HEAVY PROGRAMME

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 42, 13 November 1940, Page 9

HEAVY PROGRAMME

Court Of Arbitration WELLINGTON FIXTURES Fixtures for the silling of the Court ot Arbitration in Wellington were made yesterday. The Court will be fully engaged in hearing disputes, appeals and applications till the end of rhe second week in December, and will resume in February after the vacation. The following fixtures for the hearing of industrial disputes were uiade : — Dominion harbour board employees dispute: December 10 and succeeding davs. Dominion (except Northern. Nelson and Westland) front-oi'-house employees dispute: November 22. Dominion pasteurizing and bottling factories employees' dispute: December 6. .... i. Dominion shop assistants (fruit, cake aud confectionery > dispute: February. Dominion local bodies motor and horse drivers' dispute: November IJ. Dominion dairy factories employees dispute: November 18. . Dominion woollen mills employees dispute: November 27. 28 and 29. Wellington local bodies labourers dispute: November 15. New Zealand milk products dispute (Otago and Southland): Thursday. Conciliation Agreements. Complete agreements in Conciliation Council were reported in the following disputes, and awards are to be made accordingly:— . iWellington Indies’ hairdressers dispute. . .. Wellington male hairdressers dispute. Wellington City Council motor and horse drivers' dispute. Wellington public accountants employees' dispute. . Wellington City hire brigade otheeis dispute. . . Public hospital boards domestic workers' dispute. , Wellington City Council (milk depmtment employees’) dispute. In the ease of the Wellington laundry workers' dispute, recommendations are to lie made to the Court, for the adoption oi the existing award for a further period. The Napier Harbour Board labourers dispute was referred to Napier. A fixture for the Dominion me,al trades employees' t engineers. hoilerimtuei s. moulders) dispute is to lie made later, probably for February. Appeal Fixtures. Fixtures for the hearing of appeals against the decision of the delegate ot tlie Court were made ns lollowst— New Zealand rabbit boards employees award : November 20. New Zealand builders and labourers award: November 20. . . Wellington limeworkers award: .covember 26. . Northern, Wellington limew others award: November 26. Inspector of Awards v. Amalgtiniated Theatres (New Zealand I. Limited: loTarauaki. Wellington l'roiil-of-bouse award; Today. . An appeal against the decision ot he disputes committee in the case ot the Wellington tobacco workers award was set down for November 2b. The application of the New Zealand Red Cross Society for exemption trom Hie New Zealand (except Canterbury I clerical workers’ award will be heard on November 21. . . An application for exemption from tin. general order of the Court, under the New Zealand private hotel employees award, will be heard on December •.>. Applications to Add Parties.

Applications to add parties to awards will be heard as follows:--New Zealand builders and labourers award (Wairarapa Coliegel: November 26. Wellington grocers sundries (general) employees’ award (Horlieks Pty.. Ltd.) . December 3. ~ . . , New Zealand (except Canterbury) clerical workers' award (New Zealand Private Hotelkeepers’ industrial Association of Employers) : December Applications for interpretations ot awards will be heard as follows:—; New Zealand carpenters’ and joiners award ; December 9. t New Zealand freezing award (Borthwicks and Auckland i’armeis Freezing Company) : December 4. A short address on his impressions ot Court of Arbitration procedure in the Dominion, compared with that tn Australia, was given by Mr. C. J. Abigal, industrial officer of Hie Nestle ami AngloSwiss Condensed Milk Company (Australasia), Limited, who is on a visit to New Zealand.