ARBITRATION COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7976, 6 December 1911, Page 11

ARBITRATION COURT

CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION. Tho special, sitting of tho Arbitration •Court was continued yesterday. His Honor Mr Justice Sim presided, with him on tho bench being Messrs R. Scott and J. A. McCullough, employers' and workers' repreesntatives respectively. COMPENSATION CLAIM. A CARETAKER'S INJURIES. . Further evidence was heard in tho caso in which • Joseph William Jacob claimed compensation from the Marino Institute ■of Australasia for injuries alleged to have boon received while in their employ. Plaintiff alleged that while moving a piano on Angust 4th in the rooms in Aitkcu street, ho suffered injury, descrilp ed as a left inguinal hernia, which rendered him permanently partially incapacitated. , Prior to this, his earnings, plus house room, firing, and lighting, represented £3 10s weekly, hut since then his average had only been £1 10s. He, therefore; claimed a weekly payment of .tl during his incapacity, or . a lump sura of JI2G9. Mr O. Boere appeared for plaintiff, and Mr A. W. Blair for tho defendant institute.' On the previous afternoon the evidence for ' tho plaintiff was. completed, and that for the defence started. IJrs Giesen, Herbert, and Fyffo' said that hernia / gradual in onset was not necessarily painful. Had tho hernia been suddenly formed the plaintiff would have had violent pains, followed by vomiting and collapse. Plaintiff's hernia had been of slow development. After hearing counsel’s addresses, the court reserved its decision. SHEET METAL WORKERS. The tinplate and sheet-metal workers’ dispute was dealt with in the afternoon. Mr W. A. W. Grenfell appeared on boIhalf of the employers, and Mr IV. C.: Noot, with Mr W. P. Riches, for the union. . Mr Noot explained that, following upon a special conference of tho Tinplate Workers' Federation, the union had decided on a Dominion award. Tho other unions agreed, but Auckland and Dunedin broke away and accepted other proposals. Tho only matters really left in dispute were wages, classification of workers and preference. ■Mr Grenfell submitted a proposal to classify workers During tho past ton years tho employers had had to meet competition from imported articles. If the wages were raised it would affect tho men employed in the industry and tend to kill the business. Evidence was given by Messrs Garland, Maekay, Ballinger, ’ Kutner, and House, and the court announced that it would consider 'the matter before giving an award. FURNITURE TRADE WORKERS. The Furniture Trade Workers’ Union asked the court to turn into an _ award the recommendations, of tho Conciliation Council.. Mr Moriarty appeared for tho union; and Mr A. W. Grenfell for the employers. Applications for exemption were made on behalf -of furniture packers,. pictureframe makers, and master-builders and joiners. . . After announcing' that its decision would' bo given later, tho court adjourned till to-day.