CONCILIATION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 410, 20 January 1909, Page 9

CONCILIATION.

THE THIRD COMMISSIONER. MR, J. 11. TRIGGS APPOINTED. ■ '. (BV TEMGBAriI—Pii.F-SS 4SSO0I1TION.) Christchuroll, January 19. .. The Premier informed » representative of ; ."Truth" this morning that ■ Mr. J. II; Triggs, of this-city, has been apppinteda Conciliation Commissioner, making the third appointment, tho others being Mr. P. Hally (Dimcdin), and Mr, T. .Rarlo Giles (Auckland). Asked if ho had anything to say regarding Mr, Triggs's appointment, Sir Joseph, remarked that he thought it was one that was likely to give general satisfaction, ■ On being seen by fi representative of "Truth"' regarding Mr. appointment, Mr, P. VW'. Hqbbs, president of the Canterbury Employers' Association, said that hiq asspejatipn approved very highly pf tho selection. '%.'. Triggs had liad V great deal of pxperience in-dealing with workers. When' he was a' partner in thp woll-knp'wn drapery firm pf Messrs. J. Ballantyne and Co. he was in; qharge .of. the whole pf, the firm's eniployees. As chairman -of the ! Canterbury Conoiliittipn Bpard, ,-Mr..' Trjggs had: been pi\V of the few in tho Dominion'.who had been.a success in the position, and nearly "everyone of .the-recommendations ma.de by tho Board during his chairmanship, had'been accepted by the parties without recourse to tho Court of .Arbitration. Iji the.conduct pf industri?.} disputes Mr. Triggs liad appealed to tliq common sense' and reason of both parties, with .the, highly satisfactory results.indicate!. "Altogethorj'ViSaid Mr, Hqbbs in 'cbncludins,. "we r-egard-Mr.. Tiiggs.as an escetlent .^election,fpr the position, and he is much the kinjl of mim that., tlie members of the as-, Sociation-had in their minds. \vhen. suegestinj;' tho; appointment of Conciliation ' CpmmissienerS'" ; . :.'■■-.[■ ''Iγ,'".' ■■■■-. :] Mr -Henry Bfoudhead, secrptary of {.iie.fjiii: ploycrs! Asspciatiqri, who .was a niernbor pf the' .Cauterb.tuy Conciliatio.'i Board iluritj? & portion ,of ,tlia time .than Mr, 1 .-Triggs was oliaiiinan. of that body, said !that so far as |is (Mr, flrp'adk-ad's) experience, went. af \lr,, Triggs as chairman of' the Board ho lad been'an ideal ohajrmsn. From the start Mr. .Trifrgs had inado it plain that the -Bpari qver which he presidfid was to be a. Concijiar tion .Bo!\rd and nothing elsq, and hq.dispensed as rmiclv as possjb'e witji the "taking 6f evidence and unnac^s mry formality"of pronedpre.f. Whoiv a dispute pame before tho Bojjrd, Mr, Triggs :calle"d the parties tfigptfipr nr.d siisgfrsted n coi)fer>rio.o bet.wrfn theml in ohairmnnship of which he was freou'ontl.v asked to take. ■■Hβ. (M- Brosdhesd) did not romcniljcr a jingle nistarico (during the period' «; member of the Beard) in which Mr. Triffps had failed to./brino; about a p'er.fectTv sjtistactory settjprpent,. In f?ot. hn beliovpd .that 'pT^Ty' orie of tho madp I>T the Bojird during Mr. Trigps's ehairmwi'. «nd Trhilo ho was a ■member, hud been acccDtpd-by.thn parties, and he h»d rensnn for bolicTing.th^t. tbo disputes heforo' Hoard prior to his. appointment as (\mp.nibcr. liad been ■srtt-lnd in a simi|arlj?' satisfaotprY rnannov, /Tthink his.chp,ice.?£| a Cpnciliil tion Comniissioner,' , cp.ntinned' , Mr.' Broadheed, be satisfactflry tp.:both' side's, because Mr. .Triggs possesses the: truo spirit.->f tho t cnnoilmtpr. % far a§ I. have'been able the work", and-.he takes, pleasure iri brincing abo'lt wio-ibla. relations betvroor - Gapital and Labour." ' , ••■'■■ .....:' / - :' r; ' ■ -•

