ARBITRATION COURT

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 64, 12 September 1912, Page 8

ARBITRATION COURT

WELLINGTON SITTINGS ORDER OF BUSINESS. The Wellington sittings of the Arbitration Court, were commenced to-day, before his Honour Mr. Justice Sim and Messrs. Scott and M'Cullough. The following order of business was arranged :—: — To-day.-^-Compensation actions now being heard. Friday, 13th September.— -Union Clothing Company v. Carmody (case on appeal). Sawmillers' dispute. Monday, 16th September.— Merchants' assistants' ■ dispute. Iron and brass moulders. Tuesday, 17th September to 20th September. — Applications for Dominion ffward. Wednosday, 18th September. — Bakers' dispute, to be mentioned. Other Matters. — A number^ of contested applications to add parties will be heard at a date not yet fixed. BAKERS' DISPUTE. The bakers' dispute, which had previously been set aside to allow of a Dominion award- being 1 made, * was called on. His Honour remarked that the case was allowed to stand over previously on the understanding that . the. federation should apply for a Dominion award, but owing to the muddled legislation on tho subject, they had been unable to proceed with the application. Mr. W. Pryor, for the master bakers, said that the employers had been working on the understanding that a Dominion award would be sought after taking evidence in the various centres. They did not wish now to have an award made on the evidonce given in Wellington alone, for that -would prejudice employers in other centres. They wishedto have the opportunity of offering evidence from other centres before any award was made, and would like the case held over until after the Auckland sitting. Mr. Cooper, for the union, said that members of the union Were becoming impatient at the delay, and- wished to have the award made. They did not know what case tho Auckland Union would put forward, as, since they found that a Dominion pward could not be made, they h"a"d not been working with the other centres. t His Honour suggested that if the Wellington union could be represented at Auckland a satisfactory hearing might be arranged. Mr. Cooper promised to communicate with the Auckland Union, and the dispute was adjourned in the meantime to Wednesday next. BUTCHERS' DISPUTE. In the butchers dispute, Mr. Cooper, for the union, said that an agreement had been arrived at on all but three points, and on these the Conciliation Commissioner had made a recommends tion. Mr. Grenfell said the Master Butchers accepted the Commissioner's recommendation, but he wished to draw attention to the union's rule in regard to a retiring fee. The court did not allow such a rule when preference was given. Mr. Cooper- asked that, if the rule Were struck out, the preference clause be amended by providing that employers must become and remain members of the union. His Honour said he would consider this matter. APPLICATIONS TO ADD PARTIES. Mr. D. Moriarty applied to have a number of parties added to the furniture trade award. Mr. Grenfell objected, and said that some of the employers whom the Court was now, asked to join, had been struck off when the award was made. His Honour said that application should not now be made to join them. Mr. Moriarty said that no parties had been struck on previously. . His Honour,: Well, we are not going to hear the application at present if it is disputed. Hearing of an application to add the proprietor of the Kilbirnie Skating Rink as a party to the musicians ' award was also deferred. No appearance was made by the union in two applications to add to the boot trade operatives' award (male and female), and the applications were struck out.