THE BUTCHERS INDIGNANT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12713, 16 November 1904, Page 5

THE BUTCHERS INDIGNANT.

Mi *"1 inn .. 1 I s§ 1 mi $ % c : v. ife! CONFLICT WITH ARBITRATION AWARD. " If ■ s' *I §i '$' o||| s|| ■ sa: ws TO OPEN USUAL; Ij' {: - -:||i jSiPlBf H|||if IlHillill IS "* ' A TEST CASE INVITED. |f Tlvire was a . representative meeting of • iucklaad butcher# a l the Employers . Assostation toohs; last:; »>igbt, w w ; | ii the Shops . find Offices Act ,on the tr«<ki «ras dwioUK&ed. Si* oc.oek closing dwwl> j| trouble the bqtejwrs, who now put «p pp • | ■button at .Mgfwt five, tot they Mp, f . much etui ceroid about the provision in the Act nhirii -a?* U«»y cuinol op-n till W(M irt the sve of HMiiiiHMii award or th? Ai bit ration Court, they w* ooraprftqd f tw>' tlse flU6jS'hii»wß.j^l | Wf|? in iho Slwps'j-'ißd Office Act,' tttncb". JjqtU • to the atariririi; both and Utj ■ fin-rbiros; how, Court. •■'' ;. i; : : V-;;.v 'V . V ' icfiiXu,c<L*s ing- that be faJiod to hee how vhv Bian c<WJii' iSI hi» business and observe the provision*',-, of tie Shops and Offices'-. sap? They were :-. told they could not open til! eight o'clock ; in the morning. bpt many of the hotels «fl<3 restaurants •' l ' to get lin iki'ast meat de- - livsriid v before seven o'clock, sbips • fcaa to be served I the morning* u:td '•tine butters huts entered into contracts, some ci then#. Government „ con tracts, r.o deliver meat , by ba'f is|i|feM^ the morning. JJI» - iii a Aft said they cou.d 'eat open the shop till 3 eight,, and M n d»rj.o"d Miry *ern nob allowed to d#liv«r tsntil after shop we# . open. No butcher in Aitc-Ulafld ton'ld ciu'i-y on business :'saccesafolly; imcfor ' ** : ; condition". A Uutclie?: How Is -the position >IkM -| by. tho Arli'trat.ion Court. award? •>_•'. ./U *.*•• Mr. Marks :'; : .T6ie awaiii does' co,t-sky <b» you ate to open ?or close, only Mwerr your '• men are .'to' come. and;. jjo..-.. Tnis TAct , x%rjsi?£zr££r*'£. 1 caa ; still : work ycjiir. m«R according w[ th«; . award, but how, are too" to work your mm v ; whew you cannot open your aboftt : m ■ Mr. Moody said ' one of the most serious complaints the butchers; hid to make warn , that they had dot had 'tufficieot police of th« Government's intention to bring forward! this matter of ISSJSg. eight. H was pasted pract'calJy on mo» mirnt's notice. Unfortunately, there was v not % and bo VretJd" to- 8 of ieJMtISSi : •nts. aid lo roatatUsi to t-ty that t'ltn* trade ware--.absolutely. Wilder'.ihe^,tfc'.jm|!>;of _•; the ( -lt£§§*. nadamabk that the btitcliers could not. work their bustem;.: ; means that** they could not cut their beaf means that thy»y .could not cut .their'beat till: the shop. was open. By the awi® |i|i|i the Arbitration Court the men rt«rted w<j*fc at ; six, . but; what •; was the' good , of; that , ft, 1 the ghop could ttot open; till eigfaU Pfrw»^ ally, be would not keep bis shop closed till, eight., He must make an earlier start ifcwr that to <in«iri> hie trade, and tho* re Jionlible for the Act uiusfc talc? the onus ol I#, It was impossible In a, family trade to ctib ap the meat in time bv starting at ei'rbt.. . The met had to go round for orders i cons# batiks and «ai>«p tb« meat, and the# deli w it' in time foi- early lie mi slit as well lea-ie bis deer cloned itl» together as keep it oloted < ti!\ eight erery tnornia«r. Hf-'>ooa<rblCtJi«.. butchers :-)i!ionJ« stand Mia- .body hy the present hours, andl' he was! satiffied thev wrr»ld be witKh» |h»B| riirhts in doin? ao nntfl they came before %<».? Arb'tration Court again. The houre of the Shops and Offices Act would be. ruinow few tbsT 1 and be ruined, .> , ' ' aaid-i ne, vaft» 'agreed -.vith Mr.; Mof-dy,' If r anyoneio< __ this Act it' was the members,'" wUo never want them a word 'RRnttt haw the Act was going. He was .following: the matter pretty closely, ttnd. he was Rt.i-pri«ed *wh®»» he pieked up his paper and ..-found thffit th« f Act was ippif and ; tlie ; but<shers. had • ffrcfe no consideration whatever. ? ; These was i l , butcher in the Upusr .House Mr Frank f.awrv pi'ght have beeu 'exerted to protect ii»tera3ts,'.and»Mr-^Alisoa-'waa y'» old butcher.' These jcentiemfln.'Hd,treated the tubers" w? anfairlyi jetting ..tpo • trade know how tfee s BiM was 'twdh)]?* so that they could have sen* a m-ot<>st. After : 30. years in business in Auck'aad. be considered this a ; SKjatJi'i«<' act, on -.'the-. part of the Government to endeavour Ito dictate to them bow to ceMuct their bnsinw v pe hardest working of the brMchevVdsty'; was from sis ■* to ty!(V in the u»or*>Sn<?, The J public required iw!nt for six o'clock : ditynfrs}', it had to : ;be,deJiyered >to?c i -tWPf',W,y three miles awav iiv t<ia oVlook. itnd if tfeuy did not start r till pifht ft' be lnvpo%- - K siWe to collect p) k r«s, cut the 'neat, and del'ver it by fen.' ffl? -tbon-Tht tbe botcher* should «tick togt&ter, and d-frrnine ' their ''aslu tt r ßr« broegnt before the Arbitration Court. ftt?ain. At present j;liey t wore workinjr unijer an,' award f of the Cinart. which stated ihat emnlov«« : wer? to rtart, at in-tlw worS* fill 'l«kT.na»t fiye, except on„; Wedm-j •, dav and W''dne«dfty being- ft !i|"holiday. and hour onj^jpSggEK bfjag. ten-o'doc*. ..Tfc« Sbopt : Act, -md M|M b^ar^^gy mi «!<m» at si*, *V ith regard to |WW«t hour, the were m an.?*W tr f. *?>' because, ttSMMB O P SDi r , ' would^hayfi :o -wy t-hw met* Jjj^w '■:. ' . . i' ; s! '

