AN ARBITRATION CASE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2757, 11 March 1910, Page 4

AN ARBITRATION CASE.

DISMISSED ON TECHNICAL GROUNDS.

rp.ru Rit ess Association. 1 DUNEDIN. March —• U the Magistrate’s Court to-day the Inspector ox Awards proceeded against Jas. Connor, manager or the I alace and Leviathan mrivate hotels. .charging him with a breach or the Hotel Employees’ Award •by- employing .them for less than the award rate •wages. Mr Hanlon appeared lor the oefence. The Inspector stated that these laundresses were employed by the defendant and the wages (22s 6d per week; were paid them as provided for ni Clause of the Award. Clause 3or the Award stipulated that where lodging was not provided an additional sum ox os muweek to each laundress had to be pcio. Lodging was not provided and the extra os was not naid. Mr Hanlon sat.: “The lodging was provided and tnov preferred to go elsewhere, therefore we were not called upon to nay the 55.” The Inspector: x Veil that narrows the ipoint down to the lodging was offered or not. Git mg evidence lie sa:ci that on January g'-h lie called at the Leviathan Private Hotel and learned that tnese launc-res-es were not being naid 5s a wee.: as stipulated. He approached Air Connor in connection with the matter, and Air Connor refused to discuss it witn him. it being pointed out t.iat sir Connor, the manager -or noth hotels, was sued, whereas in accordance with Court orocedure it- was to sue the Leviathan Hotel and the Palace Hotel companies, the Ala gist rates non-suited the Inspector, and. a warded costs amounting to £2 18s.