ARBITRATION COURT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 17 August 1910, Page 3

ARBITRATION COURT.

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[United Press Association.} X.U'f KR, Tuesday. At the annual meeting <if the Hawke's Hay Kmpioyors' Assocint ion tlu> president; (Mr 11. G. Warren), speaking on the movomon I I'm- :i se|.ar:ite industrial district fur Ilawke's I Jay. said that, without a doubt tb.-y had been tr-ated with scant courtesy by the Minister for Labour. There were very good re.i ons I'm- the movement; lnit owing to influence brought to bear liy t lie Labour leaders in Wellington and Auckland. Air Mill-n had declined to consider the question at all. He dismissed the matter right off. Under the new A rl/'.t rat ion Act much' more red tape and more delay took place in getting a settlement of disputes than previously. Hi' admitted that a good many agreements were made through the Conciliation Council; bill they were for the sake of ponce and quietness. The employers suffered, and made these agreements at their own co«f, and the consequence was that every day there were fewer appeals to the Court, with the ultimate result that the adminisl rat iou would discover that the Court had not enough to do. and the day that the employers lo e the Court they h'.ivo lo>-"t everything —'their sheet anchor. The appeal to the Court is their only ho^c.