THE COURT'S DECISION

Maoriland Worker, Volume 10, Issue 421, 2 April 1919, Page 8

THE COURT'S DECISION

i WAGES SUBSTANTIALLY \ I INCREASED j The Arbitration Court, in deciding the i threshing mill hands' dispute, stated i that in view of tits present oonditions ' in the grain growing industry, and that SO per cent, of the grain grown in j Canterbury was in part covered by an: award, the Court was not justified in j abolishing the piece-work system. How-' ever, to meet the contention that piece- i workers were not sufficiently paid for ! their extra efforts the Court provided i that they must bo paid at least 10 par j cent, more than would be earned if th-y [ were employed by the hour. Th e old 1 system of supplying food on a co-opera- i tiv-o basis was retained. The- award! makes |t clear that all workers ar« "n j ! the employment of the mill-owner while: 'shifting the mill. Tho wages and bonus j fixed represent, a substantial increase! on the wafe% paid during th<=. previous j ■ season. . i