ARBITRATION COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 209, 28 May 1908, Page 9

ARBITRATION COURT.

—' —<f . ....YESTERDAY'S .BUSINESS'. ■ ' .4- i-?'#ing. ;of, the Arbitration ■. Court was he^.JS?ft rda £. b y Mr- -Justice. Sim and ' Messrs.. S. ; Brown; and-, J.. A, M'Cullough. '.. : -f i: » ; i'- ENFOHCEMENT 0? AWARD DISMISSAL. OF TIMBER YARD HANDS. .vTlio Inspector of Factories (Mr Le Cron) appned'for Kn - .enforcement of "U'o Wolliricton -limber 'Yards'- and' vS-nvniills-■ Industrial V' v union-'pj'-Ayorkers • award in the: case of two - cmploj-o'es-of tlie 'Stewart Timber, Glass .and najdwarp Company, Ltd., .Wellington.. ! Tho pica> ■was^that Charles-' Maddison, '-.vardman, and s John"".Chester,- > first-class/ sawyer, had been dismissed on/March SS last; because'they;'' - y. ol ;°. entitled- to.>the benefit undcr-th'e last""' " awanl-.-oMho- Court.*. ' • ; ;i: : j.-iSri-uiD. -M-....Findlay adnearc'd for the In- 1 ppeptor, -..oft Eactories, and <'Mr.'\Youh" -.for • oto>vart?r.ijc!'.Go. '.'.r'j :> •. :; ; ; Afr:..'L'indlay. said, 'in regard to Maddison's : ■ case, that the Court iu : making ; the award - had had to consider -what: constituted -a -vard- : \' ' tnan and; What .a.yard. labourer. .Maddison . had hot-been paid "by the-defendant company ja , a :,yardiitaii,- : but the. Court -had held-that- .-V >V • h&d beon\ doing for.some consiaerabJp; time':previous .was that of. vvard-■ [ ua ! 1 -:--3'!J'9.i<lays; ftfter.thc. .award was made • knownji; Maddison, and also Chester,-' wore •i '< uismisscd-.v,; The, assumption for their dis-missal,-was; .that. they .were entitled > to.- a wage;; : .whicli.?tho: employers > did; not think they-' -■' should;, receive.,''..: y John lie had-been employed ' '• tin pi l yniii'S in ,the service".of .the company, 1 during : th<?'-latter, portion of.', which "term' ho ; had served,:as a yardman'. ;.NoY dissatisfaction had been expressed at hisj.worki : .Thrca ■ days after - the publication of the award lie'-- 1 -■ waq: dismissed.-. Later -he had . applied - for find obtained a job in. the limits Ironmongery department'.",.' .".0.;:;.;! .* , Connelly; gave: evidence as to hav- ■' ingcl)pen< engaged.as -.yaiidiiian after- Maddi-. > ■' Kmi.s.'pischarge..;. .. .'.V- • i,,i|or' tlie company, .Young- said that -if ; - V it- could f)-; ployed Maddison ■ w:\s dismissed■:' -V b.ocausi.-hp was. entitled:toHhp benefit of. the, ; awards an 'offence : wi>.s constituted.:' •:But'- the 1; b.'• ■ anus; of proof required to be vbrv stroii" under it-lie Act. :;;-Tho, Court. had,;determined... Vv„ that 'Maddison.. was a: yardman,-, and the- com- -i:- i panoY,,liiid:,!)ovfed vto - that;. decision.;,:.' But it; -f:C was was. not' as good,.a yardman l / : as; ispiije,. jKud,;.since,; -trader,jtfcb* .award, ..he. -.'r 'i -with ,ptWr, yardmeni.i-f.jT'' 5K g I aright: to t clioose a, better mo it mail.:)? they, liked.' James Connolly, a Com-" ' notput man, -had; therefore -,been engaged. . AJnddisoff waS; riot .diMarge'd,because of the >' iw-urfl,. but-because a better man was availi'4l Vi ;Rosers'j/yard .-foreman):^aiirl: CJiarloa : Stewart. (managing '.director)(.'gave- evidence. .•*•• Tlie. .la'ttdrisaid, that Maddison,...having been-' ' ' mat!o,;a. yardman, they'bad: desired to liavo - a hotter, man. Jolnr George/-yardmanj''also' '•••' gayb evidence, aim said that onbe'orrtwico . * ' h's? had ! coniplained r ;'of. Maddison's work.. ' ■j'Mr. -Justice Sim said tho Court would'take i v tiftie -to .consider its: verdict.:' ,r\ v ' : .