ARBITRATION COURT REPROVES EMPLOYERS' ADVOCATE

Evening Star, Issue 26155, 17 July 1947, Page 6

ARBITRATION COURT REPROVES EMPLOYERS' ADVOCATE

(P.A.) WELLINGTON, July 16. When told by Mr Justice Tyndall that. lie was apparently proceeding with his submissions to the Court of Arbitration on the assumption that an increase would be granted, the employers’ advocate, Mr W. E. Anderson, said: “I do not see how you can dodge 55.” * “ Do you suggest that this court wants to dodge anything ?” asked His Honour. Mr Anderson said he was submitting that if an increase were granted, the sooner the consequent amendments to the various awards affected were made tlie better He submitted that the procedure intended by the regulations under which the claims were being heard was that, after a pronouncement was made, the court should of its own motion promptly amend awards and agreements. His Honour said that after the case concluded they might have a “ little chat in Chambers” on this point of view. “ I would welcome a chat with the advocates on what procedure should be adopted.” Mr Anderson: That is, if an.increase is granted. His Honour: You seem to proceed on the assumption that it will be., Mr Anderson said the employers wanted to avoid what happened after the last pronouncement, when the amendments came 12 months later. If the parties could agree on'whit was to be done he thought that would facilitate the issue of the amendments.