BOROUGH ENGINEER'S REPORT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue LIII, 10 April 1908, Page 7

BOROUGH ENGINEER'S REPORT.

Mr Macpnersoh (Borough Engineer)

submitted his monthly report to the C meeting of the Borough Council on .Wednesday night as follows: — "Ihe whole of the work laid down

in the schedule has been completed •during the last month, with the exception of the small piece of footpath in Disraeli street which could not be done on account of the hedges not having been removed. "A fortnight ago I reopened the bor•ough gravel pit, and took out about 60 yards. Considerable stripping waß necessary to get this gravel, and left •exposed about another hundred yards. This can now be got with very little trouble if taken at once. I would recommended that this be got to the bor-' 'ough yard, for use as blinding or for footpaths. I would again like to call your attention to the following streets : High, Princes, • Union and Wilson streets. These streets are beyond patching, and to make anything like a satisfactory job must be dressed with a light coat of metal and blinded about eight yards to the chain. This will keep them in order for another couple of years. Wilson street, I am afraid, is beyond this method of repairing, and as the price of metal is almost prohibitive 1 would suggest that "Wilson street be given a coat of gravel that has been through the crusher. Gravel from such a pit as Pease's would he very suitable for this work, and would be about hah* the cost of metal, and would be quite suitable for a street like Wilson street. If the piece between the top of High street and Hunter's were made ft would relieve the street on the southern side of High street. The distance of this is about 12 chains, and would require about 20 yards to the chain at the very least. — The report was referred to the Works Committee. . The Engineer was instructed to give Wilson street footpath another coat of tar if the weather be suitable.

The autumn horse fuir of Messrs Gillies and NaJder was bogum to-day. There is a igood entry of horses, which, however, ane not quite up to the standard. Buyers ■ore present from some of the largest centres in the North Island-. Prices are up to market rates. A splendid' class of horses wiil be' offered to-morrow. The following prices were realised : Halfdraughts £11 to £18, draughts £18 to £2V for 4-year-olds. You want an Oilcoat or a Rainproof. See Gillett's stock before purchasing, as •liis prices are the lowest. — Advt, THE PRIZE ADVERTISEMENT. If you think you've got consumption, And you do not want to die, Just show you have some gumption, And "Universal Cold Cure' try. Now, don't forget, jußt show t >me sense, And purchase a bottle at eighteen pence. Each week a guinea is awarded for t-h* best original Conundrum, Apt Essay, or Humorous Verse, on the merits of thr Imi venal Cold Cure. One guinea has been posted to Mr E. <3. H., MaHon. Contribution* must not exceed fifty words; must be accompanied by coupon «nd be addressed : "Universal Gold Cart —The Latest and Best— P.O. Box 716, Wellington." Stores and chemiitf— U 6d and 8» 6d.

The Clerk of Awards read reserved judgments in the Arbitration Court respecting alleged breaches of • awards. The first decision related to the Inspector of Awards v. Blundell Bros., Ltd., the New Zealand Times Co., Ltd., and the Wellington Publishing C0., -Ltd. The same question was involved in each case as to the construction of clause 3 of the Wellington typographical award in connection with machines. Clause 3 provided that any operator or apprentice required to work on Christmas Day or Good Friday should be paid double rates, and if required to work on New Year's Day .and Labor Day Bhould be paid at time and a half rates, and a corresponding rate for piece-work. The respondents employed their linotype operators at the weekly wage described by clause 4 of the award. They were required to work and did work on Labor Day, but were only paid half-time in addition to their weekly wage for the work done on Labor Day. The question which the Court had to determine was whether an operator was not entitled to be paid at the rate of time and a half for this work in addition to the weekly wage. The Court held that he was. To hold otherwise and accept the construction which the respondents invited the Court to put on the clause would lead to this result: An operator who is a weekly wage hand is entitled to be paid his full wage without doing any work on Labor Day, and if he works on Labor Day he would be paid for the work done on that day onehalf only of the wage which he is paid for work done on other days. The Court held that the respondents had committed a breach of the award by paying the workers in. question at the rate of half-time only in addition to their weekly wage for work done on Labor Day, but as the case had been brought to have the case settled, it did not impose any penalty.

