THE REDUCED BONUS.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 May 1922, Page 4

THE REDUCED BONUS.

APPLICATIONS FOR EXEMPTION, ’ DISCUSSION BEFORE COURT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, May 19. The first applications for from the award of the Arbitration Court reducing the cost of living bonus by 5s were made to-day. Application was made on behalf of the city butchers. It was stated that there was a special term in the agreement that wages should not be reduced during the time it was in force. The employers agreed that such was the case, therefore exemption was granted. Regarding the freezing workers end allied trades, Mr. Gill, lor the union, said this application would involve the whole freezing industry of the Dominion, and that the unions much preferred that the case should be heard in Christchurch. The industry was covered by a Dominion award, and the whole of the unions had filed applications for exemption. Instead of hearing each separately re would be better to deal with the whole matter in Christchurch. The employers agreed to this course. The Judge said that as Christchurch appeared to be the headquarters of tins industry, he would be prepared to de»J with the whole of the applications there. This course was agreed to. In the carpenters’ and joiners’ dispute, also for a Dominion award, Mr. Bloodworth said he had not cited the federated builders, but the individual associations. His Honor said the matter could be remitted to the Court at Dunedin, Wellington, and Christchurch, and th© applications heard at the same time. This was agreed to. It was agreed that the application be withdrawn provided the Union Company and other shipping companies make no reduction in overtime.