ARBITRATION COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 43, 16 March 1909, Page 2

ARBITRATION COURT.

BREACHES OF AWARDS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington* Last Night. Brcachc* of award cases were heard by the Arbitration Court to-Uny. Martin Hurrcll and Suaddou were charged with luiving employed' a uoa-unianist when unionists were disengaged, iu contravention of the carpenters' award. It was contended for the defence that th-3 iiiun employed was an expert staircase hand ami received more than union wages. The Court was not satisßedthat equally competent unionists were available a-.ul dismissed Hie case. In the case against W. .1. Lan'ksliear, printer, for not paying for a holiday observed on the Prince of Wales' Birthday, the question was whether that day came under the typographical award, not being specifically mentioned. The Court held respondents guilty of a breach but as .1 penalty was not pressed for no order i was made. (Ivorge James Auger was i fined £.5 for employing non-unionists, i irad one of the persons so employed was 1 lined Ms. In an inUrpretution case, the v Court held it was not necessary to cin-

ploy cither a compositor or au apprentice to pull proofs. The Court ordered, liy agreement between parties concerned, limitation, of liability for six years in a compensation case in which Walter

("william had been injured through, falling from a structure used in the erection of a building by Campbell and Jiurkc. The point was that claimant had suffered 'fracture of the skull, and had been incapacitated up to the present, and the Court was asked to define the period of liability. William Ihinvll was ordered to pay Court fec< f.; employing u jounteywau at less ilia.i award rates. In the case brought liy tins Carpenters' Union against McLean ! and Sons, a friendly action, for the pur- I pose of interpretation, the Court held that the work of wharf construction did Jlot come under the carpenters' award.