ARBITRATION COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 118, 9 November 1911, Page 5

ARBITRATION COURT.

THEATRE PROPRIETORS AND MUSICIANS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Dvmedin, Last Night. A dispute between the Performing Musicians' Union and Messrs. Fuller and Sons and Messrs. Hay-wards came before the Arbitration Court to-day. The union asked for .£3 per week, instead oi the £2 10s paid at pre-ent. that amount to cover six evening performances and two rehearsals of two hours each for all time beyond the two hours employed! on a. matinee. The union asked for 2s fid an hour overtime, and for every ad-' dittonal rehearsal of two hours ss, with ] overtime 2s Od per hour beyond two hours. Payment of 12s for each performance was asked for casual performers. Preference to unionists was asked for; also a provision that no player except a. : drummer be called on to play more : than one instrument. At the, suggestion of the court «. conference l was held, and it was subsequently announced that an agreement had been arrived at as follows: That the wages be £3 per week and lis a day for casuals. The question of rehearsals, matinees, preference and the claim regarding "one performer one instrument" were left to the court to de- | tcmiine. I ' A WIDOW'S CLAIM. '■'"'.'"' Dunedin, Las>t Night. Margaret McLuekie, widow of Alexander McLuckie, proceeded against John Cooper, of Waronui, coal mine owner, for compensation on account of the death of her husband, who was killed on March 4 by a Ml of coal. Plain till - had four children dependent upon her "* In the | course of the hearing it transpired that 1 owing to sml oversight tho employees were not insured on the day of the acci- . dent. The court made an order for the payment into court of 1512 lis with ■costs (.Cl3). - . M