ARBITRATION INCIDENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17338, 9 December 1919, Page 8

ARBITRATION INCIDENT.

TYPOGRAPHICAL DISPUTE. JUDGE AND ADVOCATE. . [BY TELEGEAFH. —PEESS ASSOCIATION.! $ i CHEISTCHUECH. Monday.' J| During the discussion of the typogra- ■'$ phical dispute at the Arbitration Court | to-day Mr. A. N. Robbie, representing the, Typographical Association, said the ' ; typographers had come to the conclusion that the worst countries, as far as wages were concerned, were tvso that had compulsory arbitration, New Zealand and Australia. ■ He made this remark with regard to the possibility of considering the cancellation of registration , under the &$,. Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. . TEe President, Mr. Justice Stringer: four obseUfjSEttions.are a covert threat to the Court as to what would be done unless you' get something more satisfactory. If you nave come now in that way I warn; yon that the Court will not discuss this question any further. Be good I enough, to ( remember that. If you are going ,to. make a statement to the Court that you will wait to see what the Court will do, and that if- the decision be not . satisfactory you will cancel your registration, if yon mean that— Mr. Robbie: I did not mean that, Your Honor. The President: If you mean that I will dismiss this application at once. I 'won't allow you to make use of the Court to say that if yon get anything from the , Court that is not satisfactory yon won't ,;; be bound by it. ' . Mr, Robbie : We will loyally abide by the Court's decision, and I am sorry the Court has got a wrong impression. g ■ ' |