UNDER WHICH AWARD?

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 152, 27 June 1912, Page 8

UNDER WHICH AWARD?

AN INTERESTING JUDGMENT. Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., yesterday dismisoed a Labour Department prosecution involving a'cottfliction of awards. Tho ca6e was ono in which P. Ahradsen and Son, cabinetmakers, Tory-Btraet, were charged by Mr. 1). Catmody (Inspector of Awards) with failing to pay F. Leuzini, W. J. Johnstono, and J. li. Jones overtime rates of wages, thus committing a breach of the furniture trades award. His Worship delivered judgment in the ca&a of the employment of Johnstone, tho judgment applying to the other two oases. The defendants, &uid his Worship, wore cabinetmukors, and parties to tho Wellington furniture trader award Tho men were working at the_ Adelphi Cafe, removing partitions, repairing the door, etc. Most of tho export evidence showed that either carpenters or cabinetmakers could do thi& work, bat the v eight of. ovidence was clearly thut it was curpeuters 1 work. That being so, ho wee of opinion, on the authority of tho case thu Auckland Socioty of Carpoutors t and Joinon? w against Tonson, Gurlick Co., Limited,, that the alleged offenco was not within thp scope of tho Wellington furniture trades unard. Judgment wiib for defendants. As the tabes wore- test onen, and tho plaintiff was- n publio department, no costs were allowed. Mr. D. Carmody appuarcd'for the plaintiff and Mr. C. VV. Nielsen for all tho defendants.