TRADES AND LABOR.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3564, 17 July 1890, Page 2

TRADES AND LABOR.

Sydney, July 15. The Seamen's Union rules provide for eight hours' labor 111 ports, bays and roadsteads, namely, from 7 a,lll. till 5 p.m. with two hours for meals Sea watches on days of arrival and departure are tocount.as portions of a day, Cleaning, etc., bet'veeu 5 p.m. and 7 a.m, to bo charged for as overtime, necessary repairs excepted, Deck work and unnecessary navigation between 5 p.m. and G a.m. also to be charged as overtime. Tiio following is to bo llio scalo of, wages paid monthly Seamen, £1; boatswains, £8; lamp-trimmers, £1; lamp, trimmers aud seamen £8; coaltrimmers, 17; firemen J]9; donkeymen £10; greasers, £9. Whon trading to other ports tliau the ports of discharge, to !>o paid at the terminal port, If engaged by rate, Ilia sojlo shall bo 10s per day until return, The men to bo entitled to a passage lo the port of leaving, Overtime for all work between 5 p.m. aud 5 a.m. shall bo paid for at the rate of Is Gd per hour, Sundays and holidays, 2s.' Half an hour to ho allowed when leaving port for stowing ropes and derricks, There shall be eight recognised public holidays in tho year. Men working on Sundaj's and holidays are to be paid 12s per day, If in port 011 • the ■Kiglit Hours' Celebration Day no work shall bo done, and tho vessel shall not proceed to sea beforo G a.m.

Shipowners have had the seamen's rules under consideration, but the discussion was only preliminary and 110 decision will be como to until the ntercolonial owners have haeq ejnsuited,