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parties respectively, doth hereby order and award that, as between the union and the members thereof, and the shipowners and eaoh and every of them, the terms, conditions, and provisions set out in the sohedule hereto shall to the extent mentioned in the said schedule hereto be binding upon the union and upon every member thereof, and upon the shipowners and upon each and every of them, and that the Baid terms, conditions, and provisions shall be deemed to be and they are hereby incorporated in and deolared to form part of this award: And, further, that the union and every member thereof, and the shipowners and each and every of them, shall respectively do, observe, and perform every matter and thing by the said terms, conditions, and provisions on the part of the union and the members thereof and on the part of the shipowners respectively required to be done, observed, and performed, and shall not do anything in contravention of the said terms, conditions, and provisions, but shall in all respeots abide by and observe and perform the same: And the Court doth hereby further award, order, and declare that any breach of the said terms, conditions, and provisions set out in the schedule hereto shall constitute a breach of this award, and that the sum of £100 shall be the maximum penalty payable by any party or person in respect of any suoh breaoh : Provided, however (as provided by the 3rd section of "The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act Amendment Aot, 1898"), that the aggregate amount of penalties payable under or in respeot of this award shall not exceed £500: And the Court doth further order that this award shall take effect from the Ist day of December, 1899, and shall oontinue in force until the 31st day of July, 1901. In witness whereof the seal of the Court hath been hereunto put and affixed, and the President of the Court hath hereunto set his hand, this 30th day of November, 1899. W. B. Edwards, J., President. The Schedule referred to by the Foregoing Award. 1. Limitation of Award. —The provisions of the above award and the terms, conditions, and provisions contained in this sohedule shall bind the shipowners respectively in so far only as respeots ships owned and chartered by the shipowners respectively which trade within the limits of the Industrial District of Otago and Southland, or which trade in some trade one of the terminal ports of which is within the limits of the said industrial distriot (save suoh ships as are affeoted by the award made by the Court at Wellington on the 29th day of July, 1899), and also in so far as respects ships owned or ohartered by the shipowners respectively whioh trade in the coastal trade in the Colony of New Zealand, and whether such ships trade also in any other trade or not. The said terms, conditions, and provisions shall not bind the shipowners or either or any of them in so far as respects ships owned or chartered by them or either or any of them whioh trade exclusively in any foreign or intercolonial trade, notwithstanding that such ships may load or discharge at any port or ports in the Colony of New Zealand ; provided that such ships are not in any way engaged in coastal trade within the said oolony. 2. Wages. —The following shall be the rates of wages whioh shall be paid by the shipowners respectively to the men employed by them respectively, that is to say: A.B.s, £6 10s. per month ; trimmers, £6 10s. per month ; firemen, £8 10s. per month ; greasers, £8 10s. per month ; donkeymen, £9 10s. per month; lamp-trimmers, £6 10s. per month; lamp-trimmerß and A.B.s, £7 10s. per month; boatswains, £7 10s. per month ; first-class ordinary seamen, £4 10s. per month ; second-class ordinary seamen, £3 10s. per month ; first-class boys, £2 per month; seoond-class boys, £1 10s. per month. 3. Wages shall be paid monthly, or on the first arrival of the ship after the wages Bball have beoome due at the port where the articles were drawn out. 4. Overtime. —Overtime shall be paid for at the following rates, namely: A.B.s, ordinary seamen, and firemen, Is. per hour; A.B.s or ordinary seamen when engaged in trimming coal at loading ports, Is. 3d. per hour; A.B.s or ordinary seamen when engaged in oarrying or stowing grain in bags, in cargo-steamers only, Is. 3d. per hour. 5. Boys shall not be worked overtime. 6. Hours of Labour at Sea. —On deck : Watch and watoh of four hours each. 7. In stokehold: Watohes of four hours on and eight off. On small steamers running short trips and on steamers where only two firemen, greasers, or trimmers are carried, watch and watch of six hours, but men employed on six-hour watches shall be paid £1 per month extra. 8. Between the hours of 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. on intercolonial steamers, and between the hours of 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. on coastal steamers, seamen on watch shall perform any work required of them. Any work performed by them outside these hours shall be paid for as overtime, with the following exceptions—namely : (a) Work necessary for the navigation or safety of the ship ; (6) clearing decks, stowing cargo, gear, &c, for half an hour after leaving port. 9. Firemen, greasers, and trimmers shall work as required during their watches. 10. When the watoh below is required to do any work otherwise than what is necessary for the navigation or safety of the ship they shall be paid overtime. 11. When a steamer is under banked fires night or day the whole watoh shall, if it be necessary in the opinion of the chief engineer, remain on duty in the engine-room and stokehold, and perform any duty that may be required. No overtime shall be paid for oleaning tubes nor for discharging ashes after leaving port. 12. Hours of Labour in Port. —The hours of labour for seamen in all ports, bays, and roadsteads shall be eight—namely, from 7 a.m. till 5 p.m., with two hours for meals. 13. During the above-mentioned hours the seamen shall work cargo, &c, as required. 14. Where three watohes are kept, firemen, greasers, and trimmers shall give eight hours' work in each twentyfour. Any work done beyond this shall be paid as overtime, or an equivalent time shall be allowed off in port. 15. When time off is charged against overtime it shall be equivalent to the same in monetary value, and shall be given at the home port, or at the port where the man resides. This clause shall not affeot nightwatchman. 16. When in port or at anchor in bays or roadsteads the eight hours shall be between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. as above or by sea-watches, as circumstances require. 17. In vessels where only two firemen, greasers, or trimmers are oarried they shall keep watch and watoh at sea and in ports or at anchor in bays or roadsteads when required. 18. Sea-watches in stokehold on days of Bailing and arrival shall count as portion of the eight hours. 19. Overtime in Port. —Seamen shall be paid overtime for- all classes of work performed in any port, bay, or roadstead between the hours of 5 p.m. and 7 a.m., or during meal-hours, except work necessary for the safety of the ship. 20. Firemen, greasers, and trimmers shall be paid overtime for all hours worked in exoess of eight hours out of the twenty-four, except for work neoessary for the safety of the ship. 21. Night watch in port to be from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. 22. Nightwatchmen shall be paid overtime or allowed equivalent in time, hour for hour, when giving time off. 23. Donkeymen's overtime shall commence from the time when steam is ordered. 24. It shall be optional with married members of the crew to work overtime at their home port or to go ashore, so long as not less than one-half of the crew remains on board ; the selection, when neoessary, to bo made by the offioer in charge. 25. Overtime on Sundays and Holidays. —When a ship arrives in port after 5 p.m. on the day preceding a Sunday or holiday two hours shall be allowed, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., on the Sunday or holiday for washing decks and deoorating ship without payment of overtime. 26. When a ship arrives in port on a Sunday or a holiday, or after 5 p.m. on other days, half an hour shall be allowed to land mails, luggage, or live-stock without payment of overtime. 27. No overtime shall be paid for any work necessary for the safety of the ship. 28. When a vessel leaves port on a Sunday or holiday, having been in port the previous day, only those of the orew actually employed in loading mails, luggage, or cargo shall be allowed overtime at schedule rates for the time so employed. 29. When vessels leave port prior to 5 p.m. on a holiday each man shall be paid not less than 3s. each. In the event of the men working time that exceeds ss. in value, suoh excess of time shall be paid for at sohedule rates.