CARPENTERS AND JOINERS

Evening Star, Issue 22804, 12 November 1937, Page 11

CARPENTERS AND JOINERS

DOMINION AWARD MADE CONDITIONS RESERVED FOR ARGUMENT [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, November 12. The Arbitration Court has made its award in the New Zealand carpenters ■ and joiners 1 .dispute in terms of tho agreement reached in the Conciliation. Council-wages 2s 9d per hour from September 8, and 2s 9fd from September 15. The majority of builders have been paying the new rates since tha agreement w r as reached. Conditions attached are that certain parties should be temporarily struck out, and that argument should he heard later as to whether they should ba parties. If the court decides that they, should, the rates of pay should be retrospective to September 15. _ Further, the clause concerning the fixing of reinforcing stee. wallboards and wire nettings should be temporarily struck out, argument to be heard later when tha respective awards involved in this clause (plasterers and metalworkers); are before the court; that the clause concerning work amid acid conditions in fertiliser companies should also ba temporarily struck out. On behalf of the New Zealand Carpenters and Joiners’ Federation, Mr Moulton objected to the striking out of parties, but agreed to the proposal temporarily for the sake of having th# award made.