Arbitration Court.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 9792, 18 March 1908, Page 1

Arbitration Court.

JSRKACUKS OF AWARD. (I'kb I'rf.ss Association.) Wellington, March 17. The Arbitration Court coiitiini'd its hitting to-day. Fines were imposed as follows:—hi connection with breaches of the Carpenters and joiners' award, Howie and Matthews, for employing an iinindentured apprentice, £2 and costs (it was shown that the lad, though not properly indentured, had been paid more than the award rate) : K. WaUelin and tfons, fiimilarly charged, £2 and costs; A. Wilkeninu, for employing a man at underrate wages, without "a permit, £ ; .1. W. Chapman, tailor, employing a youth lor a longer period of probation than provided for' without being duly apprenticed, £2 and costs; executors of Mart Vdy, similarly charged, £2 and costs; 11. Young, employing- a man without a permit at less than the award rate, £5 and costs (the workman concerned was lined 10s for failing to have a permit! : H. Crump, cmploying an apprentice not duly indentured, £2 and costs; K. S. Knight, failing to allow a discharged employee two hours to put his tools in order. £1 (respondent said he had paid wages in lieu of notice).

C. .Smith was charged with a breach of the tailors' award in connection with the provisions relating to bespoke work. A suit had been made from chart measurement ami sent to tin? house of the owner. The purchaser tried it ono. an<l sent it hack. He subsequently called for it. tried it on lit was not altered in any way), and paid for it. The point at iscne was whether a hreach had liven committed where the suit hail lieen actually delivered and the purchaser hail returned it for alterations. Would this be regarded as a -lit on" The Court held that a hreach had Wit established, and that the suit came under tin- delinition of bespoke work. A tine of £5 was indicted. The Xew Zealand Times Company, charged with employing certain feeders at making-ready on a job, eoutrary to a provision of the typographical award, was lined £5 and ousts. C. M. Hanks and Co., similarly char-ed in respect to the letterpress machinists' award, wa.s lined £5 ami costs. H. 1). Crawfoid. failing to observe the preference clause of the K'-neral laborers' award, was lined £ oaiul costs.

A XOVKI. POINT. (I'kb I'kkss Association.) Wellington. Map h IV. A novel |i<iint couccrnin:: the hakeis' award came before the Allot rat ion Court today for interpretation, when .1. an<l lv Towcrsvy were charged |1) with hreakinn the award bv pavinu a less rate of pav than .provided fo'r, and (2) with faiUnto uivo "dry pay." The respondents, who il was idiown wire pas tryc ooks, and who wcro Hot under the award, making a sniaJl quantity of bernialine broad and milk loaves daily. It brought them within the scope of the award. Mr Kell.iw said the point wa.s one wliieh had created nrc.it intcrc.-t unionist bakers throu-lmut the Dominion, a.nd hi* association had instructed littn to tc,<,l il. Its contention was that the malum: of bernialine bread and milk loaves did not hriin; pa.-trvc.Mks imdi r tie baker;-, award. Mr A. Collins, luki r. who wa.s <all.d by the union, said the point had already been decided at Pn.liner.ston North, when it was held that milk bread was made by fermentation, and anything that came .10111 fermentation came under the award. His Honor: Mr Collins' reason for his conclusion that the special clas-s of uood« mentioned come.- under the award is mine decision of the court. Was it necessary to put him in the box to quote a decision of the court? Mr l.e Crcn : I did not know what he reallv knew about it. Hi's Honor: Surely the Master Ilakers* Association could come to noine agreement on a. point Hike tlrls. Mr U- t'ren: I should think m.

Mr Krll-nv ,»|]V.v<l to "ive ei-iilem.'. His M.Mi.ir: ll<nv will that help me? Mr Keliow : I will show thai it is n«>l bread. \Y" mil it hcrmaline. His Honor: llow many years Ikiyi> they been HiikitiL' bernialine. Mr Kcll-w : About 16 or 17 years. His H.-nor : If people mil;.- liernialiiic and milk bread, i•, it not reasonable for tlicm to be sulije. t to the award? Mr Keliow: X.i. wo consider it .loes nut ionic- un.ler the award. It is ina.le hv pastrycooks as well as linkers. ' Mr l.e (Yen: All pastrycooks JemM he .--itii). 'l'lii.- is a peculiar position. Mr Keliow explained that bermnline (in<l milk bread was ttv.it.sl in a different wav to ordinary l.rea.l. A loaf of hernialine had lie.u previously handed up to the court (or examination. Mr Keliow: I will ask your Honor 1., try the bread. 'His Honor: 111 what way ?- -'l.aii-hler.) Wliv is this tiling so serious to bakers? Ml Keliow: We Jo not consider that it comes hihW the n.une of bread. After further discussion, bis Honor nail! the question s.vnied to have iviuse.l very little trouble [or the last 16 or 17 years. After this period it seemed scarcely worth while to have raised the point. As the present award was just about to run out, the best thill'.' would be to allow it to stand over until the hearini: of the industrial dispute, and the parties would probably be able to tome to some agreement in the meantime. This course- was agreed to.