel of a boot slipping.; Tubercular condition of tho' 'palm; ;of thohand hau resulted., .Claimant was totally incapacitated for work, and thero was a probability of considerable-permanent partial incapacity. ' ' Mr} Dnlssiell' appeared on behalf t of. tho claimant; and Mr. Balcombo Brown' for tlio respondents. When tho caso was called,"---.it I '-was announced that tlio case', liad. 'been s^ttlixl.-V-,'.-.' Tho Court then adjourned until 10:30. this l morning. ;- . -- Judgment in tho enforcomont case against tlio Stewart 1 Timber, Glass, j and Hardware Company,: in which tlio.:;point .at' issue is whether cortain workers aro -yardmen or yard-labourers, will bo given on Wednesday afternoon. ; . .'. ; A confororico in : connection with the Electrical Workers' dispute wilf he hold; this ovoning.- It is probablo that a settlement on tho basis of the Dunedin award' will bo arrived at. , Tho hearing of thd dispute has been fixod for Friday. Tho compensation . case,. Hodgkinson vy. I'owoll, a claim in: respect "of tlio loss of a foot, was not heard yesterday, as ; was originally intended, owing ■to tlio absone'e from Wellington of an important witness oil respondent's side. During tlio hearing of the Drivers'- disputo, which will bo taken on Thursday,; Mr. W. Pr.vor, tlio secretary of. tho Employers' Eoderation, will, act as the employers', representative on tlio Court in place of Mr. .S. Brown, who is interested in some of tho matters to bo /dealt • with. Mr.' W. Scott' of Dunedin, will appear on. behalf of the employers.