Mr .J: R. Tnggs, the nevly-spppjnted . Conciliation. Comniisgiqner,. is a native' of London, where he was.born. in ; 1851. -For three_years prior to leavihg;for; this", coun'trj Mr.Tnggswas emplpyed hi a large wholesale warehouse m London. Ho arrived itfChristclmroh by the shjp on January , ?, 1869, at a.: time, when things in city not very :prosporoiis,.. a r(cl/i7heiv..ninny people had left,, for, the ..Thames, gpldfields. His first billet was,in"a grocery store, from which ho. went into .the lawyer's pffico : pf p.i'. Foster-* and,.waa. .there for the best part "of a year, Nest-he got an.,-appointment' in Gashel-House : drap.er ; y establishmeiit; whichJio.left to.take av.positipiw.ias;')commercial traveller..to. Solandersand..Co.<: Hβ.left that firm to .take-a- position ••Witli, Messrs. JBallantyne ana whio;» firm ' ho was employed as an assistant-for' a years,! 'and-.wae- .then .taken, into Ho cpntiriucd .a. partnpr.- for over twenty"* .years, and retired frem the;partnership t about''eig!it year's.ago.. Duniig'-flieltime h'ewas'a'partner in Messrs, J. '•...Ballantyne . and ; Cq., Mr Triggs had under his ohargo'.tho bulk;of. the mannfactiiring'..departmental.', inphidihg the cabinet-making tailoring, and/' hat-makin'g. Since/his, retirernenf from ' .'iiismess,'i Mr. Trigjzs has.beeii chairman of.tlio.Oanterbury Conciliation Board;, a. position;.he held for-', about four .years. Ho resigned the positipn. t« take up'the management .of Messrs., 'White and Company's business at .Addingtpri, ajid' on that business being sold,.he- took a trip ..''■. '. ,'/ ; '■ '.'■ .■-.'■. : 'R is.undorstoocl that at thq:.time that Mr. •J. R.Triggs was mentioned; as one .-wnp'was likely to T)e ; appointed a Cp'nqiliation Cp,rnrassioner, repregentatives .of ( -bpth employers and workers were.'approached, 1 and it Vas ascertained that the., appointment, if rnado, .would bo satisfiotery!.to.,tliem".' and woujd' mi.ft; with their approval.' '.' ' ■"■ " "■ : t The districts whioliwill be appoHipnod to the Commissioners will bo as follow :— TaranaliiL' >and ■ Hawke's flay, Mr. T. Harle % Gi!ea;Wellinßton, Nelson' .and the West .Coast. Mrf P. Hally; Qsxnterbury and Otsgo, Mr: J; 11. : - . ,On being seen' by . a' ropresontative 'of "■Truth,". Mr; J, R, - Triggs spoke interestingly in connection ,, •■with , ;the , "■ position''-"to' which ho jiist been Appointed. ' Referring to his experience a? chairnian of the. Canterbury. ConciHatipn Bpardj he said that a great many of the cases were/; settled "withqivt Being brought, hefore. either the Board .or''"-'tlje>-Court. On'his suggestion, oonferences botTvepn;'; the;/parties were j anil us the result of th'ese matters wore'satisfactorily settled,;. .. .'.", :'■.■-:."'■' i , ' : ";!-'7":" : "'- ; /.

■ ! I take it," i contiinuedi Mr. : Trigga, "that |4,a similar way the Oonciliation Commissioner's will do good service by getting'the'represqnifetives of both , , parties'together andbygeiting disputes > fised. up practioally by vomhV tary: :poncilia.tiqri, 'without Tecpurse ; to either 'the Councils'- of Conciliation or the Arbitra,'tjpn Courts, A.great (jleal can be done'in' aiid I shall always be pleagqd to hjear. from anyone conneoted with any■ jn--dustrjaT dispute,-'and : : l\ will be glad to see them at- my- residence i (Innes IJoad, St',' ■Alb'ans) at : 'any-'timo, thj'at suits. ,1' shall -be at their : 's'ervjpe.ahy time, day or nighij.'' .V. ' With ' reference to his appointment, Mr. said that ho had accepted it on the distinct'understanding that' his duties; will' be in tlje ppiith Island, |' ' ' •