JUDGE STRINGER AND HIS RESPONSIBILITY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9740, 5 March 1914, Page 3

JUDGE STRINGER AND HIS RESPONSIBILITY.

(Pee F'Rssa Association.) WELLINGTON. Man!) 3. The ii*wly-appointed President of liic Arbitration '. 'ourt. Mr Justice Stringer, commenced itia iliifif«i at 10.50 this morning, when I:■■ presided at tlie 'men ire/ of iha Arbitration Court sittings in We llington. The occasion was marked by the attendance of a lariro number of momhrr? of rue Wellington bar. representative* of employers and labour unions. Hon. A. L. Hordman, Attorney-General, congratulated the President on " attaining hi honour lo which his long services at the Bar and a.- a worthy citizen of Now Zealand justly entitled him. His Honor, in reply, thanked Mr flerdinan and the members of the Wellington P»sr most sincerely for their very cordial welcome. lie hoped his work in future would show their confidence was not cntirelv misplaced, tie had a very deep sense ■if the responsibility cas! upon'him as President of the Arbitration ('ourt. He recognised '" would, require the utmost t.ict and delieacy to hold the balance between [he oppo iiiir inter! sts of Labour and Cap ital. lie- thoujritt notwithstanding ceitujn indications to I in- contrary that ihw was a general tn rid of opinion among ail "insftes ;«,\\;,r;.- ar!)itration a : i.'ii- " oiily -ai'onal lm-tho i of titling industrial dis-'•uti-a, and he rhoughl th<> Court was caoible of doing good work ii only the pari.ies would reoognis: its powaa- for trood in

making awards. However, the Court would have, to pa\ due -rgard io the laws of '••■onomics a*, io make awards which defied i'loss 1; w.> would on];, bring di user upon ihosft concerned. Sir Joshu. Williams had laid upon a r.ver.i u-c:A>n t:i.it he regard•d the Arbitration t ;i im. a- a powerful instrument fur ihe amelioration of condi-

; i<)i:s o! workers and for ii\i> prevention of oppressor, (I- had io bo very careful. i'ou.-v, r. that in whatev•■•■ he did he did not brin L r distwr upon tho industry con-!;-;nied. and cau.-e dk t s:"r ail round. ii" io 1)'. able in nr'wr. '.-..■ workers die lullc?: benelii', under ;h,. ,\ ( . ; eonsi'tent '"Vith Ihe unintern.pl -I pr< L'.res* and oos-p-.M-ity of industries com i-med. lie hoped thai whh ihe niil of experienced colleagues he would be ;:!>'• io attain in-? '•bprr. lie hoped in thr.i wav u, inljstantudly and materia]!? promote industrial i' I '"'; 1 !'»d welfar-. !ii« uu,,0.«: ..dforts would |,e directed io lain? about ihat consummation -o inuch to be > desired.