TRADES AND LABOUR

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13544, 17 March 1906, Page 10

TRADES AND LABOUR

m — THE GARDENERS' DISPUTE. iCPir United Pniss Association.) . CHRISTCHURCH, March 16. , The Canterbury Conciliation Board'met to-day, when the caso of the Gardeners' Union came up for consideration. The I union had cited alt who employed a man | as gardener for the whole or any part of his lime. The argument of employers was that though they employed men who did gardening work those men were included under the heading of general manservants, as they had miscellaneous duties to perform. Several employers applied lo have the matter referred direct to the Arbi- ■ (ration Court, and after a short discussion the board decided to adopt that course.

THE SHEARERS' AGREEMENT. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, March 16. j The agreement, between the Canterbury ! Shearers' Union of Workers and the Can- . terbury Sheep-owners' Union of Employers, drawn up at a conference of delegates" last . October, has at the request, of the parties ; been embodied, without further hearing! in . an award of tho Arbitration Court. The i price for shearing by machinery is fixed . at 16s 8d per hundred, with rations; and [, for shearing by hand, at 17s, with rations. If shearers find themselves, the rate is 3s 4d per hundred extra. The rate for stud sheep is to be as per arrangement, The price for shearing hogget rams is to h< rated at half, and for other rams double the ordinary rate.