ARBITRATION COURT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 10 December 1940, Page 6

ARBITRATION COURT

JUDGE ADJOURNS A CASE T United Press Association] * WELLINGTON, This Day. For the second time within a few days Mr Justice Tyndall in the Court jof Arbitration expressed disapproval of the fact that the parties in dispute i had come to Court without being in complete agreement as to the matters in dispute. The present case was that of harbour boards and after the hearing of a preliminary point it was adjourned till to-morrow. The preliminary point was raised in applications on behalf of some other unions for exemption of their members from the harbour boards employees’ award. The Judge also expressed dissatisfaction with the non-appearance of counsel when four appeal cases in connection with the harbour boards employees’ award were called. The advocates explained that these matters not thejr concern and had been left to counsel to attend to. COMPLETE AGREEMENT REACHED WELLINGTON, This Day. | In Conciliation proceedings com-; plete agreement was reached on the basis of the employers’ offer of a 4s increase all round in wages in addition to ihe 5 per cent, granted by the Arbitration Court in a general order to employees of the Colonial Sugar Company. It was the first case in the past year in which an increase in pay had i been offered. The reason stated is to bring the wage schedule into line with : existing conditions. Complete agreement with slightly increased wages was also reached in ! the case of match factory employees, j l Wellington.