THE CONCILIATION BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 2412, 24 May 1900, Page 10

THE CONCILIATION BOARD.

i A meeting of the Conciliation Board was held at the Supreme Co-iir" yesterday lauvi.ing, all the iiiGir.]>2rj of tie board being present — viz., Messrs 3?. JR.. Chapman (chairman), G. P. Jfarquhar, Q. L. Sise, E. Ferguson, and 0. A. .Millar, M.H.E. TRU I'LOtE-IttLLIXiJ- aitADE. The union, were rppre^eiuerl by Messrs J. F. Arnold, J. Throp lOamaru}. and J. Scott Crawl ord \Dv.iicdin) : the master millers being rdpradjuloil by ALessrs 'A Me-filt, .1. C. Gow, A'Slo^cu, !).' M'Gill, and P.-Ir. Gilkiso^ Tliciv were ihirly-eigM uisster millers lifiapj. in t'~.e order ot ieferen.ee, as follow: — • , E.. Anderson and Co.. Evan 3 ? iukl Co., A. . Steven and Co., R. Hudson jmd Co., J. H. . Hancock and Co., and Henry Harr'away. Dunedin ; John C. Gow, Pabnerston^ .Tame? and 1 Wiliiaiii Sheddon, \N aiwera South ; George Bruce, Oamain-; William Burnett, Blacfotone Hill; Peter Bulell, Arrowtown; 3D. "L. Christie, Lawrence ; C. Cowie, Milb'urn"; R. Doul, Mandeville; W. Craig. Riverside; 4 Wil1 iiam Davie, Balciutha; Fleming and Gilkison, Ihvercargill ; Fleming, Gilkison, and -Co., Gore ; Graham and Petrie,- Pukerau ; J. Hewton, Waimakaroa ; Wilkie and Co , Mosgiel ; • Allan King, Arrowtown; Peter M'Gill, Mil--ton; Maniototo Flour Milling Company, Naaeby; P. Walsh, Milton; G..aud T. 3ileilc, Oamaru ; Milligan and Bond, Oamaru ; Thos. Murray, Arrowtown; Tweedie and M'Lean, Kiverton; C Robertson, Berwick; Mrs T. Hichardson, Outrarn-; R. -Shand and Co., ' Waikouaiti; James Robertson and Co., Shotover ; John J. Thompson, Waikaia ; Wakatipu Flour _ Milling Company, Arrowtown; Ireland a 1 id Co., Oamaru : W. Urquhart, Palmerston. The claims of the union were -thus scheduled : — A day's -work shall consist of eight hours* i A half-holiday shall be observed from' -12,-, o'clock noon on Saturdays. All work done exceeding eight hours in any 24 hours shall be e'eemed. to be overtime, and shall be paid for as f ollows : — j .Time and a-quarter shall be paid' for the v first two hours ; time and a-half for the second * two hours; after the second two hours, double time shall be paid. All work done on Sundays and on holidays shall be paid for at the rate of double tune. The foJ] owing days shall hsy obseived as holidays . — New Year's Day and January 2, Good Friday, Easter Monday, the Sovereign's Birthday, Labour Day, and Cnrisi>mas Pay. Ths number of ,boys or apprentices employed in any flotiimill shall, not exceed- one to four, or fraction of the first four men. The numbeiof boys or apprentices emr>loyed'in any oatmeal mill shall not exceed two to one man employed in the department. Alb boys 'or apprentices " shall serve for a term of five years. That members of the union shall ba employed in preference to non-members — provided there arfe members of the union who are equally qualified with non-members to perform the ; partcmlar work required to be done, and are . ready and willing to imdertake it. I Scale of Wages. — Rollermen, or shift millers, not less thg/ii £2 14s; oatmeal or barley millers, ■£2 14s ; purifier man (the man in charge of purifier and flour-dressing machine), £2 2s; snrutterman (the man m charge of wheatcleaning machine), £2 10s; kilnman, £2 10s; head storeman (the man who is responsible for receiving and delivering goods), £2 Us ; second storeman (to help the head storeman in general work), £2 2s-; •packerrnan, £2 2s; first engineer (to he a fitter, and qualified to do all j repairs), -S3 3s ; second engineer (engine-driver and fireman), £2 10s; boys or apprentices — for the first &ix months, 10s ; second six months, 12s 6d; thiid six months, 15s;' fourth ; six months, JLBs; -filth six months, £1 Is; sixth six "months, £1 'is ; * seventh six months, JEI 7s; eighth six months, £1 10s: ninth six months, *£1 13s : tenth six months, £1 lGs. ! Formal evidence was given a? .to the decision of the union at a meeting of members, duly called, to file the order of reference. | Mr Arnold said that since the parties had arrived in Dunedin a semi-conference had been held, and both bides were of opinion that if they could meet together in conference,, the board bains- present, it would be pos£ibl9 in the course of the day to come to an agree- . ment that vvould be satisfactory to all parties. ' I The Chairman said he was very glad to hear ! that: they always encouraged conferences in.' every way they could. ■ Mr Arnold said if the board was agreeable to a conference being held, the board, of course, being present, &o as to, facilitate the^ ' business, then it would be unnecessary for lrinv 1 at that time to deliver an address making ! public grievances in the trade which would 'be of no interest to the public if an agreement could be arrived at. The parties concerned and the board then held a conference, from which the public wers exuded.

The Olutha Free Press ii informed that in eonsequeace ot the appeal for grain trucks there is now a sufficiency of them at Balclutba ptotioru

The Clutha Free Press understands that as a result of police inquiries a public inquiry into tho cause of the Balchithft fiie on Sun- ' day has been deoiaetl unnecessary.