TIMBER INDUSTRY.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19879, 7 May 1936, Page 8

TIMBER INDUSTRY.

SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES. AGREEMENT REACHED. PALMERSTON N., Wednesday. Substantial increases in “ages for Lhusc engaged in the timber induslry in most purl: of lhe North Island are nssurrd as [he l‘rsuli, ul' conciliation proceedings concluded lo~dayl Appllt‘alion is In be made In the Arbitra—linn uouri fur an award inrorpnrslins rates Virluully on [llO 1031 level of wages»: ' The pl‘lnl‘llill‘ of a ill-hour “(wk is nut. inrm‘porulml in ”10 ugi‘rcmenl reached. \\l]l(‘ll. lnnwwr. is ll) be binding only for three months. During that term the hours observed during the past 12 months will remain operative. This in the majority 01‘ cases is 4'6 in town timber yards and 4’B at roumry sawmills. .\flrr Lhree months the. employees anlicipntc that the new legislation will be upcruiivo implying a .lO—huur wool; and a nrw award may then he summit. accordingly. The “mgr rules (lg—'rm-Il on \\ r‘rc on the basis “‘l‘ :in all—round inrrouw of Md an hour nwr lhr‘ srlwdulr sub—mdlod luy (lir L’mplnnu‘s nt tlu- uul» M‘l, This rvprrsunis :1 minimum of Is 10d an lmur fur lulmurm‘s. rising lu L's Id fur ninrllinisls. 'l‘liv onudnyors :ilsu ugrm-d in incrmm' by {is u \wnk llu'ir lirulmsvd rail-s . i'ur juvenile lulmur. 'l‘hr nv\\‘ rulrs \\ill Oprrnlr from June I, “lulu inn niln-r lrrnls :n’r binding.“ l'ur tlirm' nmnllm I'l'nm [lm (Lil!) ul’ tin: iixing Hf llu- u\\iu'd by the «inurt. __—_._—__