THE ARBITRATION ACT.
•Sir,-That this much-belauded Act ha* most miserably failed the position of affair* in connection with the Blackball strike only too positively demonstrates. Things cannot go on any longer as they have been goiiur. hither of two things must happen: (1) The GovernifTent must administer the law fairly all round, or (2) they must sweep it away altogether. I do not think there is any prospect: whatever of the first condition being carried out, simply because it is impossible to do it; therefore the only alternative is to "sponge the Act off the slate," and a good job ton. Meanwhile as the Blackball Miners' _ ! ion is not going to pay the finis of £75 imposed recently by the Court, the only fair tiling remaining is for the Governmtsnfc to refund the fines, etc., which have lately been extorted from unfortunate traders and shopkeepers in Wellington and elsewhere for alleged breaches of this tyrannous -^ c! - A Fkkei:oh.v Briton.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13708, 26 March 1908, Page 3
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