THE NEW CONCILIATION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 489, 23 April 1909, Page 8

THE NEW CONCILIATION.

AN INTERVIEW; WITHVMUV^-r HALLYi| ■ [BI tbleobapu—srECii'.i.;cpanESsoiii)i!'Ni;:r ■■ -'•£ ':■■■ '■'.'■■ :';■■' '■■■■ Napilr,:; April; 22. ; ;' 1 . Mr. V. Hally,.. Conciliation;CCommissiqheri,l who has been'engaged •inD.scttli!'ig:'th'6.;.trawlr: : ing disputo here, granted .'.aiv 'interesting, in-. tervi'ew. to <v reproseiitatiyo of ,'''tbo'..;_ Daily Telegraph'\on ::; the'Jatcst''plias'o;;.:bf'industrial; conciliation. ,-Tho : ; first: .que'stibn/.asked;. was in, regard to-,the number. :of.disputes;;that : had. been suecessfully:..settled -by....conciliation ■ during the short ■'time'Jn; ■'whi,ch. i . l the : ;now. method has beon-.in". foroo'^--.--'.-V\i '■■ '■-'i;"' "Altogether,".; /''four \dis-; putes have. been satisfactorily,; arranged ;in. tho Wellington ;V district /; jiindex;'".. the now, method. Those aro' the ■cas'cs;;<>f the Napier' drivers, Wahganui gas.'workers;' Wellington grocers, and; the New .Zealand : Federated Tailorcsses. 'The 'first- -.three'-.of these are. only of. local consequence, 'but tho ; fourth has-,'Tamifications extending. throughout the whole of the, Dominion." •/• .Do you. find much immediate demand for your;service's?—-"There are about..six other cases' at. :the.- present time awaiting , this method of dealing with: their .industrial troubles,.. and they embrace different classes of industry. L thank that it is. exceedingly probable that; inaliuost every case, a' satisfactory •arrangement will bo arrived at, provided"that'■: those who represent '■the respect tive parties have a thorough knowledge of : the business they have in hand, and aro, unfettered and prepared to conciliate. _ I think from my. own experience that this ■ new of'settling .industrial .disputes will ■have,a';wholesomb, effect, and this is. becoming mo'ro : apparent to tliose. who agree to'get oveT'.'their: troubles in this way; although I do. not expect that jtJs possible for myself, ;or the other commissioners, to bo 'successful in; every; case." :.'; ... ~-.'.'■. . . I What effect has this method of conciliation upon- the ■ Arbitration:' Conrt?—"The 1 Arbitration [Court has 'done good work,- but I think that, it: will. be. admitted.-: that it is ■much easier for a commissioner, to. obtain the actual facts of any case, that may como before him by means of ,a conferenco of both sides to'a.dispute, than it is' fdr the Court while sitting in its judicial capacity." 'Do you find that the-Act provides all that is required in tfie'way of conciliation setiloinent of. a'dispute, to ,my '.mind, depends upon .the tact'"and judgment of the official concerned,, and. the Act provides full scope for, discretion.-' Probably the, machinery . of the, nmbnding : Act will not :be regarded as altogether .perfect ! , hut' it is-.only, when disputes have been in operation for ; some time that'its defects are likely to be noticed. Some, slight. alterations .will; 'probably be , necessary. .withregard,to'the.'.citat'ion of parities -.to"^' r . and, .'matters ~ of . that description.". .;:..' "■-.■;_ :'-.•_ : your experience of, the relations that; exist between masters and men when 'they "meet 'in conference?—"So far as lam . pfersohally ''concerned,' and' as. far 'as my ox-; porience goes, I have'not found the slightest difficulty;, in getting either employers.or em'.ployees: to meet and discuss'.differences un-' "der,-. the new arrangemne_t; . and', there-.has j -not', been the, slightest friction :a't''ariy'iconj forence, I think that this fact_ augurs ■'well ■for'the, ultimate., success of this particular piece of legislation. - : .'