OPEN PORTS. LYTTELTON, WELLINGTON, AUCK

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 9, 11 January 1912, Page 3

OPEN PORTS. LYTTELTON, WELLINGTON, AUCK-

LAND, TIMARU. The conditions and pay for work in the open ports appended aro as follow: HOURS OF LABOUR. 1. For ail classes of labour the ordinary hoot* shall be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., exclusive of meal hour (from 1% noon to 1 p.m.). All other time shall be classed as overtime. No work shall' be performed between ihe hours of 10, pjn. and 7 a.m. on ' five days in the week, *nd after 12 noon on Saturday. RATES OF .PAY. 2/ iPhfe following shall be the minimum rate* of pay per hour for the work Hero* inafter specified :— A.P. (a) For stevedore and general cargo work and shed work, Bd increase ordinary, time, 6d increase overtime. A. P.* For manures and sulphur 6d increase on ordinary tune, Is increase overtime. For shovelling eggettes, briquettes, and pebbles, ordinary time 2s, overtime & 9a. A. P.* For shovelling coke in bulk and for shovelling ballast, 6d increase ordinary time, Is increase overtime. A.P.* (b) FOR COAL WORK— NEW ZEALAND COAL. A.P.* Shovellers, buß-rope men, winch men, tramway men, tippers,, stagemen, plankmen, ana hnlkmett, 3d increase ordinary time, 6d increase- overtime. Carriers, 2s 3d ordinary time, 3s 3d . overtime. ( (c) FOR COAL WORK-FOREIGN COAL. A.P.* Shovellers, ' bullropemen. winch'Sien, tramway men, tippers, plankmen. and ifcag«men, 2d increase over native coal rates. A.P. (d) For trimming New Zealand coal, 3d increase over present rites ordinary, and 6d overtime. A.P. For trimming foreign coal, 2d increase over native coal rates. A. P. («) For ¦ overhauling work on ships, such as ' scrubbing, chipping, cleaning, and painting, outside work, whether at the' wharves or patent slip, Sd increase- on ordinary present rates, 6d overtime. A.P. (f) For handling frozen goods. All mtm uniform rates all ports, 2s -ordinary time, 3s overtime. *"A.P."— All ports present rate, OUT PORTS. 3. Men engaged to work cargo at other port* shall be paid from the time of leaving yinfcil their return at the rate of 12s per day (including Sundays), ,wifc!i m«aik, fares, sleeping accommodation provided. Fraction of a day to count as full day. Men shall not be engaged^ to proceed to porte where a (Waterside Workers' Union is in existence. " [WORK IN STREAM. HARBOUR, OR SLIP. 4. Men engaged to work within the limits of any harbour to be paid from tfie time of leaving the place of engagement, and up till the ia&te ofaniva.l at wharf on return, at tho .rate fixed for the class of labour they axe engaged on. Men shall bo allowed a full hour for xqealt; when engaged ' at work in the sWearo, from the time of aMiy»l at' ,wh«f to the time of departure to vessel in iEe'sfceam. ' MEN ORDERED DOWN. ¦5; Men ordered down shall receive at fleast' two "hours' pay for each engagement, whether work » actually commenced or not; such payments to be -made at tho ordinary or overtime rates paid for the parlicalar class of work engaged fur. HOLIDAYS. 6. All work done on Sundays, Christmas D*y> Good Friday, and Annual picnic d*y shall b» paid for i% th«-rait« of double overtime. AH work done on any of bh« other holidays hereinafter mentioned shall be paid at the rate of ivrdinwy overtimo. The holidays •throughout the year riiall be N«w Year's Day, Anniversary Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Uirthday of Reigning Sovereign. Labour Day. ChrktettM Pay, Boxing Day, Dominion Day, Prince of Wales' Birthday, show day, and picnic day. MEAL HOORS. ,7. Dinner, 12 noon " to 1- p.m.; tea,' .5 p.ffi.to.6 p.m. Dinner hour and tea 'liout,- whto worked, shall-- be paid for at double ordinary time .rates. 1 B.'M«n-shaJl work daring meal hours if ffajtrifed to do so, but men shall not an any circumstances be required to work longer than five hour* consecut:Vrfy without an opportunity .of having ¦*• meal. Men shall be allowed a ' jufl hour fos all meal^ -~ -* - „