ARBITRATION COURT AWARDS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14699, 6 December 1909, Page 5

ARBITRATION COURT AWARDS

(Pica United Piiess AsaocunoH.) CHRISTCHURCH, December 5, The award in the aerated workers' caso has been likd, and comes into force as from November 1, 1009, and remains in force til] October 31, 1912. Tho hours (from November 1 to March 31) aro 19 per week, and for the remainder of tho year 41 per week. Factory foremen and cordial makers receive £3 per week, machine bottlers and beer bottlers £2 10s, bottle washers £2 2s, and casual labourers Is per hour. Youths may be employed, except at machine bottling. Their wages per week range from 10s lo £1 15s.

The award affeclmn; tho rope, twine, and tlaxniilling trade cornea into force on January 1, 1910, and continues in fovea till Dscember 1, 1912. A week's work is not to exceed 18 hours. For overtime lime and a-quartor wages are to bo paid, A flaKtiiitl's working foreman receives 50s per week; engine-driver, aa provided in tho Canterbury traction and stationary engine-drivers' award for tho time being in force; feeder (alone), 7s per day of eight hours: feeder and stripper-keeper : (combined), 8s; chief paddock hand, 8s (or from September 1 to April 30, 20a per ton, remainder of year 22s 6d perIon); water-scutcher, 6s ikl per day; tierup, taker-off, shaker-off, and sorters, 6s; flaxctttters, 63 per ton; scutching, Is l|d per hour, or 20s per ton; scutching, lapping, and pressing, 30s per ton; pressing scutched tow, 10s per ton; draymen, 6s per day; lorrymen, £2 2s; waggoner, £2 ss. Twine mills— working foreman, 60s per week; spinner (who is required to watch up to six machines where there is no assistant), 8s per eight-hours' shift; first spinner (where assistant is employed), 7s for eight, hours' shift; assistant spinner, 6s 3d per eight-hours' shift; bailer (without assistant), 8s per day of eight hours; first bailer (with assistant), 7s; second tailor, 6s 3d; packer, 7s; night workers in' all classes 3d per day extra, joreman not included. Youths wuges in homo mills ran<p from 15s to 30s, in flaxmills from 15s to 355.