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Evening Star, Issue 11696, 30 September 1902, Page 8

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has a strength since owing to masters' associaconnected with the Asyear. We have now on representatives of the followassociations:—The ironfounders, drapers, the furniture makers, prinand bookbinders, grocers. Bind mining companies, painters, butchers, builders, clothing manufacturers, and flourmillers. Tour Executive is now a body thoroughly representative of the many and varied interests of employers, and it is to be hoped thai, such masters' associations as have not yet become affiliated will see their way to do so during the coming year. During the year your secretary has had to conduct a large number of cases before the * -ecciliation Board and the Arbitration Court. Many important points have cropped up in connection with some- of these, as, for example, the question of the swict definition of the term '" employer," the question as to whether an award "can override au industrial agreement, and as to whether the Court can award more than a union demands, as in two instances has been done. Your Executive would strongly urge on employers the absolute necessity of organising and of bavin" their cases thoronghly prepared prior to coiner before the Conn. Apart from any special regard for their own interests, it is iW to th« Court, that this should be done, aad t.hc Executive will gladly aflVrd every assistance in this direction. Following the example of other employers associations, your Kiecutlvo sent out circulars to members inviting them to give their ooinions on the -working of the Conciliation nud Arbitration Act. A fair number of replies was received. The members who replied were almost unanimously of opnjon ihat the Act had not produced tie beneficial results claimed for it, that it. bad to some; rxient, hindered the investment, ot capital m industries, and had also seriously interfered with empiovers in the conduct, ot their busi-

The attention of members s drawn to the fol'owm"-—Too Factories Act, 1901, section "3' Note t -«oeciallv subsection 4. Section V subjection' 1: ""if in consequence of any vice default a* aforesaid an accident occurs causin" death or bodily injury +0 any person, then, in addition to the occupiers handily under the last preceding section, he shall be hab'<- to a penalty not exceeding £IOO, the whole or any p«« of winch may m such raanne- as-the Minister directs be applied for the r-ncfit of the person injured orohi S t»t% or dependants if he has beer, fc.lled. SllO- - subsection 4: "Nothing in this -re'tiou shall operate to in any way relieve Iho occnpier from any liability wmch. mde„'»udentiv of this Act, he may incur tor aam- ,- . nr compensation in respect of the acc:,leut a- its consequences." Ooes your accident ii-,arance policv expressly cover the risk i.-n. ,'-■• i.his section?