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And it is hereby further agreed that this agreement shall be filed in the office of the Registrar at Wellington of the Arbitration Court under the said Act, and shall become an award of the said Court. As witness the hands of the parties— Allan Orr, William Hannafin, Louis Lloyd Cosnahan Moore (For the Wellington Drivers' Union). Witness to the signature of Allan Orr, William Hannafin, and Louis Lloyd Cosnahan Moore, representing the Wellington Drivers' Union —Robert Patton, Labourer, No. 2, Jacob's Place. Thomson, Lewis, and Co.) ™„„i„„„»„ C. W. Brodie f Employers. Witness to the signature of Thomson, Lewis, and Co. —John Hawker, 2, Nairn Street. Witness to the signature of C. W. Brodie—E. Brodie, Thorndon Quay. Wellington Bakers. No. 22.—Under " The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1894," and its amendments.—Before the Board of Conciliation, Wellington Industrial District. —In the matter of an industrial dispute between the Wellington Operative Bakers' Industrial Union of Workmen (hereinafter called " the union ") and Walter Maoklin, Tory Street, Wellington ; Patrick Moore, Adelaide Road, Wellington ; George Bradley, Adelaide Road, Wellington; Davies and Son, Riddiford Street; Herbert Millar, Courtenay Place; Joseph Bell, Revans Street, Newtown; Walter Abraham Kellow, Taranaki Street; John Reed, Taranaki Street; John H. Kilduff, Taranaki Street; Francis McParland, Taranaki Street; Joseph Kirkus, Tory Street; George Dickson, Courtenay Place; Matthew Mackay, Clyde Quay; Harte Langdon, Brougham Street; Neil Rasmussen, Rintoul Street; Willam Jounnax, Berhampore; Mrs. D. J. Greeks, Riddiford Street; William Edward Timmings, Constable Street; Michael Henry McCarthy, Riddiford Street; Thomas Smith, Riddiford Street; John Skinner, Cuba Street ; Robert Darroch, Cuba Street; Albert Ernest Dimock, Aro Street; William Isaac, Aro Street; Henry Denhard, Willis Street; William Tonks, Herbert Street; Mrs. Charlotte McDonald, Manners Street; McEwen and Churchill, Lambton Quay ; William Freeman, Molesworth Street; James Cunliffe, Johnsonvilla ; William Cook, Johnsonville; Thomas North, Johnsonville; Robert Auty, Porirua; Mrs. Robert Leadbetter, Tinakori Road; William Heintz, Petone; Martin Cargill, Petone; McVicar and Corson, Petone; Walter Jounnax, Petone; St. Clair Jounnax, Lower Hutt; Charles Pole, Lower Hutt; John George Raine, Karori ; Arthur Wheatley, Lambton Quay ; George Webb, Vivian Street (hereinafter called " the employers ") ; and of a referonce thereof for settlement. The Board having taken evidence, and having taken into consideration all matters arising out of the above dispute, do hereby make the following recommendations : — 1. That nine hours and one half-hour constitute a day's labour, inoluding one half-hour for breakfast and one hour for sponging. 2. The rate of wages shall be as follows : Foremen, not less than £3 per week, with thirteen loaves ; second hands, not less than £2 10s. per week, with thirteen loaves; and any others, not less than £2 ss. per week, with thirteen loaves. All hands to receive dry pay. 3. Tradesmen not fully competent by reason of age or physical weakness may be employed at such a wage as may in each case be settled between the union and employers. 4. That no baker or workman shall commence work before 4 a.m., except on Saturdays, when he shall not commence before. 2 a.m. After the stated hours are up overtime shall be paid as follows, viz.: Time and a quarter up to 5.30 p.m. in the afternoon, and time and a half after 5.30 p.m. in the afternoon. 5. That no apprentice shall be allowed to any employer unless two bond fide journeymen be employed ; if four journeymen be employed, then in such case the employer may employ two apprentices, but in no case shall the employer employ more than two apprentices; each apprentice to be bound by indentures for a period of five years. The indentures of the apprentices to be produced to the seoretary of the union if required. * 6. Jobbers to receive 10s. per diem of nine hours and a half-hour, and overtime as above stated in paragraph 4 hereof. 7. Sunday Bponging shall cover all statutory holidays, as expressed in rule 24 of the union. If workmen requested to work on holidays they shall be paid at the rate of time and a half. 8. That no carter shall be employed in any bakehouse. The respective positions of a baker and a carter shall be kept separate : either an employe must be a bond fide baker or a bond fide carter; but a baker may deliver bread so long as he does not work more than the prescribed hours. 9. That the employers shall not discriminate against members of the union, nor shall they (the employers), in the engagement or dismissal of their employes or in the conduct of their business, do anything directly or indirectly for the purpose of injuring the union. 10. That, in case of a breach or breaches of this agreement, £10 shall be taken as the amount of damage due for each such breach to the employer or employers or the said union entitled to sue for the recovery thereof, and such sum shall be recovered as damages from the said employer or employers or the said union committing or suffering such breach in the Magistrate's Court holden in the distriot in which such breach or breaches is or are committed. The parties entitled to sue for and be sued for the recovery of the said sum of £10 for each breach of this agreement are: The Wellington Master Bakers' Industrial Union of Employers, or any individual member thereof; each or any of the individual employers and firms of employers whose names are subscribed to this agreement; and the Wellington Operative Bakers' Industrial Union of Workmen, or any individual member thereof. 11. That the employers, and each of them carrying on business, shall be bound by the above provisions, and shall conform thereto ; and the union and every member thereof shall be bound by the same, and shall conform thereto in like manner. 12. That a district committee be set up, consisting of five members of the Wellington Bakers' Industrial Union of Employers and five members of the Wellington Operative Bakers' Industrial Union of Workmen, to settle all minor disputes. 13. And in the event of a satisfactory decision not being arrived at, the Chairman of the Conciliation Board be called in to settle any dispute, and his decision to be final. 14. And the employers shall assist the members of the union. 15. An industrial agreement is to be drawn up embodying these clauses, and to be left at the office of the Clerk of Awards for signature on or before the 20th February, 1900. If this be not done, or, having been done, the agreement is not signed by the parties by the 27th February, 1900, the Chairman shall file a report that the Board has been unable to bring about a settlement. The above agreement is to be for a period of twelve calendar months from the 27th February, 1900. Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of February, 1900. John Crewes, President. Sir,— Ist March, 1900. Re bakers' dispute : I beg to inform you, on behalf of my union, that we have accepted the industrial agreement as drawn up herein, and the same has now been filed with the Registrar of the Supreme Court. My union accepts Mr. Kellow's signature on behalf of the Master Bakers' Union. Enclosed you will find a list of the employers who have failed to sign the said agreement who are outside of the Master Bakers' Union. Yours, &c, The Chairman, Board of Conciliation. W. H. Payne, Seoretary, W.0.8.U.