STRIKE PENALTIES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18247, 14 November 1922, Page 8

STRIKE PENALTIES.

PROVISIONS IN THE ACT. INDIVIDUAL AND UNION. WAR REGULATIONS IN FORCE ,BT TELEGRAPH.— OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WELLINGTON. Monday. The Seamen's Union is registered under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. It may be pointed out that, on the one hand, tho members of a union can please themselves whether they will como under tho Act or not. If they decide to come under the Act, such action automatically compels the employers to como under it. On the other hand, tho employers cannot compel tho member of a union to come under the Act. The dispute filed in the present case, and which, resulted m tho new award being made, was filed by the shipowners, and not by the union. The union voluntarily registered and appeared before tho Court. After a prolonged hearing the Com t gave its decision. Under the Arbitration Act, when thero is an award of the Court or an industrial agreement in force between parties, it is an offence to lock-out or to strike. In the case of a strike the men engaging in such strike are liable to a penalty of £10 cadi, and the union is liable to a penalty of £200 This is provided for in sections 5 and 6 of tho amendment Act of 1908. Further, any person other than a worker who instigates or incites or aids or abets a strike is liable to a penalty of £200. There is a further provision that assistance to a strike by the gift of money or other valuable consideration is an offenco. An unlawful strike is defined as the act of any number of workers in discontinuing their employment or in refusing or failing after any such discontinuance to resume «.r return to their employment, provided that such discontinuance is due to any combination, agreement, or common understanding, whether txpressed or implied," for the purpose of compelling the employers to agree to terms of employment "or to other demands. If it is proved that a majority of the members of a union have taken part in a strike, the union is deemed to have itself instigated a strike. This i« provided for in sub-section 3 of section 6 of the j War Regulations Continuance Act, 1920, ! which is still in force. That Act makes provision against "seditious strikes and lock-outs." The words, "seditious strike, mean "any strike or combination, agreement, common understanding, or concerted action on tho part of any workers which has a tendency to interfere with, "among other things, "the delivery or carriage of §oods in connection with any industry eclared to be essential for the public welfare, or otherwise to interfere with the effective conduct of any such industry." Tho penalty for breach of these provisions is imprisonment. CHATHAM'S UNDERTAKING. CARRY 1000 PASSENGERS. . VICTUAL AND BED THEMSELVES. [BT TEWSGIIUPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHHI9TCHTJRCH. Monday. Failing the departure of the Mararoa for - Wellington to-morrow, H.M.S. Chatham will take up to 1000 male passengers, who are prepared to provide blankets, food, and to sleep on deck. The Chatham sails at noon. SOUTH ISLAND MAILS. DESPATCH BY TUTANEKAI. ANNOUNCED FOR WEDNESDAY. [BT TELEGRAPH. —PRES3 ASSOCIATION.] , CHKISTCHTJRCH. Monday. j A North Island mail will be despatched from Lyttelton on Wsdnesday evening by the Tutanekai, which will leave on tho arrival ol the express from Dunedin.

NORTHERN RACEHORSES. HELD UP IN CANTERBURY. ADHERENCE TO THE AWARD. [j_T TELEGRAPH. —PBESS ARFOCTATION.J CHRISTCHURCH. Monday. Upwards of 50 horses brought from the North Island for the recent race meetings are still held up. The crews of the Katoa, Kaikorai, and Wingatui were paid off this morning. The stewards of the Wahine will be paid off at 2 p.m.

TRANSPORT TO WHAKATANE AUXILIARY VESSELS CEASE. NO EMBARRASSMENT AS YET. [BT TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WHAKATANE. Monday. Advice vras received here yesterday from the Northern Steamship "Company that its oil scows are now m the same position as the steamers. Consequently the company could not'say when the next vessel would be despatched to Whakatane. Messrs. A. S. Paterson and Co. "a oil scow Kaiaia is loading maize hero today and leaves for Auckland to-morrow morning. If ail goes well, she should reach hero again on Saturday. Some of the business people intend to have goods sent here via Rotorua if the occasion should arise, but the position is not yet acute as far as Whakatane is concerned.

FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. FEW TRAVELLERS DELAYED. MOTOR SERVICE TO PICTON. [BX TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHUROH. Monday. There does not appear to be any very largo number of visitors stranded in Christchurch. The Union Steam Ship Company has not had any unusually large .number of applications for passages. Four or 'five motor-cars, a portion of the fleet of two r.f the Kaikoura motor services, left Christchurch this morning laden with passengers for Picton. These people intend to make an effort to cross Cook Strait to Wellington. They appear to be trusting to luck in the matter, however.

PRODUCE FOR EXPORT. LOADING AT OUTPORTS. DIRECT SHIPMENT SUGGESTED. Mr. Clutha- Mackenzie, M.P., telegraphed to the Prime Minister yesterday:—" Could you negotiate with overseas Bhpping companies to see whether it is po»Bibl9 to arrange with them for largo stes.mers to lie off the Bay of Plenty and North Auckland portß, and to load dairy produce direct from lighters? I suggest this would considerably relieve anxiety of many dairy farmers, and ea&e pressure of spae£." To this Mr. Massey replied : " I will do everything possible to get produce away. I am submitting your suggestions to the repreßentHtives of the shipping companies trading to New Zealand."