ARBITRATION COURT.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14235, 7 March 1914, Page 3

ARBITRATION COURT.

THE PLUMBERS’ DISPUTE. TH| - la si-: for tijk masters. ! (I’ci' Lulled Press Association ) U L'LLIXCTOX, Mareli (I. j . I lie hearing of tlic Plumbers' dispute. i m which the men apply for a- Dominion i award, was continued at flip Arliilrafion 1 <’"mt this morning. There were failed j on behalf of the employers. Collins A. i IVacc, master plumher of Auckland, who 1 nrgctl that it was imperative that tiu- I plumbers Humid i.e classified hecausp they ! were classified under the numbers' Regis- ! fiat ion Art and at j>: <■ -“lit iim-e wi re j two distinct elas-sp. oi woker- in Diekland, at two distinct minimum wanes. Alexander Hurl, juiir., a member of the I hi m of A. and T. Hurt -aid that of the J firm s fifteen plumhcrs in Auckland, eleven had received about the minimum wage, two considerably in excess for some considerable lime. His firm never regarded the minimum wage a- 1 heTnarimuii',. and advanced that a- a reason why the minimum should not be too Inch, if .ire Con:-; granted Is (id all round. ;s demanded, he did not think he could raise (he wages t’i ■ |ir,rl ioiialiy of {bo .• ivceiviiig more than file minimum. Ihtv, ecu Ml and (in pci- cent oi tii" ciiimhios in Auckland received move than the minimum. None «>f tim lirm's bauds iu Auckland lost time through .■!acku"ss. Ja I'mncdi i he had men of '.IK veals’ coat imum- -e.-.ie.- i:i Vi ellinglon the iinu paid 1 iv<- n nunc than the minimnia. All Pis i«;:- attended the tcciinieal .'olicge in AiU'kh’.';.d. He orimscd the leading hoed eian.-e dmanded, as the major;!y of tee p.ain Xew /.eiihind w. ■ c working mi'-u.s and supervised tlicir own jobs, lie much preferred the colonial plumber to the Mnglish. The colonial., ware beDer all n.und men. The plunders' dip. ute t::d:iiig for ;■ Dominion aw.iidi heating was coii'.Juded and decision te-emd. WHLLIXHTDN. Marcli At tin- A i bit ration Court, decision was i -■sci'vod on a claim ot tbe widow ol Walter F, (li’iidrie for Told damages owing to (lie deatli of her hus-.aad as the result of a poisoned hand arising irom injury received wbi'e wmi.'ing at Ins trade, saddlery. Tin- cai'peiiiei s' depute .(asking for an award on the liiu-s of il, " Itaia'-bn agvec-m-'iiii was liegi'n. but was not finished.