ARBITRATION COURT

Evening Star, Issue 19559, 18 May 1927, Page 9

ARBITRATION COURT

DUNEDIN SITTINGS COMMENCED The Arbitration Court commenced its sittings yesterday afternoon. His Honor Mr Justice Frazer presided, and with him were Messrs W. Scott (employers’ representative) and A. L: Monteith (workers’ representative). SHOPS AND OFFICES ACT. Percy A. Smith, Dundas street, applied for. exemption under the Shops the Offices Act.—Appellant to be asked to apply to a magistrate. COMPLETE AGREEMENT. Mr Haymes, for the union, stated that a complete agreement had been arrived at in connection with the Otago engine drivers, firemen, and greasers’ dispute, but he mentioned that a mistake had occurred in sub-clause o of clause 8, the wages for engine drivers employed by dairy companies being given ns £4 12s instead of £4 16s.—The court decided to make the alteration, and an award was made in terms or the recommendation. PARTIES ADDED. Mr A. J. Rico made application to add the Dunedin City Corporation, A. Slater and Co., and the South Island Dairy Company to the sheet metal workers’ award. —Parties added. The Gore Implement Exchange was added to the dominion engineers’ award on the application, of Mr Rice. Mr Rice applied to add parties to the motor mechanics’ award. His Honor said that an objection had been made by Messrs Jago, Biggs, who statea- that they did not cany out the work specified in the award. They pointed out that they only did cycle and motor cycle work. Mr Rice: Motor cycle work is provided for in'the award. The order was made, Jago, Biggs’s application being struck out. EXEMPTION WANTED.

The City Dye Works applied for exemption from the provisions of the drivers’ award. Mr J P. Morris appeared for the employers, and Mr W. Herbert represented the union. Mr Morris said that in , the two previous awards the firm had been granted exemption, and it was only because the matter had been overlooked that application had not been made on this occasion. Henry Halliday, proprietor of the City Dye Works, said that the driver at present employed was paid £4 7s 6d for forty-four hours. The man was not employed substantially as a driver. The circumstances had not changed very much since the last award was made. George Curline said he had been employed by the City Dye Works as a driver of a motor ran from the beginning of January to April 18. He was employed all the time as a driver. His Honor said the court would give its decision later.