TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 September 1921, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION] WKIJ J Xl;T«)X WAH Kl I()l’sKS S.M.AUIKS OF UANACKHS. \VKI;LIN(*TOX, August- :11. • An interesting point on tin' rjiuslion u!' the admissibility of evidence in the Arbitration Conrt aro-o during the lionring of the shop assistants’ elaim for a now award. | Mr Oroskerv. for tip' Union, who hnd j addressed the Court for nearly four. ' hours, sjtid he desirde it) submit some < ■c-uiliilential information showing the disparity that existed lietween the salaries of departmental managers in Wellington houses. The informal Son he would submit was :i schedule showing the salaries paid.' It was difficult to get complete evidence on the matter, l but he saw in the Court several employer.; whose managers were referred in in the return and the Court would have an opportunity to satisfy itself as to its correctness.

Mi Grenfell, the employer's ropresentnfcive. on 1 1 *?’('< { a vigorous protest against what lit* termed an attempt 1»y tlio Vnion to influence ilio Court. Mis Houoiir : AY<» have power under tin* Act to accept confidential information. Sometimes tin* matter is of some what serious importance. The other side lias had no opportunity of mUitm* its nun statement. All ! can do at tin present time is this: this is n list of the salaries of the Hbpartmenlal mana-

i;«Ts of difforont firms. The fiyuiros show a wide r.'inm 1 . T think wo would ho justified in neeofiiiiiK tin* infnnnalion to not ns n ( dierk. one sot of ii.mires to (hook tlio other. It will not ho usod for iin.v other purposes. Mr C• roit I*l*ll : It is an endeavour i< intltmnoo tho Court. Ill’s Honour: It is not sworn evidence ; it doe* not profess to ho 'wide,mo. T know from what J hoar from Mr Soolt t*ho amount of safety with wlm<'li we ( an raly on those figures. \Vr may Ik able to form some conclusion. "Mi- i. .’roufoll : Tin* majority «»f thr «mployors nmntioimd nro in th,. .-oh •.roods Ira do only. Mi Cmskcry : 1 don't want to hr nnl’a’r. hut it is impossible to trot aP the returns. We would have to subpo;>na ovary otjjplover to hrinn hu wajo/.. book her.*. Wo havu submitted it as 10-noorahl-* men to show tho Court th, d?-rarit> in wa«:s >. 11i> Motio n ; W** v ill treat it fairlv to 1.0, h -.d RAILWAY ( f)\STi;C("l'lnx. IHXKHI.V Aujxttst Ml Tim X« a Zealand "Workers’ Cniou V iil sue ‘hr Minister of I’ublie Work> for an al|r<o d hiv.mh of aw a- d. mi working nn*n in wrt pharos jn Ida Val!rv for instead of six hours. Tin j , ;rie va lire i- of inaiiv month.-* standing; WKI.UXf-TOX. \um;-t Ml

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