ARBITRATION COURT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3020, 6 March 1917, Page 9

ARBITRATION COURT

r-♦ — WELLINGTON SESSION. Tho Court of Arbitration opened its session in Wellington yesterday. The Court consists of Mr. Justice Stringer (president), J. A. M'Cullough (workers' representative), and W. Scott (omployors' representative. Tho Typographical Dispute. When the matter of tho New Zealand typographical Dispute was mentioned, Mr. a. Pu'ant, ,v) 10 represented tho employers, stated that an agreomont had been arrived at. ipplications for local awards had been filed, but, now there was a Dominion award, ho presumed.tho local applications could bo withdrawn. Mis Honour: Yes. Mr Pirani added that the now award would run for threo years from April 2 next. Both sides had agreed. to the setting up of a Disputes Committee, whoso decision would bo binding. His Honour: I think that is au excellent courso, because those matters are , highly technical, and can bo much beir <

ter dealt with by exports than by a Court. . . . Both sides are to bo complimented on having. arrived at an amicable agreement. Case of the Bookbinders.' Respecting tho Wellington Bookbinders'. Dispute, tho employers' representative said that if tho Court would allow tho matter to stand over till Monday the parties.might be able to arrive at a com-,'! plete agreement meantime. ' The dispute was allowed to stand over, as requested. { The Painters' Award. Mr. Cornwall, secretary of tho Wellington Painters' Union, applied to add certain employer* to the Wellington Painters Award. Thore.was no objection to tho application., and the parties wore joined ills Honour: I see you ask to add tho balvation Army. I don't know how you j»r<v going to cite them. Are you going to bring the whole Army into Court? Mr. Cornwall said he did not reckon on any trouble. Biograph. Operators. On the application of Mr. M. J. Eeard?Vun""V representative), the hearing of the Biograph Operators' Dispute was adjourned till Wednesday. > Mr. Eeardon: There is just a possi-/' Mlity of settlement in the meantime, ■' Felt Hatters 1 Dispute. When the.Diined.in, felt hatters' case (an application for ..extension of award) was mentioned, Mr. W. A. Grenfell (employers representative) asked for tho adjournment of the case till Thursday, because one of the, employors was out of town. _ The union representative objected, saying that ho had como from Dunedin on « nf*Ti an(l ,i Bhoul<l not kept wait " His Honour said that Mr. Grcnfell'e request did not seem reasonable. The matter was sot down forhearinsat 10 a.m. to-day. Compensation Cases. Compensation cases were set 'tlown to bo heard on the.following date?•■J Z^° h 5^? skey v - Hills and Hardip; Clifton v. Government Insurance Commissioners.

Engineers on Small Boats. The marine engineers have an apnlication before the 'Court to add flie. steamjera Regulus and/Calm to tho big boats' niraTd. The employers desire both' vessels'.to bo placed.in tho amall boats' award. Thodispute.was.partly heard, and then adjourned till Wednesday morning. / Slaughtermen.and Pullers. In the Wellington Slaughtermen's Dispute .and Wellington Pullers' Dispute complete recommendations were presented, and awards are to be made;accordingly. Soft.Goods' Dispute. In tho .Wellington Soft Goods' Dispute, a complete recommendation was made, but Mr. W. Aj Gronfell (employers' representative) objected to the scope- of tho award being over tho whole district. An award, is to be ,mado in tho terms -of - tho recommendation. " ' The Furniture Workers. Mr. Kennedy, secretary of tho ,'Fnrnl-. lure.Workers' Pedaration, mentioned the. matter of the Marlborough Furniture Workers' Dispute.. He said. that somo papers had not been, forwrnded, though it had. been nerreed to havo tho case dealt with- in. Wellington. A complete agreement had been .arrived at. and it was on tho linos of the Wellington award. His Honour" said tho papers would be sent for. Tlio matter''is to bo mentioned again on Monday. Wellington Shearers. .In; the Wellington Shoarers' Dispnto Mr. Grajjidler (for. the union) npplied. to withdraw the dispute, and thie was permitted. ' • ■ . The.Coujt sits again at 10 o'clock this morning.,