THE LABOR WORLD

Evening Star, Issue 17393, 1 July 1920, Page 8

THE LABOR WORLD

In too Canterbury Local Bodies, and Drivers’ dispute, the Arbitration Court refused to make an order, and the following memorandum lias been forwarded to toe clerk of awards:—“ln this dispute toe majority of toe Court were satisfied from the evidence adduced at too hearing that it was neither necessary nor desirable that an award should be made.”

An interesting memorandum on the subject of exemptions has been forwarded to the clerk of awards in connection with the Canterbury Engineers’ award. The memorandum reads: “ Most of the terms embodied in this award were agreed to by the parties when they were before the Conciliation Council. The minor questions which were left in the dispute have been ’settled by the Court. Mr M'Cullough objects to the partial exemptions which have been granted to freezing companies. The majority of the Court, however, were of the opinion that as these partial exemptions have been conceded to these companies for many years, no good reasons have been shown why they should now be withdrawn. As, however, it is understood the whole question is to be re-opened in Auckland at the next sitting of the Court, the right is reserved to the union to apply to the Court for the removal of the exemptions granted under the award if they see fit to do so.”