TRAMWAYMEN'S WAGES.
THE CHRISTCHURCH AWARD.
COMPLAINT AGAINST COURT. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PItESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH. Tuesday. Strong criticism of tho Arbitration Court in respect of tho award it granted in tho Christchurch tramwaymen's dispute was voiced by Mr. W. Hayward at a meeting of the Tramway Board. Mr. Hayward said the decision was still further proof that tho Court could see no further than the fact that two and two make four. Dunedin, with its 17 miles of tramlines —comparatively speaking, all an inner area—is, as might be expected, a good paying concern. The fact that Christchurch operated 63 miles of tramlines, which extended far out into the suburbs and were being run at a considerable loss, apparently had no bearing on the case.
"Tho Court's decision, so refreshing in its simplicity, is that Dunedin has given a rise, so Christchurch must, do the same, said Mr. Hayward. "This occasions no surprise to those who have followed the findings of the present Court; 111 fact, the surprise would have been had the decision been otherwise." .
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19924, 18 April 1928, Page 12
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173TRAMWAYMEN'S WAGES. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19924, 18 April 1928, Page 12
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