ARBITRATION COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 312, 11 June 1915, Page 2

ARBITRATION COURT.

BOILERMAKERS AND ENGINEERS. ' A DOMINION,. AWARD. MOTOR MECHANICS INCLUDED. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Juno 9. The deliberations of the Court of Arbitration during the past two years have been directed to tho consideration of the working conditions of tho ironworkers of the 'Dominion. Yesterday was taken up with a thorough investigation of the conditions of work of the boiler-workers and bridge-builders, with a view to the framing of uniform awards for the various industrial districts of the 'Dominion. To-day attention was devoted to the working conditions of the engineers. The unions concerned are respectively the Boilermakers' Union and the Amalgamated Society of Engineers. Evidence has been taken by the Court in Wellington, Christchureh and Dunedin, and when the hearing has been concluded in Auckland the Court hopes to have all the available material to enable uniform awards to be made, both for the boiler-making and engineering industries in the Dominion. To-day the Bench announced that they had arrived at the conclusion that motor mechanics should be included in the engineers' award, but not cycle mechanics. There was no question that motor mechanics were engaged in a branch of the engineering trade, and they have hitherto been joined in the award. The Court was making a Dominion a'ward for 1 the engineering trade, and did not feel inclined to leave out this branch. Care would be required in defining a "motor mechanic," -and there would also need to be some special regulations in regard j to hours, since the motor trade was subject to special conditions. Every op- | portunity would be given to employers j to bring evidence as to special conditions applicable to the trade.