ESSENTIAL INDUSTRIES

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 February 1917, Page 6

ESSENTIAL INDUSTRIES

. SSDSTIGU3 STRESS. ' : '§ XMIPORTAXIMVAR RKGTJLA- { Important w:w regulations, having' a bearing- upon existent indusirial troubles, have been gazetted. They provide, in effect, that strikes or lock-outs that .;•; threaten to hamper the Govern- I meat in, the prosecution of the war shall be deemed to be ''seditious,", aacl shall be punish- ]

able under the War Regulations .Act. Special'attention is, paid .to' I the coal-mining industry. The legukuions provide tha't:||; "the Governor, • if satisfied thai ii any industry is essential for the .public welfare,'.may by Order-in- :i 'Council declare .that industry to | be an imkistrv essantial for the . public welfare:'. A subsequent proclamation in .;■. the liazetie declares the _ coalmining industry ; t,o be "an indus- -.':■■. try essential for the public wed- J >bTi.vlivrjD' Ao iJ io. ~ The regulations stipulate that m no. person .shall lie a party 4 to. a 3 seditions strike or to a seditious 1 lock-out, or ■siu.nl-incite, eneouror lock-out or the. continuance' p •• "Seditious strike" means anv strike., or transaction in .the ~ nature of a strike or combination, agraement, '' common underslanding, or. concerted aeUon on the part-of anv workers, which'is in- *-- tended; or 4ia sa t endency, to in ter- . j (a) The effective, conduct of ./? military or naval preparations .jj or operations during the.present • war. whether in !S r ew Zealand or elsewhere; or - $ <b) Tim raanufacturti, produc- | tion, o atmUc supply, delivery,, , ' or carriage of goods or articles • ■ . by his Majesty, 'whether in Now Zealand or else- . where, f 'of any purpose in con- -■ ilection,. with war; .< (c) Tlk« bac]rug\/uumadmg, manning, equipment, dispatch, ; ■) or, use o't any a esse! earning about to .carry from "jSiew /-ea- , j land any of His .Majesty's v. J Forces, or any of or merchun- .'■ dise belonging to of destined. \m for oi required by his Majesty, whether in K< % w Zealand or 1 elsewhere, for any purpose in > connection with the present -; (il) The manufacture, proeduction, outprit, p apply, tie- $ livery, or c\nringe oi goods or articles in or in connection with any industry declared by the ' Govei'ncu'-iu-Council. por- ■'• "'suant.. to : ' the ' foregoin g provisions or these .{regulation s$ to be ■% essential for the public ",, fare,. ;or. oi.hevw.isq to interfere^,4| '■' with the effective - conduct of -v,ft . 'afi'v. niich .iiulnstrv.: or • :i \^Sl '-.'• '(e) TheHuerivu eoivWd, of ■ any; undertakim; of hi.-; Majesty | -which"!';, reuuishe for i 1 " ::üblic :. finrvl, in similar terms., ~-:■■•''.