WORK AND WAGES.

Evening Star, Issue 12626, 4 October 1905, Page 1

WORK AND WAGES.

The Arbitration Court sat at Wellington ' yesterday to inquire into the cate of John Waleh versus S. Brown. The respondent is the employers' representative in the Court, i and appeared in person to defend the claim, I Mr Garrow < Dunedin) taking his place on the bench. The facte were that Walsh, a j sailor, was employed casually as a driver |of a coal cart by Brown's, manager. While 1 ao engaged he met with injuries which necessitated an eye being removed. He had only been in Brown'* employment for two days, and had received 15* od. Mr Brown said the delence to the claim was that the injury was not caused by an accident arising out of or in the course of his employment; that it was attributable to the I serious and wilful misconduct of claimant; : and that at the time of the accident Walsh I had di:obeyed specific orders against riding lon a loaded cart. The Court tound for the claimant, and allowed compensation at half I the rate of wages earned for the period ■ amounting to twenty-four weeks, and made ! a declaration of liability of 4s per week. At a meeting of the Auckland Employers' ' Association resolutions were carried approv- ' ing of the Premier's proposal for a conferi enoe between enrployfera and employees to | discuss matters relating to the trade conditions of the colony, and recommending that an effort be made to give effcct to the 1 proposal.