1 H lent, but Be had spoken to thorn, and live;, w entirely in sympathy with the view? iJrwvdy expressed. reasonable that tie men < Mr. Moody .- Ib it reasonable that the men §f§|f! should be .on the premises two hours every 1 morning, before they are wanted. ,'"aN» * rea- , " sonable judge; would .ask aay body of men ' "\i£ to carry out 'a" laW of' that , kind. " I think jv^'iT s :■we are on velvet. • Mr, Garrett then moved, and Mr. Barter || | seconded, "That ihe Auckland outchers open their shops at the usual :^v^'''.. ISii Mr. Salmon Supposing Mr. Ferguson ©alls 'on you tomorrow, and hands you a Buraimomfs for having your chop open at six KAf : oclock. What action, will you taker It is a very serious question, and one we should r X)*> prepared io niefet. ; Are tb® bufcobflr® ot ■ Auckland • prepared to/ stand * shoulder to - shoulder in ! - this matte: if a case is brought '' •%. ■before the -Cwart?% (Chorus of ;"Ares.") If you are prepared to stick together I 'think you will carry the day. P I ' Mr. Briggs: I have treat sympathy with v ? ; , ~ the resolution, but I think .we .should see ■ the Act. Wo are going on hearsay, \ 1 Mr. Salmon : 'We have it from the in1, Rector- J. That is> not hearsay. The secretary stated > that he had • tele* graphed for oopi«s of the Act, and was ad--3 ?sed that they ifwe in ; the : post. He anSrstbod there was a provision ,that the seo?>>n of the " Act relating to hours of employment was subject- to the awards of the Arbij tration ! Court , bat ■ the opening and closing hours are .not.: ■ Mr. Garrett: The Wellington .butchers are on the scene, ' aitsd they : are as much eon>cerned as we are, ' I think we should have /,"% trst rase. J/ - Another butcher said he rang ?up : Mr. jpJWlds; we are. - the butchers could ■ not ii test case. jlnother butcher said he rang Sip Mr. FowMs, who «wd the butchers could, not if ; «p;u till eight. I/- 1 .- ' .Mr. Swan : I ,should like to see same of . the members ?of Parliament arrive with a ;i 11 Btemer about eight o'clock in the evening, ,'land in a boardinghouse after a hungry voy- > age. and hax© to "wait til' next morning for . tonieal. ' ' The motion to <issea «t six o'clock as usual f ' | -was then put, and carried, all present agreei'( >fV ing to share the costr. of a test case should ' V .'• : " one bo brought. Sir, Moody,.-who,happens ip to be a justice of stfe.;|>i»ce» remarked, axuid laughter, that" if ;he got 'on' the Bench he would settle the case satisfactorily. i -;l '.Mr.' Salmon then moved, " That the pre- - sent closing hour ■{half-past five) should be observed, and that on Saturdays the butchers §ii<Hsid observe the lirnir in the Shops and ■ Offices Act (nine o'dwi), instead of tea as ' at present,? He'thought they should close st nine to show sympathy with the early i| -0 dosing movement, although under the present award they need not let their employees ;•«: away till, tea, .-•• - , , This motion was also carried unanimously, and it was decided to send copies of the reso--fe. 1 ® the Premier^. and to .the : butchers of Wellington, Christchurch, and Ducedui. J -