THE SEAMEN'S DISPUTE.
END OF ARGUMENT. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.! WELLINGTON. Wednesday. Tn the Arbitration Court this afternoon. Mr. Smith, on behalf of the Union Company, replied to Mr. Young, whom! he complimented upon the manner in which he had conducted the case, which was an object lesson to ndvocntes generally. He referred in detail to the Conditions of work and pay, and concluded by saying that the evidence given OH behalf of the employers showed that ll substantial reduction in wages was absolutely necessary if the producers. were to be kept on their feet. The pre-! •ent condition of the New Zealand ship- 1 ping industry was a very sick one, and » surgical operation was necessary to remove the cancerous growths which had developed practically unchecked during the war. Unions in the United Kinsdom had voluntarily agreed to reductions, which were somewhat grpater than those asked by the employers here. Mr. justice Frazer said the Court would probably be unable to consider) the making of the award until the waterside workers' case had been concluded, but he hoped to have the award framed before the end of the month. He congratulated the parties upon the able: manner in which they had conducted the | case. j
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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 212, 7 September 1922, Page 7
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205THE SEAMEN'S DISPUTE. Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 212, 7 September 1922, Page 7
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