ARBITRATION COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16495, 4 August 1921, Page 8

ARBITRATION COURT.

TO-DAY’S BUSINESS. The Christclvirch sittings of the Arbitration Court, which were resumed to-day, were presided over by his Honor Mr Justice Frazer and Messrs W. Scott (employers' representative) and J. M’Cullougii (emplovees* representative). An order adding parties in Timr.ru, Wai male, Ashburton, Tinwald, Rokaia, Mount Somers, and Temuka to the butchers* award was made. “ This application was opposed,” stated the Court, “on the around that the effect of ffrantfn? it would be to join a number of emnlovers wlio«e places of business are situated in a portion of the district remote from that in wh ; ch the employers originally b'-rmd, carry on business. The is not desirous of automatically extending the operation of awards into large portions of an industrial district where the employers are not cited before the Conciliation Court, 1 lit in the present case the provisions of PaTt 11. of the award, which will govern the parties now applied to be add'd, are elastic, and are regarded as standard conditions in nearly all parts of the Dominion. For this rea c on the Court lias decided to make the order.” COMPENSATION CASE. Judgment was given in the compensation case George Charles Field, of Sydenham, a blacksmith’s striker tMr H. D. Acland) v. P. and D. Duncan, Ltd. (Mr J. H. Up ham). Plaintiff had applied for a review of the order made bv the Court on May 3, 1921, wherein the Court reserved t-o the parties the right to apply for review. “ The Court must distinguish between inability to obtain employment on account of personal incapacity,” said his Honor, “ and inability to obtain employment on account of the depressed state of the labour market. The medical evidence shows that the plaintiff three month.-* ago was so far recovered from his personal incapacity as to be flt for light. work, and had he obtained light work, he would now be fit for ordinary work. As the Court is Ixmnd to assume that the plaintiff would have been fit for ordinary work by now if he had been assiduous and successful in his endeavour to obtain light work, it can award only such a sum as would represent half the difference between his estimated earnings at light work and his normal earnings for the period that elapsed since Mav 3 last. This sum we assess at £ls, and make an order for pavment accordingly ” ' Plaintiff was allowed £5 5s costs, with witnesses’ expenses and disbursements. THE PRINTING TRADE. Concerning an application to trio Northern, Taranaki, 'Wellington. Westland, Canterbury, and Otago and Southland printers', machinists’, lithographers’, bookbinders’, etc., award, in regard to holidays, the Court stated: —"The amendment is not one thrft can be made under the. provisions of the War Legislation and Statute Law Amendment Act, 1918, and, as the application is opposed there is no power to amend the award under the provisions of the principal Act. The application is accordingly refused. PRIVATE HOTELS. The following were added as parties to the Christchurch (ten-mile radius) private hotels employees’ award:—J. Cunningham, private boarding-house, 263, Moorliouse Avenue; ‘Tire Cedars” private boarding-house. St Asanh Street: R Fleming, private board-ing-house, 241. Cashel Street ; Henderson and Evans, private boarding-house, Sumner; J. W. AY* Hi a ms, private boarding-house, Lyttelton. ROPE, TWINE AND FLOCKMAKERS. An award was issued in the industrial dispute between the Christchurch Rope, Twine and Fiockmakers’ Union v. Maddren Bros., Ltd. (Christchurch), the Andrews Twine Company, Ltd. (Waikuku) It embodied without alteration, the recommendations of the Conciliation Council, which the parties agreed to accept. SHEARERS AND SHED HANDS. The Canterbury shearers’ and shed hadds’ industrial dispute, in which there was a partial recommendation, was heard. Mr C. Greenland appeared for the union and Mr W. H. Nicholson for the employers. Following is a summary of the union’s chiei demands: Duties of shearers—Each shearer shall shear with all reasonable dispatch the sheep that the employer or his agent requires him t> shear, to the satisfaction of employer or his agent; the number to be shorn shall be agreed upon approximately between the employer and his agent and the shearers before the commencement of the shearing. Hours—Ordinary hours for shearers, crutchers, pressers and experts, forte-four horn's a week, between 7.30 a.m. and 9.30 a.m., 10 a.m. and 5.30 pan., on Mondays to Fridays inMusive, and between 7.30 a.m. and 9.30 a iff. and 10 a.m. and 12 noon on Saturdays Shearers’ pay—Shearing by machine and har.d, and shearing lambs, £1 15s a hundred, with rations; where shearers find their rations, these rates to be increased by 6s a hundred; rate for stud sheep to be settled by agreement between emploj-ers and shearers; for shearing rams over six months and double-fleeced sheep, double rates. Settlement, of disput.ee—A representative shall be elected bv the workers, and such representative, with a committee and the person in charge of the shed shall, aa far as possible, settle all disputes in regard in shearing. Shed hands' pay—(a) Prossers, by the week £5, by the hour 2s 6d; piece work, pressing, by hand Is per cwt or 3s per bale ; by power, 9d per cwt or 2s per bale. (b) All other shed hands, by the week £4 ss, by the hour 2s 3d. (c) Youths under eighteen years of age, bv the week £3, by the hour Is 9d , smoke-ohs to be paid for as time worked; equal pay to youths when they do the samo work as adults. (d) Cooks, for twelve men or under, £5 10s; cooks’ assistants, £5 a week; where over twelve mo* are employed, cooks to be paid ?'• 6d a week for each person over twelve in addition. A presser may work at a piecework rate to be agreed on with his employer, but not at less than the minimum weekly rates prescribed. Each worker shall be provided with rations by his employer ; where it is agreed between employer and workers that workers shall provide their own rations, £1 53 a week tc> bo paid in addition. Scope and duration —Award to operate throughout New' Zealand, and to come into force as from September 1, 1921, and continue until February 28, 1923.