BONUS EXEMPTIONS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16737, 19 May 1922, Page 8

BONUS EXEMPTIONS.

APPLICATIONS TO COURT. (Per Press Association*.) AUCKLAND. May 19. The first applications for exemption from the award of the Arbitration Court reducing the cost of living bonus by 5 s were made to-day. An application was made on behalf of the city butchers. It was stated that there was a special term i nthe agreement that wages should not he reduced during the time it was in force. The employers agreed that such was the case, and therefore was exemption granted. He gar ding the freezing workers and allied trades, Mr Sill, for the Union, said that this application would involve the whole of the freezing industry ill the Dominion, and that the owners much preferred that tho case be "heard in Christchurch. The industry was covered by a Dominion award, and the unions had filed applications for exemption. Instead of hearing each separately it would be better to deal with the whole matter in Christchurch. The employers agreed to this course and the Judge said that as Christchurch appeared to he the headquarters of the industry he would be prepared to deal with the whole of the applications thereThis course was agreed to in the ‘'arpenters’ and joiners’ dispute, also for a Dominion award. Mr Bloodworth said lie had not cited the Federated Builders, but the individual asHis Honour said that the mattet* eon Id he remitted to the Court at Dunedin, Wellington. and Christcllurch. and the applications hoard at the same time. This was agreed to It. was agreed that the tallymen's application be withdrawn, provided the Union Company ;nd other shipping companies make no reduction in overtime.