OBJECTION TO ARBITRATOR.
JUDGE ORDERS REMOVAL.
COUNCIL'S CLAIM UPHELD
[by telegraph.—PßESS association.] NAPIER, Thursday.
Mr. Justicfl McGregor gave reserved judgment in tho Supremo Court to-day in a case in which the Napior City Council appeared in support of a summons for the removal of J. J. Lancaster, electrical engineer of Wellington (Hawko's Bay Power Board's nominee) as arbitrator in a question referred to arbitration in respect of a bulk supply agreement between the board and the council. His Honor held that sinco Lancaster had been in the employ of the Hawke's Bay Power Board 110 could not be expected to approach the matter without a slight though unintended bias in favour of his former employers. His Honor accordingly ordered his removal from the position of arbitrator.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19290920.2.145
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20365, 20 September 1929, Page 16
Word Count
126OBJECTION TO ARBITRATOR. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20365, 20 September 1929, Page 16
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.