THE FLAXMILLING INDUSTRY
AN ABORTIVE CASE. By Telegraph.—Press' Association. Palmerston North. Last. Night. The fconference between representatives of the Flaxm'llers' Association and the Flaxmill Employees.' Union with Mr Scott, of the Arbitration Court in the chair, to which tbl Arbitration Court referred the matters in dispute regarding the ilax award with a view- to a settlement of a sliding scale of wages, has prowl abortive, .after sitting last night find throughout to-day. The chief point of difference was the question of unconditional preference insisted on hy the union, and the matter of a. standard wage for scutchers, which was taken ns crucial. The millers could not concede! unconditional preference, but were willing finally to concede a somewhat similar preference clause to the present. Regarfffiig wages, the millers desired to reduce scutchers from 28s to 245. The union was ultimately willing to concede 2(is if unconditional'-preference were allowed. As agreement could not be com" to. the whole matter of n new award will have to be referred back to i'»e Arbitration Court.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 337, 12 March 1910, Page 5
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171THE FLAXMILLING INDUSTRY Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 337, 12 March 1910, Page 5
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