ARBITRATION COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13860, 25 March 1907, Page 5

ARBITRATION COURT.

WEST COAST MINERS. (Pjsr United Press Associmos.) WESTFOUT, March 23. At n sitting ot the Arbitration Court to-day awards were inado in accordance with agreement.* arrived at by conferences between the Ucnniston Minors' and the Donuiston Engine-drivers' Unions and the Westpovt Coal Company. Tlic delegates o[ the Uranily Miners' Union reportctl 'hat llio union bad rejected ilie agreement arrived ii-t. in conference, unci tin; court would therefore bo asked'to deal wilh the disputes. Mr Justice Sim stated that the court could not. go into the question at (his silting, and it might in six months' time, when if; sat again, lie compelled to adopt the award of 1905. Ho advised the union to reconsider the position, and take another ballot within », month's time] This concluded thu Wcstnort sitting. (FnoJt Orjß Own Cobrespoxdkxt.) GRBYIIOUTH, March 2*. Tho Arbitration Court has been with us for three weeks. The representatives of ilie Wcrtport Coal Company anil the Miners' Unions were engaged for .six hours in discussing one. clause in tho industrial agreement. The conferences altogether were protracted. Tho "bank to bank" mailer in tho colliery industrial agreements has been settled bv tho "Wcstport Coal Company agreeing to pay nominal overtime up to Id per man per day for time Occupied in travelling to anil from work in the mines.