ARBITRATION COURT

West Coast Times, Issue 14140, 17 June 1907, Page 3

ARBITRATION COURT

Wellington, June 15

The WtlLngton Conciliation Board has filed its recommendations in the Wellington Building Trades Labourers Dispute* The Board reeommeadß that forty-five hours shall constitute a week's work; not more* tbai tbree aud firee-quarter hours to be worked on Saturdays. On otter days the working hours shall be between 8 a.m. aid 5 p.m, but ia May, June, July aad August any employer may require his men to commence work at 7.45 a.tn, with only half an hour for dinner. At other times three-quarters of an hour shall be allowed. The mini mom rate of wages for scaff oilers ia placed at 1i43 per hour, and workers engaged in any other ca[ aiifcy are to receive not lets than li 21 per hour. Overtime ia to be piidat the rate of time and half unb.l 9 p,m, and at double rates thereafter. Youths are to be employed in propoition of one to every four fully paid labourers Preference to Unionists is conceded. Auckland, June 15 The award of the Arbitration Couit in Aucklaud Waterside Workers dispute has been received by th-j Registrar. It fixes the wiges substantially as a ktd for by the men. Working hours are fixed at from 8 a.m till spm exclusive of meal hours with the exception of Saturdays when the hours shall be from 8 a.m, till 4 p-00. The wages are fix?d ai follows:—stevedores and general cargo work, including ta'ly men, stackers, and loader?, In 3d per hour, overtime 2p, m3ti employed as lhnkmen2i overtime 2s 63, trimming or carrying ooal 2s, ovaitim9 2i 6i, repair work Is 3d, overtime 2», carrying aud stowing frozen meat aboard ship 2i, overtime 3s, ditto on wharf Is 6d, overtime 2s, and in ' cool chambers Is 3d, overtime 2?, guana workers (in bulk) Is 9d, overtime 3s, night watchman 10a per night, double time to be paid for Sundays, Chmtmis Day, and Good Friday, overtime for work on nine other holidays^daring the year. Preferenca is awarded, and it* is provided that tbe award shall not apply to permanent employees. I The award will operate until Ju'y, 1939, ar thereafter until superseded by another. A memorandum to the award re*ds ; " At the hearing, Mr May who appeared for the Union, stated that if preference to employment were granted to members of the Union, tbe Union would undertake to do all in its power to stop pilfering on the wharf." The Court expects this to be carried out. Mr Brown does nob concur in the provisions of the award, by which prefer* euce oE employment is gt anted to the Union. He thinks that tbe circumetmces in Auckland are different to those in Grey mouth and Wesbpnrt, where preference has already been granted.