Conciliation Board.
(By Telegraph—Press Association.] Auckland, last night,
At the Conciliation Board it was announced that the renewal of the agreement under which employers and operators in the tanners' and curriers’ trade had been working for the last two years had been agreed to by both parties. The terms arc the same as the last agreement with the exception of the clause fixing the uniform minimum wage at A'2 10s per week, instead of Is per hour.
Christchurch, last night. The Conciliation Board sat to-day to hear the evidence in regard to the dispute between the woollen mill workers and the Kniapoi, the Mosgiel, and South Canterbury Companies, as well as a few local hosiers. Air Blackwell, managing director of the Kaiapoi Factory, maintained on behalf of the employers, that if the workers’ demands were granted the mills would not bo able to carry on. He said that they had to meet severe competition from Home, whore there wore shorter hours and lower rates of wages. The evidence lias concluded, and the Board is considering its recommendation.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 152, 9 July 1901, Page 4
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