SECOND ARBITRATION COURT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 8 September 1938, Page 4

SECOND ARBITRATION COURT

* CHANGE LIKELY APPOINTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL MAGISTRATES • United Press Association! WELLINGTON.' 71,h September. H was announced this afternoon by the Minister of Labour (th&Hon. H. T. Armstrong) that-Cabinet had under consideration the question of whether (he Second Court of Arbitration would continue to function after the term for which it was established expired in November next. The Minister said that whatever decision was made would not afFect the position of Mr Justice Hunter, who was permanently appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court. Many avenues of employment could be found for him in his judicial capacity. Mr Armstrong said that it was possible that in the future industrial Magistrates would be appointed to hear! local awards and other minor cases leaving the Court of Arbitration free to deal with Dominion awards and compensation cases and also to act a Court of Appeal in disputed decisions of Magistrates—not only in respect to, awards, but. also in respect to workers’ compensation cases. “We have already appointed one industrial Magistrate, and he is likely; to commence his duties in Auckland j this week,’’ said the Minister. "Mr R. D. Lumsden, an officer of the legal 1 branch of the Department of Labour I in Wellington, has gone to Auckland! to act as Registrar of the Court of Arbitration temporarily in the place of Mr J. A. Gilmour, who is the industrial Magistrate appointed." The Minister added that in the event of the Second Court of Arbitration being disposed of it was possible that Mr Butland, Registrar of the Second Arbitration Court, would be permanently appointed Registrar of the Arbitration Court