ARBITRATION COURT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1434, 8 May 1912, Page 5

ARBITRATION COURT.

AUCKLAND CASES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) , , . Auckland, Jla.v 7. At tho Arbitration Court l:o-dav, when the matter of the dispute between the Carters V nion and the employers was called on, Mr. Davis (for the union) said inat with, a view- to obtaining a Dominion award, the local application would bo wi!hdrawn if the employers would );ivc an undertaking thai tliey would register as a federation. At the suggestion of the Court the case was allowed to stand over to aliow this (0 be done. John liobin, 0!' Ilargreaves Street, waterside worker, claimed compensation from the I.uion Company for injuries received while in the company's employ. While working ec-al on one cf the company s boats on June 21 last, Robin was in charge ot tho "bull roiie," which guides tho coal baskets out of the hold, and is controlled by taking a couple of turns round the *''tee piece,*' a sort of cleat. This teo piece was wrenched from the socket, and, Hying up, struck Hobi 11 011 tho. throat. Counsel said the. company contended that the plaintiff was tit to resume his ordinary work. at the. end of August, up to which date he received half wages. Plaintiff's case was that his voice was so injured as tho result of the accident that, he was .ijliable, to take charge of tile "bull rope," which required gcod vocal organs for giving the necessary signals. JJefors the accident he earned j.'3 10s. (id. a week, but since his voice had gone 110 had not Ikcii able to make more than £\ 7s, fid., (hough he had "lined up" everv dav. The case was adjourned in order (fiat tnrthev examination might be made of Kobin's vocal chords.