ARBITRATION COURT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9740, 4 March 1914, Page 3

ARBITRATION COURT.

(Per Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, March 3. The employers were not represented when the Taxi Cab Drivers' Union appeared before the Conciliation Council to-day. The Commissioners said the employers wrote objecting that no union is registered under the name, 'Taxi, Cab Drivers." Mr Hunter, secretary of the Drivers' Union, said they employed the name for the sake of convenience. The workers concerned were members of the Drivers' Union. Mr Cooper, "There is no registered union of that name. The Court has distinctly refused to recognise the Drivers' Union in consequence of the recent strike." After discussion the Commissioner said he would sit on March 20 to hear fresh citations by Mr Hunter. Mr Cooper said the would decline to attend ttte proceedings. The Court had made the position quite clear in dismissing the case brought by the Drivers' Union- after the strike. WELLINGTON, March 3. In the Arbitration Court "in the plumbers' dispute Mr Breen stated that the men were applying for a Dominion award, lie asked the Court to order a conference of parties to negotiate on the basis of the Auckland award. The Judge said he had -no power to order a conference, .but would suggest one. The hotel workers' dispute was brought by the employers' representatives, who stated that, since 1902 wages tor hotel employees had increased by 22 per cent and hours of labour reduced by 20 per cent for males and 50 per cent for females. Holidays had increased also. BREACHES OF AWARDS. WELLINGTON, March 4. At Wellington Magistrate's Court yesterday, several employers were fined ior breaches of award. It was stated that they had been under the erroneous impression that when the Union went on strike the award lapsed. Lambert, a contractor, was sued for .£'lo for not providing his drivers with books in which to enter their hours, but the case was dismissed because he had been paying some more than the award. Meyer and Iliingworth, builders, were lined £'lo on each of two breaches, for employing nonunionists and failing to notify the union secretary. Another defendant, similarly charged, was fined 5s and two other*; Is each. NEW PLYMOUTH, March 3. Nippert Bros., painters and paperhangers, were sued by the Inspector of Awards for employing men on Saturday -afternoon, thus creating a breach of award. The men worked voluntarily on Saturday afternoon*and were paid. The Magistrate inflicted a nominal penally and th? next development will be the prosecution of the workmen.