TRADE DISPUTES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22640, 30 January 1937, Page 10

TRADE DISPUTES

BURDEN OF COURT minister planning RELIEF FORM NOT YET DECIDED RECOMMENDATION TO CABINET {BY TELEGRAPH —I'HKSS ASSOCIATION] CHRISTCHUKCH, Friday Before the next session of Parliament begins the Minister of Labour, the Hon. H. T. Armstrong, will make to the Government recommendations for relieving the Arbitration Court of some of the work which has been accumulating since its industrial powers were restored. Exactly what action he will recommend the Government to take has not been determined by the Minister.

"There is no doubt that there is too much pressure on the Court at present," said Mr. Armstrong to-rlav, "and the setting up of another tribunal to deal with compensation cases would not be enough. There arc too many details submitted to the Court. Parties have got into the habit of going to the Court without having agreed on anything." Although the Minister said he had not yet decided definitely what recommendations to make to the Government he had considered the appointment of industrial magistrates to hear and settle minor disputes. The judging of minor clauses of agreements by conciliation commissioners with one representative of each party, like a secondary Court, also had been suggested to hifn, but he had not yet made a decision.