Inspector of Awards v. Luke Mounter. — The respondent was engaged by R. and E. Tingey and Co., Ltd., as a signwriter and glass-embosser for two years from the 27tb of May, 1907, and Jbe had been working for .the company since that date. In June, 1907 > the Court made an award in connection with the painting trade, including a provision which embodied an agreement made by the parties, giving preference to unionists and providing that all journeymen at present working for an employer and who are not members of the workers' union should become members within two weeks from the time of this award coming into operation. The respondent had refused to join the union, and the proceedings were brought to enforce the provisions of the award. The Court held that the respondent had committed a breach by refusing to join the union, but it did not propose to impose any penalty at present. If the respe-Ddent within fourteen days from tlie Bth April did all that was necessary on his part to become a member of the union a breach would be recorded. If he failed to do so the Court would consider what penalty should be imposed, and the further consideration of the case was adjourned to the next regular sitting of the Court in Wellington.

Inspector of Awards v. Arthur R. Cattanach. — This case was similar to the last, and the Court made an order in like terms.

The Wellington Amalagmated Society of Painters and Decorators' Industrial Union of Workers v. Standidge and Co. — In this case the respondents were alleged to have committed a breach of the ward by paying less than the award rate of wages. The Coiwt held that a breach had been committed, and. imposed a penalty of £5, to be paid to the union, and £3 costs with disbursements, and witnesses' expenses to be fixed by the Clerk of Awards.

MASTERTON SITTING.

MASTERTON, April 10.

At a sitting of the Arbitration Court Charles Madden applied for an order against A. Kirk, butcher, Kapuaranga, on account. of a disablement sustained by plaintiff while in defendant's employ. An order was made for payment of £1 per week from the time of the accident, until the incapacity ceases or a further award is made. For breaches of awards P. Hamill, tailor, was fined £2, and A. Glen, an employee of the firm, 10s ; J. Donaldson was fined £5 for a breach of the bakers 7 award; A. C. Bicknell, builder, was fined £10; W. C. Sayer was fined £3; three employees, C. Maxton, W. Thompson and W. Barton, were fined 10s each and costs for accepting less than the award rate of wages.

The display "of fruit and vegetables by the scholars of Hawera District High School is attracting much interest. Yesterday 150 people visited the exhibition, amdi up to this morning approximately 750 persons had viewed it. An invitation has been issued to the members of the Farmers' Union to inspect the display, which will accordingly remain open till 9 o'clock to-morrow evenooig. The collection has its- educational value. Every class in the school has been given object lessons cm it, and the scholars are to write a composition from the instruction received. A photograph of the display was takeoi to-day and will be forwarded to the Education Board to accompany the j Chief Inspector's animal report. A splendid assortment of Men's Clothing and Mercery is stocked at J. C. GiUetit's, and at the keenest prices. — Advt. BEE OINTMENT. THE BEST IN THE WORLD. Bee Ointment never fails. It cannot fail. It is a healing medicine, prepared under the greatest care by a competent professional man, years and years ago, and then it was placed before the public, which day in and day out has re tnrned the verdict, "Tho Best in the World." It does not matter wha.t the skin pain or disease may be, or how bad the wound, Bee Ointment will fill the bill. From sunburn to eczema, from a mosquito bite to a gaping wound, never pass Bee Ointment. It is 00 clean, so healing, jo soothing. One has only to use it once to always use it. For cuts, burns, bnnclM, pita, sunburn, chapped hands, eczema, or any other skin diaeases, colds and rheumatism, buy Bee Ointment as the only reliable healing remedy. Sold everywhere — Is 6d. 3