CONCILIATION COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1920, Page 4

CONCILIATION COUNCIL.

BOROUGH COUNCIL AGRfifiSffljft. The sitting of the Conciliation Co«* oil a. New Plymouth was oontiitwa yesterday, Mr. T. Harlo Giles (the CoT jnissioner) presiding. The question of an agreement betWWft he New Plymouth fioi'oiigh douil.il k «* the General Laborers' Union was 4b"' tfKd af tt '™ mpUt6 eettl ™ent was The rates of wages and hoiifs &mi& upon were similar to thd H in »« <.ene.nl Lalfcrers' award, except in the | raw of builders' laborers, which are ki he 44 hours, namely: Kxcept where ftolci. tied the hours of work shall not ttett* 47 hours per week, and shall be worked between the hours of 7.30 a.m and & p.m. on week days, and 7.30 a.m. ni 12 noon on Saturdays. In titnHel Work the h mir , almll „ ot flscecd with half an hour for crib time, In addition, sjiecinl rates of wages wore agreed on as follows: Men handling botflte. Is 8d per hour; crusher feeders, Is 8d per hour; sanitary tip men, ]„ OH bit hour; workers in vet places, u fid set hour; workers handling tar. etc. Is M per hour. The award is for a period of lMfl ,TCar ' beginnin 8 on December 1, The assessors on both nides expressed her npprwmtion of the nmnrter 'in "inch the Commissioner had handled the dispute. The Council will be occupied on Monday with the hotel workers' dispute.