STONEMASONS' DISPUTE
INSPECTION OF MACHINES DECISION RESERVED Yesterday morning over an hour and a-half was spent by the president of the Arbitration Court, Mr. Justice Frazer, and Messrs. L. I. Schmidt (employers’ assessor), and A. L. Monteith (employees’ assessor), in watching the pneumatic machines which are the basis of the stonemasons’ dispute at work. Wheu the court resumed, George Mason, a master mason, said a man would become an expert polisher in three months, and would ijp a good polisher in much less time than that. Barklay Bell, director of the Ingersoll Rand Company, gave evidence as to the effect of the “dunter” pneumatic surfacing machine on the health. There were about 46 of the machines in Australia, and medical opinion stated that there was little danger, as the dust was too coarse. Mr. Wright said the employers were prepared to do anything to minimise the risk, and demonstrate the use of a new gas mask. His Honour said they were '•awkward to use. The court reserved its decision.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 643, 20 April 1929, Page 6
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169STONEMASONS' DISPUTE Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 643, 20 April 1929, Page 6
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