ARBITRATION COURT

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 280, 7 August 1909, Page 13

ARBITRATION COURT

! '.'''NAPIER "TRATVLERS;^': : 7:V';,/(;■ ■ ,:'The'\ternis of an agreofrierit arrived at: be-' 'tween' the .Hawke's'ißayr.'Fishermen's Indu's : . trialv ; Union: of i Workers and • a' number of < the 'employers have ;beeri embodied in : ari. award; .which;was' filed, on Thursday/with'' the Clerk ,of Awards, Mr:- A. Sttibbs•;. '■~:,',•' •.V -,' .'-.'Tho Conciliation Commissioner, Mk P; iHally, "in forwarding:, the; agreement -to -the. Clerk ofvAwards, 'states, that' "an ;award,crf. -the Court was- inade;sbin©'tjme : age in' refereiice 1 toi'this; matter,:,Prior-to;its,'comirig into operation it was found that the condition's/imposed byi the .Court, were: of'such ,a nature'that they"were: not satisfactory to some.:of the parties/and,-as. a;consequence; a disorganisation/.of the trade:took < place..,: I attended; to - the: matter; and -as a: result of :niyV.inquiries I - find'■:that".the :Court ; y in its ■iudgmciit did not deem it advisable:to interfere; \nth- arrangements sit: presents in exists • encein 'cpnnectiori with what ivas; termed;-a-'share, system,',', arid as 'this- was tho' orax of the -whdte: difficulty,:,l .had ,to, ; endeavour. to ibririg;>about:Va .settlement"in;..this-particular: .'iurthorji understands that 'the. award jiriade.is srftisf actory••to '. some of.'the^parties,, particularly ••to'-'thbse:;oarrying-bri- business' on : a ; large scale. -:.Tho. result;,'df' the;; co'nf erdftfcd" of I the .'parties' ib' em bddibd:' in. the industrial attached; arid -they desire that it shall be made a supplementary award-to" that 'made/on'March'27 .-'lAs you will; note,' it is practically an'extension, of ■ clause. '8 (the, -share system)'.- I would ; be glad "if .you•: will' forward: the documents ':to Jhe.&iurt-soHha.t it can'attend to 'this mat-;ter-,when;sitting;:at/Napier:":' ,; . ■■''-;.,'.'.■! ■'■'■::■'. v.- .' :■ •The'' employers' 'who are; parties 'to ; : tiie agreement-aro:-r-Pilot Fishing Company and ,C.-Dolbel and .Co;- (Port Ahuriri), ftew Sea Trawling Fish: Supply Company, The .Dot'o .Trawling/; Company/ G. .M'Grcgof, :.and N. Fe'rhandbs.:iuid'Company (Napier)'.' - ■.■/'■-■ ••■ •--It -is-: agreed ithat ; thd' following dates' of ■pay;shall'.' apply:—To . men; employed on trawlers of: the; second ■ class and mentioned in tho award made c-n'Maroh 27 last: Captain and 'ongineor, each, £1 125.: 0d;: and 7 -.per cent., comihission-; .two deck .'hands, each £1 art'd.'7,per cent, oo'mmissiorij'.'bo.v'£l: lOs;' 'arid''lf per cent".', commission.' To : men. ; em- r ployed,;on: : .trawlers of 'the, third, class' and mentioned in -the Maroh:award:' Captain and engineer,^each'£l T2s.- 6d. and '8J per- cent 'commission;'deck and 8J per cent, commission;, boy,-;'£i;ios;'and 2J -per cent, coriiniission.'- .'The present arrangements between >tho:dwne'Ts;arid; the crew of the trawler Itha'ca";'6hall. coritinue.'.';' "■:"■■ .-'■'■ : :.; .

,iln.tho event of any crew being ordered by the ; employer to proceed to sea for'the night,, extra payment' shall'be. mado to -the men fofvthis 'particular.work, at : the '"following ■ rates .—Captains, engineers, and deck hands, \eaoh', 8s.'■ ■ 4d: }• hoys",' 55..' If. an' extra. man is taken;'.- :are,not to.be' made. wWhetf'trawlers'are" laid up on the slip for repairs;-the- following; extra '.rates' 'shall .be paid: Captains,''engineers, ; and'deck hands,' 'each-£l;'boys; each 10s., The, basis of com-.; mission shallbo'the gross catch. ■ A shrinkage shall be'deducted from flat'fish only at the rate' of.B:per cent. •> . -The weight of bundles of/fish' shall' be :— Flat' fish,' 41b.'; round "fish j 91b.; gurnet, I 101b.. - The rates;for calculating the ■' amoants of. commission: payable to the crews shall be: 'For ; 'fish taken ; by-'trawlers ' of ' 'the "second class:'—Round, 7d. ; p'er bundle; flat,'Bd. per bundle. iFor'fish taken by' trawlers of the third class:—Round; 7d:- ; per bundle: flat, 9d.--.per-- bundle. : ' s ; :" ; : ■'■-■■ I.' '.' -.v >'■■.-- :: •: shall be'paid'weekly,: biv: Fridays; between; the hours 'of 4?o'clock and 5 o'clock in the afternoon. •' 'Statements - 'showing the amounts due'to each'man and the quantities of.'the,catch-:shall be ; given to" the. captain in .charge of, each: trawler ' when wages are being > paid,-,: Operatidhs mav: be' carried on on .Sundays, and Saturdays",shall 'count to •the men in lieu'thereof or as the "day off!' forthe; week.; Ordinary repairs'to. trawling nets shall bo undertaken.arid performed by :the;_.men;•; Employers shall not; discriminate, against; any: men recently :in their'' omploy when .placing their trawlers again-' in com-■ mission..' ■:;:':•: ■•;-.'-.■; , .',

.>.Tho .'employers, .undertake -that'- in future ; policies'of ; insuranco. finder. the Workers' Compensation 'for Accidents Act, 1908; shall' have :a.'clause inserted which' will ;cover risk incurred by any ■ employee working; ujiclor thia agreement. ;, In the evont/'of :any ''dispute arising'out of the agreement, tho matter shall be submitted to ■ a committee appointed for this purpose,' and' Should thoy not effect a satisfactory settlement, it shall: bo referred to ;:the Conciliation:•■ Commissioner in/charge iof- the district, for final', adjustment. For the /purpose of this latter clause, the following are appointed a committee.:—Employers' representatives, J./J Niven andC. Do'lbel; union''representatives,. J. G. Stone and W. ;R, Higgins./ : ; ' -.-. s'i The term" during wbich the award shall operate is from April 29, 1909, till April 23. lOlOV:. j .:>\-/;j<■'-,., •:.- ./..•:■ .;,:' \ ■;.