CARPENTERS’ AWARD.
COURT’S DECISION
Per P ress Association
WELLINGTON, Nov. 12. , The Arbitration Court has made its award in the New Zealand carpenters and joiners’ dispute in terms of the agreement reached in the Conciliation Council. The wages are 2s 9d an hour from September 8 and 2s 9sd from September 15. The majority of the builders have been paying the new rates since the agreement was reached. A condition attached is that certain parties should be temporarily struck out and that argument should be heard later whether they should be parties. If the Court decides they should the rates of pay will he retrospective to September 15. Other conditions are that the clause concerning the fixing of reinforcing steel, wallboards, and wire,'netting should be temporarilv struck out and argument heard later when the respective awards involved in this clause for plasterers and metalworkers are before tho Court, and that the clause concerning work amid acid conditions in fertiliser companies should also be temporarlv struck out. On behalf of the New Zealand Carpenters’ and Joiners’ Federation Mr Moulton objected to tho striking out of the parties, hut agreed to the proposal temporarily for the sake of having the award made.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 296, 13 November 1937, Page 11
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200CARPENTERS’ AWARD. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 296, 13 November 1937, Page 11
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