ARBITRATION COURT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1674, 14 February 1913, Page 6

ARBITRATION COURT.

; (By Telegraph.—press Association.) ' aivard embodies an agreement . of' the I , l j e affect is . that eight hours . ( Mcog ? IMl1 shift, time and n (juafter for overtime, including tho dm l m? i r Jlinimnm wuro for' oicdge hands, including coalers and dav- ; men for ; every .shift of: eight- hours shall l£ 10s. per shift in Molyneux River and Crorges, and in;the banks of tho Molyneux abovei Roxburgh Bridge,' And -<h Kuwarau ! and its banks, and in Manuhorikia and ; banks, and at Novis, Cardrona, Shotover, ■ and Upper Clnt'ha: (Is. per shift. In the Molyneux River and Gorges and in'tho banks of .Molyneux below Roxburgh Bridge, and at Waipori, AVnikaka, WaiItain, Gore, and all other parts of tho industrial district,jin tho localities mentioned, motormen and greasers may be paid_ls. per", shift , loss than the wago specified. Tho. award shall coiiifi .into forco as from January 24, and 'hall cun- . tinue in forc'o until January 21. 1915. In the matter of the Southland plnmbors, gasfitters'. ."tinsmiths', ,ind sheet ; metal .workers'- disspnto the award of tho Court is based for-the most part on tho recommendation of ; tho Conciliation Coun- • ul. Tho principal alterations maile by the Court aro as follows:—The interpretation of plumbing .work has been made the samo as that; in-the recenti .Weilinuton Award. Tho "rate for improvers h:is been reduced from;ls. 3d. to Is. ljd. per hour, i. and the period made one year instead of six months. -'"Tho clause," - ends the President,-, "relating to apprentices has rbeeu /put v into: intelligible shape. The ' Conciliation Councils should ti.Jlow in such matters the forms settled 1-y the ' Court, as their attempts to 'mprSvo on clauses only result-in confusion and uncertainty. Tho preference clause has been reformed, and -provision for preference to financial members'has been struik. out. The Court is not entitled to grunt such ■ a form of preference, and the Oominis- - sioner ought to refuse to embody Mich a provision in any recommendation." Special provision has been .nserted in 1 connection with municipal corporations awl other local bodies.