STOREMEN'S DISPUTE

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 145, 20 June 1924, Page 7

STOREMEN'S DISPUTE

AGREEMENT REACHED ON ALL POINTS.

(11l TELEGRAPH I'KCSS ASSOCIATION.)

■ CIIRISTCHURCH, 19th Juno. i Thu hearing of the industrial dispute between the grain and woo! stores section of the. New Zealand Storemen and Packers' Industrial Associatiou of Workera and the employers in Die Nprthcrn Taranaki, Wellington, Marlborough Uwilei-buiy, Olago, and Southland Industrial districts was concluded hefore the Couuciliution of Conciliation today. The'malters settled at the previous days sitting were discussed, and an agreement was arrived at on all points. Wages were fixed as follow:—Casuals Is 10^ per hour;, casuals, in oil stores. Is ll£d; permanent hands, £4 2s 6cL One 'penny per hour additional is to be paid to workers classing hides, sheepskins, rabbitskins. or wool, and to workers controlling, grass seed and eraincleaning operations and sarooling seed and grain The wages of youths were fixed as follow:—18 years and under £2 ocr week; 19 years. £2 10s ;20 years.' £3;