CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10968, 16 July 1898, Page 3

CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION.

(BY TELEGRAPH.) Eunbdin, F.iday. An important matter under the Indus* dial Conciliation find Arbitration Act came before Mr Juitlca Pennef ather to day. Tbe matter oame on In tbe form of an application for tbe lune of a wilt of attachment against William Wilgbt, John Oalder, and Jamei Walker, for alleged breaches of the aw&rd of the Arbitration Conit In tbe reoent indnstilal diapnte between tbe mailer b&keis and ibe Dunedln Bakers sod Paatryoooke' Union, Mr J. F, M. Fiaetr appeared for the Union and the Hou. J. M'Gregor and Mr Woodhonne (or W. Wright and J. Caldei. Mr Jtutlcß Panne lather Did tbe oaie innst fail on a preliminary ob] oilon. The application was of a highly penal uainre. It was, therefore, necessary preliminaries should bs obieived with the greatest care, Tbe firit point to deolde was whether the award waß good, and whether there was snob, an aasoolaiion as tbe Master Bsken' Association. After quoting tbe olauaeß of tho Act ai to the deh'oltlon of an industrial aiicclatlon, he a&ld In the first plaoe It must b 3 an aggregate cf Industrial aieoclatloni, and in the Beoond plaoe mnst be regla'ered. In this oate there was no evidence tbo association was an aggre« gatn of s namber of unions, oud there was certainly dear evldenco it was not rrgli* tared. Belog dear ou that polut It was uoi necenoiy to enter into tho ecoond tuatter. Tho application was dltuilaied.