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1899. NEW ZEALAND.
INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION ACT (AMOUNTS PAID UNDER, DURING 1898-99).
Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 13th July, 1899. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing the several amounts paid, and to whom and for what services, and the rates of payment, under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, during the year ended 31st March, 1899."—Mr. G. Hutchison.
EXPENDITURE UNDER THE INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION ACT DURING THE YEAR 1898-99. Arbitration Court. Mr. Justice Edwards— £ a. d. Fifty-nine days at £2 2s. (President) ... ... ... 123 18 0 Travelling-expenses ... ... ... ... ... 5 19 4 Travelling-expenses of Secretary ... ... ... ... 30 9 8 Mr. Justice Denniston — Ten days at £2 2s. (President) ... ... ... ... 21 0 0 Travelling-expenses ... ... ... ... ... I 12 7 Travelling-expenses of Secretary ... ... ... ... 336 Henry Thomson — Sixty-one days at £2 25.... ... ... ... ... 128 2 0 Travelling-expenses ... ... ... ... ... 2 17 5 Eobert Slater — Eighty-four days at £2 2s. ... ... ' ... ... 176 8 0 Travelling expenses ... ... ... ... ... 337 W. F. Newson —Four days at £1 Is., as expert (Wellington 4 4 0 tailoresses dispute) J.W.Kelly—Five days as above ... ... ... ... 5 5 0 S. C. Brown—Twenty-two days, re Dunedin Bootmakers, at £1 Is., 26 4 0 as expert; expenses, £3 2s. Steamer fares —Union Steamship Company, for members of Court... 28 5 0 Bailway fares—New Zealand Eailways ... ... ... 84 2 6 King, G. A.—Travelling-expenses as Clerk of Awards, Dunedin ... 1 12 5 Lee, H. M. —Travelling-expenses as Clerk of Awards, Christchurch 0 11 1 Jorgenson, A.—Typewriting awards ... .. ... ... 1 18 0 Barnard, J. 0. —Typewriting awards ... ... ... ... 14 9 Bossbotham, T. J.—Typewriting awards ... ... ... 1 11 4 Denniston, M. E.—Typewriting awards ... ... ... 110 Advertising sittings of Court ... ... ... ... ... 1 10 0 Wellington Chamber of Commerce, hire of room ... ... 1 11 6 Sundries ..'. ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 17 6 £656 12 2 List of Disputes. —Dunedin Moulders, Dunedin Pastry-cooks, Dunedin Bootmakers, Allan■dale Coal-miners, Bangiora Carpenters, Christchurch Engineers, Christchurch Carpenters, Christchurch Painters, Christchurch Furniture Trades, Christchurch Bakers, Christchurch Tinsmiths, Wellington Bakers, Wellington Tailoresses, Wellington Carpenters.