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THE SEAMEN'S STRIKE.

CASE FOR ARBITRATION COURT, 11 [BY TELEGRAPH. —SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] WELLINGTON. Monday. Replying in the House of Representatives this evening to Mr. C. H. Poole (Auckland S West), who sought information about the •' ,- j shipping strike, thsHon. G. W. Russoll stated that the Prime Minister had been j~,.< - considering this matter very carefully, and on Saturday last a conference had taken j place, the Prime Minister presiding. It was the earnest wish of the Government ; that this unfortunate strike should be <5.; j settled, but when it was, it must be on valines within the law. The Prime Minister, replying to a re- ■ J t quest by Mr. A. E. Glover (Auckland Centra!) that no hurried drastic action I should oe taken in dealing with the strike, 1 | said that the Arbitration Court could not . g.; I sit until that day week, and that nothing very, serious could happen until the Arbi- j 1 tration Court had had an opportunity -\ - j j hearing the case. |

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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16665, 9 October 1917, Page 4

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THE SEAMEN'S STRIKE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16665, 9 October 1917, Page 4

THE SEAMEN'S STRIKE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16665, 9 October 1917, Page 4