ARBITRATION COURT.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8917, 10 September 1907, Page 2

ARBITRATION COURT.

Per Press Association. .Dunedin, September 0. The Arbitration Court was occupied this morning with breaches of awards; % George Koudail was fined X 5 with in- I specter’s costs for breach of the painter’s award in not paying men for an extra quarter of an hour on a country job. Scott Bros., contractors for the new dock, was fined .£5 and inspector’s costs for failing to pay overtime to two carpenters. D. Jones and S. Forbes, the two carpenters in question, wore each fined XI and costs for neglecting to complain. Chas. King, for failing to pay the set wages to a boy employed as a carter. Fined XI and costs. Allan Johnston, for breach of the carters’ award by failing to give a week’s notice, was fined X 3 and costs. W; Smith, for breach of the butcher’s award by employing too many boys, was fined X*2 and costs. Bentley: and Abbott, painters, were fined X2 for failing to x ,a V for time occupied in travelling to work. The employees in question wore each fined 20s for failing to claim. John Lunn, builder, for failing to indenture au apprentice, was fined; X2. R. Grimmett, John Lunn, Charles Ellis, carpenters employing non-unionists, wore ordered to pay! costs. j Smith and Co., tailors,were fined £3 and costs on a charge of failing to execute an order for bespoke work on the premises, and the D.I.C. wore similarly dealt with on a charge of the same nature. A. Walker, carpenter, was fined £5 and c osts for having failed to indenture an apprentice. \V. Duncan was fined £S and costs for having employed a man at less than the minimum wage prescribed under the carpenters’ and joiners’ awards, and James Flynn was lined 10s and costs for accepting less than the minimum wage.

Tho charge against Scott Bros., contractors for tho new dock at Port Chalmers, of having employed a man at rough carpenter’s work aud having paid less than the award rate of wages was dismissed, and a charge against Koslyn Borough Council of having employed two men on concrete work and having paid them loss than the rate pre : scribed by tho general labourers’ award was withdrawn.

On a charge of having failed to pay wages weekly or fortnightly Koslyn Council was ordered to pay inspector’s costs, tho Court holding that the breach was only accidental.