ARBITRATION COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8679, 12 March 1914, Page 2

ARBITRATION COURT

RE SERVED DECISION GIVEN

COACHWOEKERS’ DISPUTE. The Arbitration Court, presided over by Mr Justice Stringer, held its last sitting of the present AVellington session yesterday morning. The first business was the delivery of tho reserved judgment in the case of the Furniture Trades Union v. Scoullar Co., Ltd. The union appealed against tho decision of Air J. S. Evans, S.M., in dismissing a charge against the Scoullar Company, of employing more apprentices than it was entitled to. The court held that the magistrate Was right in dismiss sing the charge,' and disallowed Uhe| apoeal. with -E5 5s costsAir Levi appeared for the union and Air AVewton for the Scoullar Company. one penny a week. Reserved judgment was also given in the edge of O'Connor v. J. O’Brien and 00., in. which plaintiff, a driver, claimed compensatiaon for an accident, on April 3rd last, which injured bis nose and eyelid. The defendant claimed that the incapacity , only lasted two . weeks, but medical, .evidence showed tbat ir continued till September 2nd. Judgment was given for L 22 ICs. .£1 Is medical expenses, and 265 5s costs. As the eyelid was not yet cured, the court granted A nominal suspensory award of one penny per week to preserve plaintiff’s rights should incapacity supervene, in the future.’ The court added that plaintiff should take steps to remedy the eyelid by a comparatively simple' operation. JEWELLERS AGREE. Mr Kennedy, on behalf .of the .men employed in the jewellery trade, stated that a unanimous agreement had been come to before the Conciliation Council. Mr Li Partridge (the employers representative) confirmed this. His Honour announced that h© would declare award in the terms of the, recommendation. • , COACHWORKERS’ DISPUTE. Mr W. 0. Noot, who appeared for.'tlie men in tho ooachwerkers’ dispute, said that hli© union was seeking* a fresh nward because' the agreement arrived at by the Conciliation Council had been disapproved of by a later meeting of^, the union. A 44-hour week, higher overtime, and an extra shilling per day for leading hands was now demanded. Rates * for helpers were to be in the, terms of the Canterbury award, . for which, the men were practically applying. ' Mr AV. A. Grenfell, for the employers; said that they were willing to accept ■the council’s recommendations withtne exception of the preference clause; They insisted on ( the. 48-hour , week. Decision was reserved. Before adjourning the court gave pore mission'for'the telly clerks’ case to be mentioned at Napier or Auckland if an agreement was arrived at before' the com /filiation Council.