KEEPER OF THE FOLD.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 615, 18 September 1909, Page 8

KEEPER OF THE FOLD.

' HIS HOURS AND WAGES IN HAWKE'S BAY. .;- While in,the ■ north,;MrkP;Hally, Concilia- . turn ■ 'dis-' v -pute between the Drovers' and : : v' Industrial; Union of . Workers,. .ind :been •'SJ" -1 ! 6 ? : 114 ' .'and; was filed .'yesterday.with :the' ;v ?fAwards • at. Wellington. ~lt is:- sought :the' agreement- embodied■v: award;.:°f:;,the;Arbitratibn^Court/?" .. . "parties - haye; agreed' that the'-wages' to J'' ' , • Movers, shall, be ISs.'Gd. per day. all • expenses-incurred by-the drover, except for the '-accommodation :'':. ofhis. employer'sstock.'v-Tho' minimum rate wages, to;/bo- paid ,:to "a packman.with dogs :, shall; be -10s. 6<i. per .day.This' rate is- in-' - elusive .of ,'all; expenses. : Any 'drover ffiay'-re- : ceivo his wages after the delivery of stock . direct from .tho' employer, or his agent by, giving, reasonable. notice to tho employer or agent of .'. :hi3vdesireiv ,tOVdOViSOi-provided-that the- emi' ployer may - deduct from such, wages any expense - wture incurred by the drover in. charge of. the v;drive on;behalf: of: the ..employee: giving '.notice. .;, _, A drover" shall- mean a person - who is', hired -from time- to time for tho purpose of' driving : .' Stock,v andtrucking.;stock" .if-.required. -. , The torms' of .the' agreement are not intended to apply, to any person, whether employed as a - drover or otherwise, on a weekly; wage, -or who .is omploycd as : a: regular: station employee. ... A .casual, call" shall be deemedto Be any form of droving for which the time so - occu- . . : pied: is, less than that, taken in performing the '■ ordinary days work. :Payment ;for casuakcalls shall - beat:,?,such remuneration as may be Mutually arranged between the employer and vV :tho^mployee/enß a ged :for7this ; claas:.bf. work, .j,-. When-drovers are employed to drivo less than , twontyrfivq head of: cattle, or less ' than . SOO sheep,they shall be paid, such remunera- , ; tion, as,may, be-ngi-eod upon botween employer:::.and..;.etaployee;: yßoys under 'sixteen years •of -•- ago -may. Vbo"'employed 'toTaiiSist .drovers, .'and- , ; , shall.;be:-'paid;a;,minimum;rate of 7s/' id. per dajr while so engaged. ; Employers shall -not,:' in tho engagcmcnt 'or ,: i their/hands, or'.in';the. conduct of their .business,,' do anything for. the , putpbse .; of injuring tho .union, and members of tho . ana-..non-mombers - shall .'receive equal. -' pay' for equal work: ; * . - °ia'Kreethent operates 'from-'September"! last until. August 31,'. 1911. ..' : ■ ; v , is;;iddc'dit6 .the- effect that, ;-..; ; :-ln'ag^iig-.-to 4 ; ; ...tstives .'pf ;both; partios;.havo. found-;it impos- • 6ible,--. owing, .to \th.o», peculiar nature of the ; industry,!-to ; agroe:.:.to many of ;tho v claittra ~ made J.by; the -applicant, parties..Tho - repr'ese'n- > • the ;.union,'under •• these". .circUm",:.stance3,"'agreo.:.to .'withdraw frohi . the. original l :.'-. refercnce/all',matters relative'; to:',(1). Weekly' --Wa?e3, : and ;hours, (2)', conditions'bf drive, (3) ■ nding stages, (i) -sheep, drives find - cattle dnvc3,' (5) (6) ,q(ialification, 'and! (7) "preference, " In' -hgrdoing' to fix: a' minimum ; : for,.persons employed in, the ■ industry, .the ■ representatives. of . the 'omployers' desire-tnat it ..'■ should•'■ibe'Kd&rly^,'-understood' ;by. employers x interested .that, this , has .' been;dono'-iin: the in- -, tcrmta of the drovers, in order to prevont cutting bf rates among class of employee', ■ further, that in, fixing the rate, they have j> -mdinwtrd to tbn /council': that' they -will uso . thiur beat :endeavours--to provent tho clause from ' being - used »».. a means , of- intorferiiig with or wincing tho .rates paid at the present - •< time throughout tlu> district to 'mon- who have in the past - rwflived, higher ' remnnaratioD . than that now Bpocubd.■-