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Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13316, 19 June 1907, Page 5

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THE STRIKE ON THE RAND. OUTRAGES ON MINERS. A SHIFT BOSS KILLED. Press Associatiou-Bv T'elegraph-Copyrifjht CAPETOWN. Jims 17. Several miners who wore working in the Comet- Mine on tha Rand were waylaid and sjamboked. In another instance, a house, the inmates of which resumed work after striking, was blown up with dynamite. The explosion killed a shift boss named Richards, who belonged to the Comet Mine. THE CARPENTERS' AWARD. Per Press Association. IiuNEDIN, June 18. The Inspector of Awards has filed with the Clerk of Award's for Otago and Southland district' 54 applications in which Oamaru employers and employes'-- are concerned for the enforcement of the carpenters' and joiners' award. THE ARBITRATION COURT. NAIMER. June 18. The Arbitration Court commenced a -sitting here to-day, when ;t number of case'; of breaches of award were dealt with. Fines of £5" each were imposed in a mim L her of instances for breaches of the tailors', carpenters', carters', and bakers' awards in paying lvss wages than the amounts fixed by the award's. In a casefor employing men on Wellington anniversary day at- le?s than the holiday rate of wages, 'a fine of £2 was imposed, and a similar fine was ihflictpd where a. youili employed 1o do light work as a. carter, had not be-rn employed solely on such work'. For employing two cartel's in a bakehouse a baker was fined £3; for failing to pay the award wages to an employee the, proprietor of the " Wairoa. Guardian " was j fined £l, and ordered to pay arrears of wagts amounting to £34 lis Id.