ARBITRATION COURT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16499, 27 March 1917, Page 7

ARBITRATION COURT.

GASWORKERS' AWARD. . . .'■ / '.■ .' OTHER AWARDS EXTENDED. The ; Arbitration Court commenced ' its sittings in Auckland yesterday.. The Court comprised Mr. (Justice: Stringer/ president; Mr. ,W. Scott, ; employers' - representative; Mr. J. A. McCullough, workers' representative. ;.-■■ In ,iexpect . to, the; Auckland Gas em-" ployees' dispute,; covering > meter • testers, repairers, cleaners and collectors, and : labourers, Mr. J. Clark, who appeared for the union, stated that a full ; settlement had • been reached, except' in respect to the .' term -of the"' award. {He suggested that the period: should be eight months, oil the ground that '■■. another award J covering another section of workers. was due to expire ;at that time, and :an award covering the whole of the gas employees could 'then be made. ' -.- • , Mr. S. E. Wright, who'appeared for ■. the J employers, • objected r : to such' a :: short period. "; He said '-, the . proceedings in.: the Conciliation Council -involved a great deal of | time and labour; j/^He'/suggested the period should be one year.': ; •'/' ' / ', • V Mr. v Clark '; mentioned that the dispute between the- company and the 'street' lamp maintenance men had-,been"* practically settled. The only ;; point ;■ still undecided ■ was the question when;.the;• award should come into . force. ;'-Twelve men : only ' were affected. :■ He suggested,' that . the : Court should fix April 1 .'as the / day on (which' the award should commence.

; Mr.* Wright 'said that ; although.' only & few men ; were affected : a, large amount of reorganisation would have to .be ; carried out by. the company., The latter required, therefore, as long a time-as- possible. Mr. Wright suggested April 21."-;.; : <■ ; The - Court > reserved .its decision in respect to both matters..' ':- !;: ■ '.Several applications were made to add ■ parties to existing awards. .The 'Court granted the following :— s ,[ - To the Painters' Award ; J, Benjamin, Mount Eden; ,F, ,W, Brilisden, Grey Lynn; ,C. Blomfield i and '. Son, -;' Newton; G. H. Crocombe, Mount?: Eden P. W. , Eaton, Remuera; Tonson Garlick * Company, Ltd.; City ; A. McMurtrie,'Devonport; D.- MacKinlay, Devbnport- H.Surman, Mount Eden; T.- E.. Webb, . Synionds Street;; : G. Hirst, : Epsom.. . To) the. Auckland Drivers' Award ! ; ' :j. ; Clark, Kingsland; .C. Hawke,lSt.' Bay;;H. M. Johnson;- care' of . the Banks Box j Company, Ltd., ; Wakefield Street ; »E.v Jordon, Northcote; : R. Stoullar, Takapuna; W. fa H. Swales, iNorthcote;' Wendel , and Company," Newton W. Whitten, r New Lynn. To the Auckland Country Butchers'' Award : Hales 'and ..Watt/': Hamilton ;,; P. Turner, Prankton Junction. ' To ? the ' Auckland Brewery Employees' Award: ''■ E. Cussenf, Hamilton East. • ! ••>'., , ' In respect to the Drivers' - Awardapplication was made to add, the Takapuna Jockey ■ Club f to the -list of parties. Objection wa s raised, by Mr. Wright, on behalf of the club, on the ground ': that the club did not generally v employ men to drive. < At present it had. a contract ..in connection ; with "a ■ scheme for improving the i course, but i the work'would be completed ■; in a . wcekj ,when s the v club would have no further use for a driver. The Court agreed to .frame' a special clause to meet the case. ;,.,/;',, . ,-; ' Jackson. Brothers, general storekeepers, of;.. Ellerslie, f also :■- applied .' for;; exemption. The ; Court granted exemption, being satis-; fied that the men were not substantially employed in carting.'".- ■■-. '■'■ ;•*• >■■'■" :-; The Auckland typographical 1 :, workers' dispute was withdrawn by leave "of" the Court; a'- complete settlement having '• been effected by the parties. ,'

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, COURT FIXES ORDER 'OF LIST. S-: The Court fixed i the i following dates for hearing the disputes named: •—,. .' .-..•"■ V. To-day : Carpenters and* joiners. ''h To/morrow;:) Davidson':.: v. Hollows, - case stated for, the opinion of the Co'wrt in connection-with an alleged breach of an award : Lariglands v. Carpenters' Union .. ..".Saturday:;. butcher's, ■' ' ■ '« •Tuesday, April 3': Timber workers; hairdressers; y gas v employees, r , street-lamp maintenance workers' section.'' . In ; connection with 'claims for compensation the ;:. following ■ : fixtures.; were made >— To-morrow: -McHugh v. R. and 1 W. Hellaby. -•/ Thurtday: Ludgrove :. v. .-.-, The • King; Firth v. Bennett. \ '\ Friday: Croppy. Kearnsleyj Thompson v. Taupiri J Coal_ Mines, Ltd. • '/ -/, ; - ; .-' Monday, April 2:, Public. Trustee v. McLean -arid ..Company; Gorman v. McKinley; and another.' - *