AN OVERWORKED COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 208, 2 September 1919, Page 11

AN OVERWORKED COURT.

TTIE AEBITRATIOX SYSTEM. (By Telegraph.—Special to '-Star ") CHEISTCHORCQI, this day. During the present sittings of the Arbitration Court in Christehurch, Mr. Justice Stringer drew the attention of parties to the fact that the Court was overburdened, with work, and tliat there must, necessarily be some little delay in the issuing aud publication of awards and orders of tiie Court. Inquiries show thai the work of the Court lias been practically doubled by the legislation of the last session, which, gives parties to awards of industrial agreements the right io apply at any time during the currency oi an award or an industrial agreement to have the same reopened, as regards wages or hours. Full advan- ; tage has been taken of this legislation by nnions generally, and practically every award in >"ew Zealand has come up forj review by the Court since the com-' meneement of the year. The staff of the Court consists of one, the registrar; (Mr. J. H. Salmon), and this officer has' belfri. working literally every nhrhr, since this legislation came into force. The, registrar observes no limit of hours, nor has he any holidays, nor does he get the bene.it of "overtime." j