ARBITRATION COURT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 11249, 13 April 1908, Page 3

ARBITRATION COURT.

. <Per Press Association.! 1 WELLINGTON, last night. An award, the outcome of the dispute between the Wellington Gas Stokers and Colters' Union and the Wellington Gas Company, Limited, was to-day tiled with Mr Stubbs, clerk of awards. It is to take effect on the 13th April, 1908, and continue m force till the 13th April, 1909. It sets out that a full week's work shall • consist of seven shifts of eight hours per shift.' A leading stoker shall be paid not less than 10s 6d per shift, and an ordinary stoker not. less than 9s 9d per shift. Holidays tb be recognised were as follows : New Year's Day, Anniversary Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Prince of Wales' Birthday, Labor Day, Birthday of the Sovereign, Christmas Day, Boxing. Day, and picnic day if observed as a holiday m the^gas works. Work done on these days shall be paid for at the rate" of double time. The number of retorts to/be charged and drawn m such shift shall not exceed 20 for each stoker. stokers are required to do full work on Sundays, or holidays, the employers shall provide a man to trim coke from the truck tips at least four hours during the day. The employers shall , provide accommodation to the satisfaction of the Inspector of Factories, to enajple the workers to change their clothes and have their meals apart from the other employes of the employer. A sufficient supply of shale shall, be kept m the retort house to meet the requirements of Sundays, holidays, and nights. The union shall do all m its power to prevent any strike by any of the workers affected by the award, and if any strike shall occur m which any members of the union shall take part, such strike shall :be prima facie evidence that the union, had committed a breach of its doty. The Court reserves to itself full power m the event -of any such strike as last mentioned occurring to suspend, on the application of the employer, the operation of all or any of the provisions of the award for such period as the Court thinks proper.