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The term " employees at the shearing " includes the overseer, woolclassers, 

 experts, grinders, engine-drivers, or other persons, even if their meals are 

 by direction of the employer or of the overseer to be served in a separate 

 room. 



5. The employee will not absent himself from his work during the hours of 

 work except in the case of his illness or except as hereinafter provided. 



He may be discharged by the employer for any breach of this Agreement, 

 or he may leave in consequence of accident, sickness, or other urgent 

 necessity, or with the permission of the employer as hereinafter provided ; 

 but in case of discharge or of leaving as aforesaid the employer will pay 

 him in full for all sheep shorn by him after deducting any sums for 

 which the employee is liable to the employer under this Agreement, and 

 also 155. per week, or any other rate per week that the majority of the 

 members not " found " of the mess remaining fix for his share of the 

 mess to the date of leaving, and the amount deducted shall be placed to 

 the credit of the mess account. 



Permission to leave will not be given to a shearer without the consent of the 

 majority of the shearers and woolpressers remaining. 



6. (a) The employer will provide all the shearing machines required and 

 suitable machinery in good order, and competent and sufficient persons to 

 keep the machines in order, and to work the machinery. 



(b) For every six hand shearers employed the employer will provide one 

 grindstone at least. 



7. In case the employee is stopped from shearing through breakage of the 

 machinery, except from any cause over which the employer has not any control, 

 the employer will pay to the employee at the rate of ten shillings per day for 

 every day or part of a day beyond one hour and twenty minutes of working time, 

 "so long as there are sheep fit to shear. 



But the employer may on or after the expiration of one week from the 

 beginning of the stoppage (unless in the meantime this Agreement be 

 terminated by mutual consent) terminate the Agreement of his own will. 



8. The employer will cause the total tally of each day to be posted on or 

 before the next day on a tally board in the shed, and will daily supply to the 

 employee in writing his tally for the day. 



9. The employer will pay the employee at the following rates : 



For flock sheep (wethers, ewes, lambs), 243. per 100. 



For rams over six months old, other than special stud rams ; and for ram 



stags, 485. per 100. 



For stud ewes and their lambs, other than special studs, 308. per 100. 

 "Ram stags" mean rams which have been castrated after they have 



attained 18 months. 

 " Stud ewes " mean ewes from which rams are bred for sale or station 



use. 



10. The employer will add to the earnings of the employee 3d. for every 

 hundred sheep shorn by him by machine. 



The employer will charge the employee at cost price, with carriage only 

 added, for all combs and cutters supplied by him. 



