ARBITRATION COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 142, 24 September 1910, Page 5

ARBITRATION COURT.

NEW AWARD REQUIRED. By Telegraph. —Press Association. Wellington, Friday. Speaking in the Arbitration Court today on the demand made by the Wellington branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers ior a new award, Mr. Allen, employers' representative, saia there was no other trade which had so much foreign competition as the engineers' trade. Foundries were fast becoming mere repair shops, and manufacturing was ceasing. The industry was iai a serious condition, and employers could mot stand any additional burdens.

Mr. David Robertson, ironfounder, declared that the state of the trade had never been at such a low ebb as at present, The further hearing of the case will be 'taken at Napier.

SHEARERS' DISPUTES. Wellington, Last Night The desires of the sheep-owners in connection with the dispute that exists with tJhe shearers were made known to the Arbitration Court this morning. The hearing of the dispute had been adjourned ora the previous da,y to enable the employers to consider what their request to tlhe Court should be in regard to the proposed award, seeing that the Shearers' Union had intimated that il the rate of pay fixed by an award was less 'than 20s per hundred, members of the Union would be advised' not to become workers within the meaning of the Act. When the case was called on again to-day, Messrs. W. Pryor and W. E. Griff en again appeared for the Sheepowners' Association, and Mr, M. Laracy ■for the Shearers' Union.

Mr. Pryor said: I am instructed to say, your Honour, that the employers desire that the Court should make an award for both wages and conditions in connection with this dispute, I would also ask the Court if it cam see its way to make it for a full term of three years to save trouble in coming into court like this.

Mr. Justice Sim (president) consulted the other members of the Court, Messrs. W. Scott (employers' representative), and J. A. McCullough . (workers' representative), and replied: Yes, we hope to be able to consider the question of an award in connection with these two disputes (Wellington and Canterbury), and we hope to announce the decision of the Court to the parties to-morrow. It was accordingly arranged that the Court should sit at 10.30 a.m. to-morrow morning for the purpose of acquainting the parties with its decision.