ARBITRATION COURT AWARDS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 136, 6 December 1909, Page 3

ARBITRATION COURT AWARDS.

• ♦ AERATED WATER WORKERS. [BY TELEGRAPH — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, sth Dec. The .award in the aerated water workers' case has been filed, and comes into force as from Ist November, 1909, and remains in force till 31st October, 1912. Hours : From Ist November So 31st March, 49 per week ; the remainder of the year 44 hours per week. Wages : Factory foremen and cordial makeri. £3 per week i macfiins bottlers and beer ibotU&s, £2 lOpj anj bottle wa^herfi,

£2 2s ; casual labourers, Is per hour. Youths may be employed except at machine bottling Their wages per week range from 10s to £1 15s. ROPE, TWINE, AND FLAXMILLING. The award affecting the rope, twine, and flaxmilling trade comes into force on Ist January, 1910, and continues in force till Ist December, 1912. Hours : A week's work not to exceed 48 hours;' overtime, time and a quarter. Flaxmills; Worlcing foreman, 50s per week;' engine-driver, as provided in the Canterbury Traction and Stationary Enginedrivers' Award for the time being in force; feeder (alone), 7s per day of 8 hours; feeder and stripper-keeper (combined), 8s ; chief paddock hand, 8s (or from Ist September to 30th April, 20s per ton, remainder of year 22s 6d per ton) ; water scutcher, 6s 6d per day ; tier-np, taker-olf, shakeroff, and porter, 6s : flax-cutters, 6s per ton ; scutching, Is l£d per hour, or 20s per ton ; .scutching, lapping, and pressing, 30.; per ton ; pressing scutched tow, 10s per ton ; dray men, 6s per dny ; lorry men, £2 2s a week ; wagoner, £2 sp. Twine mills : Working foreman, 50s per week ; spinner (who is required to watch up to six machines where there is no assistant), 8s per 8 hours' shift; first spinner where assistant is employed, 7s for 8 hours' shift ; assistant spinner, 6s 3d per 8 hours' shift ; bailer, without assistant, 8s per day of 8 hours ; first bailer, with assistant, 7s; second bailer, 6s 3d ; packer, 7s ; night workers in all classes, 3d per day extra ; foremen not included. Youths' wages in twine mills from 15s to 30s, in flaxmills 15s to 355.