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Enforcements of Awards, &c., under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act during the Year ending 31st March, 1906.— continued.

Case taken by Trade affected. Nature of Breach. Defendant. Decision. Fine. Penalty. Costs. Arrears of Wages ordered to be paid. Wellington Industrial District —continued. Dept. j) )) ;» ;j •}•} Wellington Timber-yards and Accepting less than award rates of wages .. S. McBurney (employee) .. Convicted Sawmills Ditto .. .. .. ,, .. I W. Thomson (employee) .. „ ,,...... ,, .. W. Willis (employee) .. „ ,,..••.. ,, .. Edward List (employee) .. „ Wellington Typographers* .. Failing to pay award rates of wages .. A. Baillie and Co... .. ' ,, ,, ' „ .. ,, .... Joseph Ivess .. .. „ „ „ .. .. E. W."Knowles .. .. '„ „ ,, .. J Accepting less than award rates of wages .. Hector Bull (employee) .. ,, ,, „ .. : ., .. Frederick Jones (employee) .. „ ,, „ .. ; ,, .. Charles Hyett (employee) .. „ „ „ .. Failing to pay award rates of wages .. .. E. W. Knowles .. .. „ ,, „ .. Failing to pay for overtime, and not granting half- „ .. .. „ holiday ,, ,, .. Accepting less than award rates of wages .. John Connolly (employee) .. „ £ s. d. No penalty. 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 25 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 £ s. d. 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 19 10 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 19 2 £ ft. d. 5) 40 0 0 J) 0 3 0 Dept. Nelson Industrial District. 1 1 8 it 71 3) J) Nelson Drivers .. .. Failing to give preference to unionists .. John Orsman .. .. Convicted ,, „ .. .. Failing to pay award rates of wages .. .. Wise and Co. .. .. „ „ ,, .. .. Accepting less than award rates of wages .. John Harris (employee) .. „ „,,.... „ . . John Russ (employee) .. „ „ ,, .. .. Failing to give preference to unionists .. .. W. A. Roughton .. .. j Dismissed. ,,„.... „ .... Robert Carter .. .. Withdrawn. ,, Labourers .. .. Failing to give preference to unionists .. . . John Everett .. .. „ ,, „ „ .... Robertson Bros. .. .. „ ,, „ „ .... Langland and Co. .. .. ,, „ ,,.... ,, .... Henry Baigent .. .. i ,, „ „ „ .... Cooper and Son .. .. Convicted ,, ,, .. .. I Failing to pay award rates of wages .. .. Nelson Brick and Pottery Com- , „ 2 0 0 2 0 0i 2 0 0i 0 10 0 0 10 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 11 0 6 0 0 6 0 j> 55 7> 1 1 3 11 1 3 * In this case the back wages amounted to £51 16s., and no order regarding payment was made by the Court. On the arrears being sued for, the Magistrate dismissed the case. The decision was appealec against, and in the Supreme Court the Chief Justice gave judgment for the full amount, with costs.