BAYERS' CASE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1544, 13 September 1912, Page 7

BAYERS' CASE.

"MUDDLED LEGISLATION." When tho bakers' dispute was mentioned yesterday morning in the Court of Arbitration, Mr. W. Pryor appeared for the •master bakers, while Mr. A. H. Cooper and Mr. Andrew Collins appeared for the ■Wellington Union. ' His Honour ; pointed out thnt this disputo had been standing over as it was understood the Federation, of Master | Bakers wished to apply for a Dominion award. Owing, however, to tho muddled legislation it had been found impractic;io!e to proceed wjth the application. Mr. Pryor remarked that the employers had done all that was possible in the matter, and they did not now wish any award to bo made until they could tender certain evidenco in tho centres. .Mr. Cooper eaid that the dispute had been filed as long ago as July of -fast year, and tho employees were ge'Aing impatient at the long delay. Since the application for a Dominion award had been abandoned, tho Wellington Union had not been in communication with the other centres, and they did not want their position here to be prejudiced by anything that might happen during tho hearing of tho dispute in 'Auckland in a few weeks' tiino. His Honour suggested that any difficulty in that direction might be got over if tho Wellington Union arranged to be represented at the hearing of tho Auckland dispute. TUo matter could bo inpntioned i again in a few days, and in the meantime i the Wellington Union might communicate with the Auckland Union. ■ ' Mr. Cooper promised to do this, and to report tho result to the. Court on Wednesday morning next.' BUTCHERING. , .Mr. Cooper, appearing for the Butchers' Union, and Mr. Grenfeil on behalf of the employers, both informed the Court that the Butchers' dispute had been practically settled. No fixture was required' as the Court would only bo required to make the agreement into on award. .'••'■ FURNITURE. When the application to add parties to tho Furniture Trade- Award was mentioned, Mr. W. A. W. Grenfell, who appeared for the employers, informed the Court that although Messrs. Campbell and Burke (builders) had not definitely instructed him that they.wished to object, they had previously been struck out. Hie Honour: If they were previously struck out, they should not be added now. Mr. D. Moriarty, who appeared for the union, denied that tho Court had struck them out. ' Mr. Grenfell said they had been struck out before tho Conciliation Council. .His Honour remarked that the position in that case was much the same Mr. Moriarty declared that it had not previously been asked that Campbell ond iJnrke should bo made parties to the award. His Honour said that if there was goin" tp be any argument over the question, the Court could not deal with it at that stage The application would have to be adjourned. Mr. Moriarty: Can you give me any idea as to when it is likely to come on, your Honour? His Honour: No, I cannot give you any idea. . MUSICIANS. : " Mr. Matson, of the Kilbirnie Skating Kmfc, objected to being added as a party to. the Musicians' Award, and, as it appeared likely that argument on the matter would take some little time, ' the anplication was adjourned. BOOT TRADE. to add. parties to the Boot Trade. Operatives' Award (males) and the Boot Trade Operatives' Award (lemales) were called. There was no appearance on either side, and his Honour ordered that tho applications be 6truck COMING CASESi This morninfr' the 'Contir- will hear a> case on appeal—Union- Clothing Co. v Cannody, Inspector of will tficn deal with the sawmillers' dispute Monday, September 16.-Merchanfr Assistants' .dispute, and iron and brassmoulders dispute.' • ' Tuesday, September . 17, to ' Saturday, Monday, September 23.-Soft-goods employees dispute.