CONCILIATION BOARD.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXI, Issue 12190, 11 June 1907, Page 2

CONCILIATION BOARD.

Timber-Workers' Case.

'I he leconnnendaiiui ot the Conciliation li aid in tonuodion the dispute be1 m ;i tiic Wellington Industrial t uion o» 'I n.ibi luorkeis and the employers was h.e-l with the ( \rvk ot Awaid- by the c'l.anman of the Hoard (Air !'• J(i licg.'ii) on Friday. 7th in-t. Ihc rcconilneii'.aiiun- aned" s-ome WO employei.-, both in town and country. The Wellingl.n Industnal District extends as tar as Waiioa, on the East Coast. Thence its nirthern bnundaiy follows the fflth parallel nt latitude as tar as the Wanganui Ri\ei. The bonndaiy then iolknn, the n\er to I'ipnrki. whence a direct line i-. diawn to the mouth ot the I'atea Ui\e:\ It will thus be he.>n that the distiict co\er- ncaily half the North Island. I he HTomini'llrtatioiis ol the Board may or may not he accepted by the parties; but a"m<jnt!i i- allowed under the Act. dm mg which time the parties may agree t ' acn.pt them, with oi withou* modification. Ihe case cannot be taken beiore tli Aibitiation Conit liy the Union un1 — a ies)lution ol the members is tarried to '. ; k! tf'ccf. '1 he same mle, however, doe- not apply to the employers, any o.ie ol whom ii,«iy invoke the aid of the Court. Aitonl ing to the rul^ laid down recently by Air Justice Sim, the party who takethe rase to the Cnuit. if the other -ido i- ,\ i li"g to ace pt the findings of the ii ,■ (i v I; ki'.e to commence the case ; ' l (.• Ii ;ii iiiy. 'i .i . '.st until able feat me of the re(oiniiiend.it ion-, in this ca»e is the propo-< d inuia.-e to the uiibkilled workers. 'I he minimum wage, under the current aw.rd is 7s per day. To these tlu* Board has leiommcmlcd an increase, making £2 Ss pel W(<'k, or Is Id ncr hour. The folliuing aie the more impoitant clauses: — IXTEIJPRKTATIOX. 1. l\ r the pui])osc of these recommendat lOllft • I ir-t*class machini.st" mean?, a man who i- i-onip'teiit to and whoso duty it is, ii ii('ics-aiy, to put together and repair Hie ditleieiit paits of wood-working 1 niaihnitiv, and, in the case of moulding and planing irons, to make and grind inf. i shape hiich moulding irons or other mtt'is a*s may be required, and generally to dirict and supervise the working of the various machines under his control; provided that a machinist shall not be re(|ini(d to make any repaii.s which should be i>>ade by an "ugineer. ■Sittmd-ilas". nuii-hinist" means a man who is competent to and whose duty it is to set machine, to wrind the knives and (iitteis, to feed a machine, to throw in and out of gear the driving belts, and to k<»( p a machine in good running order. "First -class sawyer" mean 1 * a sawyer who keeps his own'faws; but it shall form no pait of the duties of a first-class *awyrr to hammer saws. "mcoikl-cljss sawyer" means a sawyer who does not keep his own saws. "Fiist-ilass cooper" means a man who is competent and \*hose duty it is to make any kind ot cask, tub, or v:tt. ••S(cond-cla^-> cooper" means a man who i* competent to make any kind of cask. " Yardman" means a man whose duty it is to supervise the loading and unloading: o' drays, t neks, and waggons, and who measutcs aud superintends the drliveiy of timber in accordance with ordsrs. ■'Orderman" means a man who, in addition to In-, ordi ary duties, is regularly employ d to a s &ißi*tlie yardman in the discharge of hi« duties, as set out m tke last piece (ing paragraph. A "yard labourer" is a man who is employed in stacking, sorting, loading or «»■ loading timber, and in general work in the yard. A "casual labourer" means an unskilled labourer who is employed for lens than mx consecutive days. A "youth" is a male person under 21 year-. "Factory" means an establishment where, in addition to any other work earned on, sashes and doors are made. The term also includes box factoriia and ( ( . ipcrag'-'s. Fvery .other establishment to which these recommendations apply shall be and shall be deemed to be a "(ountiy sawmill." HOURS OF LABOUR. 2. In the City of Wellington and within a ladiiis of tm miles from the General Posi Ofhce, foity-five hours shall constitute a week's work. EWwhcre throughout the Industnal District the working week shall be forty-six hours. .i. In the City of Wellington and witkm the radius hereinbefore mentioned, eight and a quarter hours shall be worked on each ot fi\e days of the week, and thice airl thiee-quartcr hours shall bo woik<'d on Saturday. Elsewhere throughout the Industrial District eight and a rjuaitei houis phall be worked on each •■I live days ol tho week, and four and (hi ce-quaiter hours on Saturday. 1. Work shall he carried on between tin- hours of 7.:}() a.m. and 5.30 p.m., e.\i)i< on Satmday, when work shall be i.niied on between the hours of 7.30 a.m. and 1 p.m. .";. The two la-t-preceding clauses shall be lead and construed subject to any custom al pie-ent existing in country aawniills, provided that the aggregate nunibei ol hours worked per week or per day -hall not be exceeded without the payment of overt inn*, as hereinafter provided. (». 'I ho limits of working hours shall not be applicable to any worker employed in gettmij v]) steam for the machinery, <>r in making preparations for the ordinary daily woik. ovi:kttme. 7. Ml time woiked in excess of tho hour-, heieinbelore prescribed shall be o\ei lime, and .shall be paid I'oi at the i:it*' of time niicl a rjiuirter I'or the fir-t two hours and thereafter at the rate of time and a half. Subject to clause .1 ■lier<of. time uo-ked befoie the hour {or c ninuionciiig work or after the hour foi (•"a-nifj work shall count as oveitime: I'iovidcd that it employees or any of I hem shall be required to repair any bieakdowu of machinery necossai ily caneinuf the stoppage of the'factory or mill, athe case may be, any time so worked in excess ol the hoiuv; hereinbefore prescribed shall not count as overtime, but shall bo paid for at the ordinary rates, and in such <;i-r an employer shall not be limited to the hours prescribed by clause 3. H. All work clone on the holidays hcreinaller mentioned shall be paid for at the i ate of double time. HOLIDAYS. 9. The following holidays shall be ob- | - Tved in factories: — Xow Year's Day. ! <.'o(m1 Friday, Faster Monday, the Sove- . eiq-n's JJirthday, Labour Day, the Prir.cc 1 Walrs's Uirtnday, Christmas Day, Hox:i( 4 Day, Anniversary Day, and Sundays*: ''"nided that, wjtii the exception of I: nst mas Day, V.nod Friday, Das-tor Mo>iday, and Sunday.-,, any other day may be substituted for the foregoing by mutual agreement. I' n t this proviso ahall not apply to the city of Wellington nor within the radius mentioned in clause 2 hereof. 10. The following holidays shall be ob served in country sawmills:— New Year's Day, Good Friday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, aud Sundays. j