Conciliation and Arbitration

Southland Times, Issue 19036, 2 May 1903, Page 2

Conciliation and Arbitration

4 United Press Association. cmiISTCHUUCH, May 1. The Arbitration' Court resumed this morning on the onginedrivers' and firemen's dispute. It was stated that it had been agreed in conference that -18 hours should constitute a week's work ; ordinary overtime to bo paid timo . ttiul quarter ; special holidays double-time ; enginedrivers necessarily holding filst» class competency certifioates to get :10s per day ; seCoild-class, 9s ; lOCOlUOtivo work, .smaller engines, Bs. ; certificated firemen in charge to have Bs, and, if engaged in firing only, 7s ; workers incapable of earning the minimum wage to receive a less sum fixed by a joint com-, mittee of employers anul the union, ami, ' jn default of agreomont, by the chairman of the Board. The matter of preferenceto unionists an-cl minor questions were loft to the dwision of the Hoard. CIIUISTCIIUItCH, May 1. The Plumbers und OsxsJitters Union inectins imsseU «, motion resolving that tho proceedings beforo the Arbitration Court bo withdrawn, as members have no confidence in tUo Court as at present constituted, seeing that When umend-niPnt-s are 'made thu Court ia U nub ltf to administer them, «« shown by the award' hi tho Auckland furnituro trade dispute and tho paintara' dispute iv New l*J} r « lUQUth,