Conciliation and Arbitration

Southland Times, Issue 17078, 29 October 1902, Page 3

Conciliation and Arbitration

[Per United pRESd Association.] Dunedin, Oct. 28. The Arbitration Court was* engaged today for the most part hearing cases brought by the Carters’ Union. A woman who charged a carter 20s per week for board was ordered to pay the Union £2 2s costs. In another case a firm was fined Is for a technical breach of the award. The question of whether a man was engaged in light or heavy work had been referred to the chairman of the Conciliation Board, and his decision was in favour of the Union. Decision was deferred in another somewhat similar case. A suburban carter was ordered to pay 10s for employing a casual hand at less than the wages in the award. In the case of a traincar driver who was hurt by one of the horses standing on his foot, causing him to wrench his knee in trying to pull it away, the court ordered the City Corporation to pay per week from 16th June, until his condition ceased to justify such payment. The Court found, in the dispute with the Fortification Unal Company, that the latter had directly Ailerrupted the relations between the Union and the Company, created by the indue rial agreement. Proceedings were adjourned till November Ist for the taking of evidence on the question of damages. Y