THE CONCILIATION COURT.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 58, 4 March 1909, Page 5

THE CONCILIATION COURT.

INCIDENTS AT THE FIRST MEETING.

CHAIRMAN ASKED TO RESIGN,

[press association.} AUCKLAND, March 3. Hie first meeting of ito& Conciliation Commissioners was held this mornms, MrxT. Harle Giles presiding. • When the dispute filed by the- hotel anS restaurant employees was* called, Mr Long, 'representing the vw*m, saad that it was only a waste or tame swng: on, and asked that the matter 1^; referred direct to the Arbitrataxm iCona*. Addressing Mi- Gales, MaLong said: "If you have the^ welfare of the mass of the workers of th© antrades unions at heart 1 call inpori. you to resign your position, because there is no likelihood to be- an industrial agreement." ... Mr Giles 'replied that he had n«un--fcention, of resigning, and had mo power to refer the matter direct .to the Arbitration Court; this was contrary to Section. 42, sub-section lot tlie Act. ' . ' ■ ' IMir Knox, representing the emp-loy-«rs, applied for an adjournment for three weeks, which Mr Long described as ia deliberate attempt to defeat the aims of the Arbitration. Act. He was promptly called to order by Mr ■Giles, who exercised his casting .-v6be in granting the .adjournment as sremnested. :