ARBITRATION COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 November 1919, Page 4

ARBITRATION COURT.

• THE TYPOGRAPHICAL AWARD. By Telegraph.—Pres3 Association. Wellington, Last Night. The New Zealand Federated Typographical Union's application to amend the award in the typographical trade came before the Arbitration Court to- ? J « <, T Union ckims aa increase ot i2 2s od on wages, and a bonua in the existing award, an increase in the overtime rate from rate and one-third to rate and a half calculated on the award rate, plus a bonus and increase of 30 per cent, on earnings of piece workers After a conference with the assessors, the president of the court, Mr. Justice Stringer, said the application had only been filed on November 12th. This did not seem reasonable time to give tne employers a chance of considering tne application and seeing if it were possible to come to some agreement. The Court would fix the hearing for the animation for Friday, the 28th. inst. Having heard the evidence the Court! would consider whether it was necessary 1 or desirable to hear evidence in othe* centres. If m the meantime the parties met in conference and arranged some basis of settlement that would be the better course. He would leave that to tha parties themselves. I n any cas „ it seemed far better to let the whole tiling stand over until a new award was;