ARBITRATION COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 11 September 1907, Page 2

ARBITRATION COURT.

Per Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night, j At the afternoon sitting the Arbitration Court was occupied hearing charges of breaches of awards. William Wood was charged with a breach of the prefcrcnee # claus'e of the bakers' award. It was only* sought that a breach should be recorded, and it was recorded accordingly. Allan Johnston was fined £5 and costs for breach of the carters' award. Hugh Bruce, of the firm of Menzies and Bruce, now Bruce and Duckworth, was charged with a breach of the pastrycooks' award. Respondent had taken upon himself the duties of second hand in his shop, while it was alleged he had a man doing the seeond hand's work and not receiving award wages. The court did not deem respondent as competent to do a second hand's work, and fined him £3 and costs. Hammond and Cursey were brought before the court for a breaih of the general labourers' award. The case was dismissed, the court not regarding the work done as being connected with certain building operations, but preliminary thereto. Scott Bros, were charged with failing to pay proper wages under ths carpenters' award. An employee named Charles Spurber was also charged in connection with the same matter. The court held that the work was not properly carpenters' work, and dismissed the case.