ARBITRATION COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17174, 29 November 1917, Page 9

ARBITRATION COURT.

DISPUTES AND APPLICATIONS. The Arbitration Court commenced .its Dunedin sitting yesterday. /His fcfonor Mr Justice Stringer presided, and Messrs W. Scott and J. A. M'Cullough were also present. ntoir smpßurtDEßS , dispute. In the case of the Boilermakers' and Iron dispute Mr Fail informed the court that a complete agreement had been come to, Mr Gillies, for the employers, confirming the statement. The President: It is in operation now. It will be made an award. t HOTEL EMPLOYEES' UNION. Mr M'Kewen (representing the Licensed Hotel Employees' Union) asked leave to withdraw the agreement come to before the Conciliation Commissioner. In reply to a question by his' Honor, he said it was a complete agreement, and that since they had been before the commissioner a position had arisen that made it very vague in regard to the clause governing barmen. The assessors had been under the impression that barmen were covered by the Slops and Offices Act. The President: Well, are they not?—Mr M'Kewen: No. Wβ are advised that it is a most contentious matter. The law is very vague. . The President: The law is vague on a good many things. Mr Cookson, for the employers, said that nndor the old award barmen were given a half-holiday in addition to the whole holiday on Sunday. At the Conciliation Court that clause was deliberately omitted, because under the new licensing laws the hours had been considerably reduced, and it was considered that the men should not now get the half-holiday. "* The President: You mean 6 o'clock closing? Mr Cookson: "Stes. The question has now arisen whether under the Act they are entitled to a half-holiday. The President: We will stand it over arid look into the matter and give our opinion later._ If it is not satisfactory, leave can be given to withdraw. . Mr M'Kewen then mentioned the matter of an agreement in the private employees' dispute. He said a complete agreement had been come to and stated that he had been asked to get a definition of "substantial meal." The President: Wo gave a definition in Wellington. Mr Cookson: That is acceptable. A meal here is the same as in Wellington. The President: We will make the award and add the definition of substantial meal. FARRIERS' DISPUTE. Mr Breen informed the court that a settlement had been reached in the Farriers dispute. The only alteration was a slight increase, in wages. Agreement to be made an award. IKON AND BRASS MOULDERS. Mr Gillies, speaking on behalf of the employers joined in the Iron and Brassmoulders' dispute, said that a complete agreement had been come to, the only change being an increase in wages. Mr Thompson, for the union, asked if the words "journeymen workers" included moulders and machine moulders. Mr Gillies: It is all moulders. The President: We will make it into an award, and say " journeymen workers and machine moulders." METAL WORKERS. With regard to the metal workers' dispute, Mr Cookson stated that a complete agreement had been arrived at, and the recommendations were already in operation. There were these exemptions—the Iron Rolling Mills, T. Scurr, and J. Walker and Sons. Mr Evans said that the union were agreeable to the exemptions. Tho agreement was made into an award. AMALGAMATED EKGEtfEERS. In the dispute that had arisen in connection with the Amalgamated Engineers, no agreement had been come to, and the court fixed the date of hearing for tomorrow. APPLICATION TO ,ADD PARTIES. The Manure and Acid Workers' Union ipplied to add the By-products Company, the Otago Preserving Company's tallow department, and Peter Cameron to their award.—Tho union's representative said that this application had been adjourned from the last sitting of the court to enable the parties to have a conference. No settlement had been come to, and they now returned to the court with their original application. —After hearing evidence the court granted the application. An application by the Dunedin Musicians Union to add tht» Snvoy Restaurant and the Allies Pictures (Port Chalmers) to the award was granted. Mr Cookson, on behalf of the Plumbers and Gasfitters, applied to have Farra Bros., tho Ross Manufacturing Company, J. Eustace and Co., and F. J. Lake struck out of the Plumbers* award, stating that they wero not plumbers.—Evidence having been taken the firms mentioned were struck out with tho exception of Farra Bros.