SCORIA PIT WORKERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 179, 29 July 1913, Page 7

SCORIA PIT WORKERS.

fTo the Editor.) Sir, —As your report of ray remarks in connection with tue agreement arrived at in conciliation re the above is inaccurate, kindly allow mc to review what I actually did siiy in seconding that vote of thanks to our worthy Commissioner. Mr. GHes. During the course of my remarks, I emphatically stated that if we (the workers) had to have arbitration or conciliation, that to my mind conciliation was the more preferable, inasmuch as the parties concerned that realiy understood the conditions of the particular industry in dispute were the right parties to settle that dispute, in contradistinction to a judge of the Arbitration Court, who very often knew not tlie A B C of ttre conditions relating to the industry that he was adjudicating upon. 1 also pointed out that it was unreasonable to suppose, however well intentioneil a judge might be, that he could faithfully and unerringly adjudge on all t!ie complicated matters that were presented to him for decision. 1 recognise in conciliation a far morn effective way of treat ing disputes than arbitration, whilst not allowing it to be the Himalaya of dispute settlers. —I am, etc., WESLEY RICIIAKDS.