THE RAILWAY DISPUTE.
ARBITRATOR'S AWARD. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. (Received February 7, 4.30 p.m.) London, February 6. Sir Edward Fry, as Board of Trade arbitrator between the Northwestern Railway and 39,000 servants of various grades, and whose appointment was made after the Conciliation Board had failed to agree, has presented his report. Many concessions on the part of the company are required, but the arbitrator also reduces some of the wages, and disallows various claims of the men as set forth in their national programme. Mr. Richard Bell, M.P., secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, expresses satisfaction with the award. A
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 13979, 8 February 1909, Page 5
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102THE RAILWAY DISPUTE. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 13979, 8 February 1909, Page 5
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