ARBITRATION COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 210, 26 August 1908, Page 2

ARBITRATION COURT.

BREACHES 01' AWARDS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. .Wellington, Lust Nigat, A number of cases of breaches of awards were dealt with by the Arbitration Court to-day. waiter Gordon, hotelkeeper, was fined X-i for pavin" a porter less thaa the award rate of wages, and Percy Sanderson, the .porcr, was lined 10s for accepting same. W. A. Kennedy, Wellington, manager of the Union S.S. Co., admitted that by an oversight he had neglected to have an apprentice indentured. Back payhad been made up and indentures issued. A breach was recorded, dufendmit undertaking to refund the expenses of Uie union concerned Bc<"' Bros., grocers, were lined Xo and costs for employing girls as shop assistants

at less than award rates. J Youuir was lined £2 on a smular charge Henry Bodley «,„( others, Hotel proprietors, were i im . tl tOl . em])loyi a. porter at below file award rate a breach being recorded against the porter Eli iMudgway admitted having employed u cartor M Jlig bakehouse. Mr. Le Civn, representing the Labor (Department, Said the carter in question was a lad of 17 years. Ue started work in die .bakehouse at 5.30 a.m. and during the day went out with the cart, leaving oft' won; at 7 p.m. A line of ir> was imposed. F. A. Law, saddler, was lined ,I'2 for having failed to give the- necessary notice that he

had taken on an apprentice una \vitll tailing t 0 give notice of the dismissal of said apprentice-. Meyer and Mingworth were lined £$ for breaking the preference clause of the carpenters' award. Mrs. B. Sloi-Ji was lined £2 for employing a kitchen and pantry hand in the Ueislm tea rooms at less pay than prescribed by the cooks' and waiters' award. It was shown that the girl in question was only about 12 years of age. A. Jditchings, Ead«' Bros., 11. Crump, and K. A. Wakeli'n wore ordered to pay expenses for employing non-unionist carpenters. feter Carnio was fined £2 for failing to i pay the wages stipulated by the cooks' ' and waiters' award. Breaches of the ] same award were recorded against W. 11. rhilp, for employing waitresses for

longer hours that stated in the award, tlie girls being also convicted of breaking the award. J. B. innes was fined £2 for employing an apprentice not properly indentured. E. Morton and Co., tailors, were lined £2 for sending out work against the terms ol the award. 8. Philp, butcher, was Uncut £ii for not supplying an employee witlh 5s wortli of meat per week from December, 1907, to May, IUOB. Henry KoSson, the employee concerned, was fined £l. E. C. i oung was lined £2 for failing to allow two employees two bom's lo set their tools in order on i their discharge. J. 0. Brown was fin-. cd £1 for a breach of the carpenters' award. A. Fearce was lined £3 for employing a workman at Is per hour. Tim workman, Pereival Bayford, was ordered to pay costs. Mrs. Enpliemia Smith was lined £3 for keeping an employee working longer hours than allowed by the cooks' and waiters' award. F. F. Dakin was lined £3 for not paying a cook the prescribed rate of wage. Gnnnaway and Co. were fined £2 for a breach of the wharf laborers' award in not engaging labor at tho place fixed.