COMPULSORY SERVICE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 237, 4 October 1916, Page 8

COMPULSORY SERVICE.

POSmOX OF APPBEXTICES. ?■ {By Mesraph.—Press Association.) DU2fEDDT, Tuesday. aplrenticS on compulsory "f! $L He said engineeenng apprentices were compelled to serve five years' appS? to qualify to sit lor Lation. It could not be met by.four apprenticeshgp Md one year* military service. .•■■■■'.'■:■ Mr. Justice Stringer: It m> a very important question. only thing that can pot tie matter Jn a proper footing. Something - mightte donVunder the War Begulations. only thing the Court can do ib to bring the* matter under the notice of the Oovernment again, and ask if it is possible under the War Regulations, to do something to meet these casesMr. Smith afeo referred to the time spent on compulsory military counting as part of apprenticeship, pointing out the difficulties likely to arise if the employers were compelled to pay journeymen's wages for erfra time spent before an employee could sit for examination. It was decided that, the inspector of awards and Mr. Smith submit a statement of cases to the Court for interpretation.. * -