SHEARERS' DEMANDS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2233, 20 August 1914, Page 8

SHEARERS' DEMANDS

- ; : CONCILIATION BOAftD MEETS IN -.'• ■;'„„, BLENHEIM.. ;A sittoite of the Conciliation Coun- ;•" cil. wasMhfiTd on: Tuesday.. at Blenheim>. before tho Conciliation;• Commissipner; - (Mr/P. Hally), tlie parties appearingbeing the; Marlborough Sheep-owners' ' Union and the Marlborough Shearers' Union. 'Messrs. H.D. Vavasour and C. do V. TosohcniakerrShuteappeared as assessors:for the jtfarlbbrouj*li .Sheepowners' ;Xjnion, and'*Mrr"F.':H; L'abatt . as representative-of tho New Zealand , Sheep-o\niers'and Farmers-' Federation. '■•Messrs.._■ J. ■ Townsend, W. M'Lennan,, ;..;-.. and A. Watson ap'peared-as assessors for tho Sheens' ,'^The' niattor: in dispute: was the demands, .made by the Shearers' Union, to take •; tho place:,of the present award, which ;: "d# January 31 last. Mr. tho shed. ...■■ employees were prepared"to/>put asiijo' 'the.present demands, and also the coun-ter-proposals of employers, imtil the first sitting of the Arbitration Court iii"Wellington- after March next, -and suggested that in'.tho meantime; both parties draw up a provisional agreement :, .-for the corning season. ;,Thc; r Sihe:a,rers.'' ■;-Unioni'waaii .proparqdrj-tpj^accept; ;;the .'-.'." old .award)* with thoiexe'eptiori* of wiiges, leaving it open :ta''tho"employers to make .anTpffer without prejudice. - His •'■' reason for such 'an-^ffer.;'was/due 'to- . tinusuat'Srcumstancea'brought ■ about ..'.:■ by' the war. ... ■ ' ■ Jlr.''Wrasot!K;6ajpl;, -v thAt.v.t!ie.,6.hcep-; • owners were not? pre'pa'red-tp accept.;the ■-. ' employeoK . season. "He was 'to'agree to any .increase;,in, .:' rates, but would be -.willing ■< that -the ''; questiontbf be settled •/.: by; the .The '■ '.Marlborough Sheep-owners'.-vUuiou ,was '.'." prepared 40,001110 agreemenisioh - the linosl he '"had indicated , "for 'host" . On behalf of'the Nefy Zealand Sheep- ■■■ owners'' Federation, Mr. .v'Labatt said that'theTSloinands of "the" shed hands had beorf; fully considered by' tlie various ' sheep-owners' unions, and tho de- ■".' oision arrived!' at - was -that ..the. em- , ployers could not agree to the demands, which, indicated a very'substantial in-, crease oyer the present award rates;' : .Ho supported -Mr.. Vavasour's 'suggestion. " ~'", .-■■—-y-:-■■■.-'■ ■ : ' The ■ remarked _ that ;there appeared to be no.possibility of '■•'the'.'parties- mutually'.agreeing' at pre- . sent on the question of- wages. Ho ■ suggested that both parties should 'en-deavoiir-.tq 'come to some arrangement ■'..for.next shearing season. .-,- - '... .After''further discussion,' it ; was :; agreed that tho matter in'dispute stand over till -March, 1915, and provided the particss- are unable to agree to the matters in dispute before thai-date, the' dispute shall be referred to the Court. • ' ■'' It was suggested by. both .sides that .. ;in tlie ; event of .no.-agreement being at, the Court should be asked °to : hear" the case in Wellington,, and ~[ that the, award .made should bo, a Do- ■ miniou-award. ;.'-'-■;■ ' \f ',' The Manawatu A. and P. Association, discussed. on Tuesday- the question as ..-''to whether the war would justify the abandonment of ■.'. the;next show..._ Tho question.'w'as raised on the suggestion of the Waikato Assoiiat-iori,that all shows should bo cancelled, and . the ; proceeds .of'members' subscriptions, donated to the warJunds. The meeting decided to look on^'the bright side;" and ; proceed .with tho show,—Palmerston oorrespon- ' dent:",-,;.. .:.,-.. '-. ; -,' '■"■'■ The ■ "Omega"--'Milking Machine has no Kubber Tubing at all. It took first prize " at the Royal Agricultural jShowln England against all-comers. ;Beat them on all We are agents,,and can supply a -few!"plants thia season. 'We also '-'supply jb'ji a Separator and "buy your cream. , For further particulars writo Waiiganui Frcdi Food and Ice Co., Guyton Strict,— Adyt. . ; .- -, Ever'.-considered the'advisability of in-' stalling a'water-wheel :on,your property? There's a lot of 'power running to waste in that swift drive all your 'farm -machinery. ' This ; is a good sonnd proposition—means money to you. Write for particulars.- ■■•A;-.--J. Parton, Sleet Metal and Plumbing Works, Car- ;. terton.—Advt., ' . . ' -".'■ '. .