SECOND COURT OF ARBITRATION

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22367, 2 April 1938, Page 14

SECOND COURT OF ARBITRATION

——♦ PROBABLY A PERMANENT INSTITUTION STATEMENT BY MINISTER (F&X3B ASSOCIATION T3SLMMU WELLINGTON, April L Though it was appointed only temporarily to help to overtake the arrears of work arising from industrial disputes and compensation cases, the Second Arbitration Court is likely to become a permanent fixture, according to a statement made by the Minister for Labour (the Hon H. T. Armstrong), in an interview. This Court was established under legislation passed last November and its tenure was for a specified period of 12 months, with provision for extension. , Mr Armstrong said -that the two Courts, which were now sitting at Wellington, had made good progress in cleaning up the arrears or work, though it would be some Irate time before this task was completed “After, this it may be considered wise for one Court to deal with compensation cases alone, and to have its services available for other work, leaving the first Court free to handle arbitration matters only, said Mr Armstrong, othCT work may be given to the Second Court will be a question for the Government to determine. * think there is likely to be plenty of work for it to do.”