CONCILIATION COUNCIL.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 11 June 1926, Page 2

CONCILIATION COUNCIL.

DOMINION PAINTERS’ Df-SPUTF/ i .fly Telegraph—lltss AssoeiMioii . \ WELLINGTON, June 9. The Coiici tin v ion funned is sitting to-day in a dispute between the employers and employees in the painting and decorating trade 11 troll ghoul, New Zealand. ' No alteration was sought in the weekly hours, hut: the men asked that provision should he made for a worker to hare live minutes before ceasing lor the purpose of washing. Mr Prime, the employers’ agent, said the employers expected service lot the'-time the men woirc paid. Ho could; not see there wouldThc', any hardship in the men washing in their own time; Air Corn wo II said the concession war; made m .oilier parts.'of the world. * - Mr Gflmp bcll said .New.. Zealand was; the only couiurv wnei'e lie’had tound ill dal not apply. The t-Tiisc was referred to the Coma. 41 1- Corn,well, -lor the, they wore -asking 2y fid p<« houf, men; giving instructions to he paid'-Is fid per dav extra. . Replying to a suggestion that if the demands wete top-high-,, there,might bodangor- of., people "paiptmg their own houses, 4L Cornwell said a man- would only paint his own house once. A sub-clause, was agreed to that 110 worker should ho compelled to work Joiigct than 'liv.o. hours .without'a uneah The employees, asked .double time lor work oii Sundays and statutory holi-' days, and also that a meal allowance of Is'fid should be paid whore necessary. There was a division of opinion on flip definition of “suburban, work,” the men demanding anything over one mile, from the genera! post office to he classed as sub :rban, and also _ that (ravelling expenses should ho paid hepaid bcvnnd that distance, or el.-'C that they should he conveyed to. work free, time spent in travelling to and from work to he paid for at ordinary rates. The conference will resume to-day..