WORK AND WAGES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7391, 1 May 1902, Page 3

WORK AND WAGES.

A SHEARING DISPUTE. United Press Association— By Electrio Telegraph— Copyright. (Received May 1, 10.28 a.m.) SYDNEY, May 1. A conference of the Pastoralists' Union and the Machine Shearers and Shed Employees' Union has adopted an agreement based on the 1894 agreement. It provides for freedom of contract and shearing rates of £1 per one hundred sheep and 40s for rams, shed hands 255, ~ wool-rollers and penners and pickers up to 30s a week, with rations. A number of alterations were made in the shearing, rules, showing compromises on both sides. Shearing by contract was approved. Twelve months' notice will be required to terminate the agreement, which will be registered in th© Arbitration Court. [Per PkeSs Association.] AUCKLAND, May 1. Three reserved decisions by the Arbitration Court in Auckland cases heard four months' ago, have been, received. In eaob case the employer was charged by the Union with employing male machinists at less than a minimum wage. The Court held that the employers should have paid the) minimum journeyman's wage, and inflicted a fine of £5 and costs in each of two cases, and of £2 10s and costs in t!be third case. The award is a colonial one. WELLINGTON, May 1. A Domestic Servants' Union was formed here last night.