PAY OF STAGE HANDS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1965, 23 January 1914, Page 11

PAY OF STAGE HANDS.

~ .; END Of THE DISPUTE., ... '■''■% 'By-.'' Telcjrajsh.—Press Association.) '''■ *-.•&' :.j-\v- : > Chrlstehureh, January 21. ■_ The. ? dispute between, the Stage Hands Employees' Union and various employers throughout "." A'ew Zealand was continued before the Conciliation Council to-day. Mr. 'J. 11. (Concihatioa Commissioner)'presided.- A complete Dominion agreement was ari rivod at, the principal provisions being as follow, and the employers bound l>y the agreement are;— J. C.'Williamson. Ltd.; Geq. Willoughby, Ltd., Demiiston, Buckle Co., Hamilton-jPlimmcr Co., William Anderson, Kickards, Ltd., and the Brennan-Fullor Co. Tho niinilnusn wages were fixed as follow :— Casual stago carpenters, Is. Gd. per hour; men in charge of transport, Is. 6d. per hc-ur; first travelling mechanist engaged, id New Zealand, £5 10s. per iveok; second mechanist, M JOis.: tjymen £4 10s.; other travelling men, £3 15s.;'first , travelling property man, £4 10s.; second do., £3 155.; "third do., and others, £3 10s. per week: electric wiromen, Is. 4}d. per hour; switchboard attendant in charge, 7s. per performance;, first travertins electrician, £4 10s. ; second, £3 los.; others, £3 10s. ' ' Night- hands,. payment per performance per head: .Flymen,""'7s.; man in charge of side,' 65.; stago hands, 4s. fid.; property department,'^..■ Gd.; light department,. 4s. od.; flymen, ■ 4s. 6rl. Night hands acting as seconds: Property man in charge,' 65.; flymen engaged in rigging production," Is. 4sd. per hour. Casual labour and rehearsals; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.. Is. 3d' per, liour; 7 p.m. to 1.30 a.m., ls.-6d.-per'hour; 1.30 a.m. to 8 a.m., 2s. per-hour; Sunclayj Christ-, mas Day, Boxing ,, Day, ■■ Good-'Friday, and during meal hours', 2s, por.-.liou'r.-Casual artists's , assistants under the same conditions: Wardrobe men, touring, £3 10s; per Week; assistants,''tnui*' ing, £3; wardroho/rnistress,. touring, £3 -10s. ;• wardrobe •■'women iissistants, ,, £3; 'women , employed.in making room, as.- per day, , o-r portion of.'a day;'women engaged, in , canvas-' sewing, ..'ilinii7;iiio ; cleaning, and ''mending, , - as ■'.per/day, or portion of a. day. ;,.,,./' \ \ ... .•"; . Work on. Sunday,' , Oyristmas Pay, Boxinc; Day; and Good Friday is to bo paid for at double ,, rates.. '- ■' Male dressers, pEr/perfoTinanco,' female.dressers , , 35.; dress rehearsals, is. .6d: ;, '-per' day' or niffht./.;.: ■' ■ ■-■■■Permanent , ; ;< vaudeville*:■{.entertainments : General stago hands, 245. 6d. per week of. seven performances, or 21s. ,per week,', of.>..six;' performauces, , . where counterweights Jor.' , . meclinnioal -f.-. contrivances., are .not.-used; , flymen to receive' 28s; ■per , ? , an<l« 245; ; per week- , , of"six; performances; ■£>'in ■ ; . other cases flymenVto! , ;r»)ik.,as sta;TG hands; ■casual:, flym«i^sn. i Sper,!; : perfonnanco;.' casual: stage--jiands'/'SsADtl!', per, iwrform-. fiiinn, extra-performance!! , to beVpaid for' at tlioKratei6f- , L4sJifpiV;fiymcn.iiand,...33; 6d ,Ji f stage "haml .yb|fSU'ijv tt*