-. ' : case' pf. John Chester, under tlie'deci- : . siehi Court; a '.first.sawyer of the com-/',?.. - ..Chester, said: that;..;;..' : p'reyipus -tcVjtlie 'awai-d h? had 'been a, second ; s&i!ycr,,'arid:'after.,.the awai-'d\bf :the Court . • ;.'krioWii;:;'-.lifee' Maddison, vhe -; had. beeii'dismissed in. favour' of another man. SiheevJoaving- Stewart and Co.'s he had. join- ; : ; ed: tlie' Wharf - Labourers'- ■ Union,' and.; had f: V v worked for'a time' on t!ie wharf." 'J ' ■ . evidence,,.and Sir! 'young'; = subinit-ted^ .arguments similar to;)hosp ill the v previous case. . , .•. ■ Tinae - the-Verdict.. ' ■■ COMPENSATION CLAIM. , . V l'Ei\C VKROW QUARRY ACCIDENT. Ernest,--R. H.'odi{kiiison claimed I '£'3ooscom-. pensation i ram .Justinian J. . Iv. Powell. Mr. P.i J/. p'Rogan represented claimant, and Mr. rrcadwell the. respondent: ' -The-'claim'■was bi,corinpctio'ii with an accident whicli alleged- ' IVj i thp.,..aniput;itipn of;' : the. lower pop-/' pioiT Qf- : Hodglciusqn''S-; leftl leg. ;,The 'accidentj ;., '. v : it,! was alleged,!/-was l received in.' the respon- ' ' [lp,nt's„quarrv -at-Poncarrow: Head on April U., ;1906.- ■ Tho. amputation .took place 4 at tho ; Wostport Hosmtal -on , June 27,, 1006, andiv.as nerformod bv Dr. M'Kenzic. .-.- Mi:... O.'Regnn /deferred stato- - ihent';of.'-fattp-tp.'.pliable.-certain ' witnesses''!:'- ,!•' to 1)0 first'oxhmineiJ.v '?N. Ihon)as .Forsavrii,-inatoi of the Wellington Harbour"'.dcfdgoj.; -testified- that Hodgkinsoii'. -- • 1 .' iad-been omnloyed-on-tho.- and that 1 irliilojjihero' .Bis <>leg i Kad, ; given?- hita troublo ' ; iftd;- h;id: beqn.rbandaged, He .seemed'' to; aW eyery iloy.;. "He was S sober- man. : .;,l r ranqisTietchcr, : -nVastor;of .the Ngungurii,'- I .'' Usd' savo. evidence,, and--said ithat': claimant's"-'; •' jphaviour .was , about that of an .'ordinary • sailor; - r addicted;to drink; 'j Tho claimant deposed . that; 1 : he iiixd been ' vprld.ng, ,at:tho respondent's quari-y,- arid'a'; -'~.--V!"V li?lpdged.' stone' him t on- the --. ankle; ' 1 ' aCis; boot wa3 t f aken off by, an employee, and ' • l'p was carried 1 down to the. nuarrv wlnlrf in - ' ? wanted- to - go 1 :d after witness was i' ' • jakcn-dveiv'm .Mr.j'Pdjwell's-tuj to Wellini;iiihJ'.jrite.' '.was- loftt in.J-.is .bunk iiri- the {tujs'. Hidh l .',thp ) .i,boat'-'arrived,.at: thc ..w!:arf. lie -' .-v. . l)and,.iwl>o.!S9emed tho only man -' " iboftr4,- : a che(iue.f6V-£l 155. ; ,- with a request - ' x)- takq a .-messagfl te Miv,'. Evens, chemist, jut! did. not, sep, .the. mau until 3 o'clock tho--'" • ■ lext in'oi-ning, and Mr/ Evens h?d- not beeniomnjunicafcdr.with,, /He' reinnined i'i tho- 1 ' 1 ' joat altosetlior "froni- Vtlio .;12th' - to. the'lTt-lij ' luring',: which! time; lie had . been carried to. - ihej.quaj-ijy and back. : ,Ho;w.as then-ablo'to .', loblilei,.acrps's, the wharf;and■ along.tp Mr. •<•>. 3veWs.shop_in llannersStreet.. >Thechemist' - ifiia his;-injury..-was a .case'for a doctor. D]aim'aiit;thp|i/.s"aw- Sir. Powell,- who said if • /doctor he must, : of. >- ;auj-se,:,be.ar, the,: Cost; Ho.'saw Dr. Mackin, ivho ..diagnosed " tho,-injury as -a sprained inkle,/-;with', contused/joints. Claimant laid ip at;j:-ho Red-Jjight boardiughouse. ' .• iThe Court here adjourned until 9.30 o'clock .his mornins. ;■ . /;