ARBITRATION COURT.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10344, 8 May 1912, Page 4

ARBITRATION COURT.

GARTERS’ DISPUTE. Per Press Association. Auckland, May 7. At the Arbitration Court to-day, when the matter of the dispute between the Carters’ Union and the Employers was called on, Mr Davis, for tbe Union, said that with tbe view of obtaining a Dominion award the local application 'would be withdrawn if the employers would give an undertaking that they would register as a Federation. At tbe suggestion of the Const the case was allowed to stand over to allow this to be done.

A CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION. John Robin, of Hargreaves Street, a ’waterside worker, claimed com* pensation from the Union Company for injuries received while in the . company's employ while working ooaloa one of tlie company's boats on Jane *24th last. Robin was in charge of ;the "bail rope," which guides the coal baskets out of the bold and is controlled by taking a couple of tarns round the "tee piece,” a sort of cleat. This tee piece was wrenched from its socket, and flying np struck Robin on the throat. Counsel said the company contended that plaintiff was fit to resome;hJa ordinary work at the end of Angnst, np to which date be received half wages. Plaintiff's case was that his voice was so injured as the result of the accident that be was unable to take charge of the “boll rope,” which required good vocal organs for giving the necessary signals Before the accident be earned £5 10s 6a a week, bat since his voice had gone he had not been able to make more than £1 7s 6d, though he had “lined up" «very day. The oaselwas adjourned, in order that a farther examination might be made of Robin’s vocal chorda. '