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  Industrial dispute ----Settlement---Particular meaning given to an expression in settlement---To be given to such, expression in whole of settlement document in absence of any contrary suggestion-Settlement clause defining "wages" to mean basic wage and dearness allowance-Expression "wage", in circumstance, interpreted as total amount earned by worker for purposes of bonus. Date of hearing: 30th May 1970.   ORDER This is an application under section 50 of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969, for interpretation of a settlement arrived on 26th December 1969, between Ahmed Abdul Gani Textile Mills Employees' Union and the Mills. The paragraph, which requires interpretation according to Mr. Shafiq, the learned Advocate for the Union; is as under:-- "The demand for Bonus for the year 1969 was also discussed by the parties in spite of the fact that it is not included in the said strike notice and both the parties have agreed 24 days' bonus on average wages earned during the year 1969. The wages means, basic and dearness allowance." 2. The only difference between the parties is about the number of days' bonus that one has to receive and also as to what is the meaning of "average wages" occurring in the paragraph, reproduced above. 3. To my mind, there is no difficulty so far as the number of days' bonus a workman has to get in 1969. A workman, who has put in a year's service in 1969, will get 24 days' bonus. 4. So far as the interpretation of the term of the expression of "average wages" is concerted, one has to see to…