COMMERCIAL DISPUTES

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12865, 20 May 1936, Page 6

COMMERCIAL DISPUTES

APPEAL FOR LICENSING AT7THOR IT Y TO MINISTER PROTEST BY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE All the outcome of a letter front the Associated Chambers of Commerce read at the meeting of the Gisborne Chamber yesterday it was decided to recommend that transport appeals instead: of being made to the Minister should go to a judicial tribunal. The letter from the Associated Chambers! dealt w’tb commercial arbitration and stated, that a ratiM carr'cd at the annual conference asked the executive to make inquiry into the idea of an arbitration tribunal for the voluntary arbitration of commerc’al disputes. In -this connection, chambers were asked what further action by the executive they considered necessary. “The view of (lie executive in/ the matter” it was <Cated. “is not intended! to discourage the setting up by indivdual chambers of local voluntary tribunals for the settlement- of disputes which the Auckland. Canterbury and Wellington Chambers have provided for years'). Air -T. O. Musgrave said 'that the Hon. R. Semple had stated- at. a transport. meeting in Woffington (•Fiat what, could be dorm >n England could bq done in New Zealand. All* Buriiard said that in England there were a. number of Acts, and •there was also procedure for an appeal. He saw no reason why. a proper judical tribunal should) not be p<>H up !p New Zealand, and moved “That the Chamber object.-.* strongly to the clause that permits an 'appeal from tho licensing autlrorfy to the AUnist.er. and recommends- an appeal to a, judicial tribunal.” The motion was carried unanimously.