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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1523, 28 February 1901, Page 24

Referring to the ruling of the Conciliation Board re the amendment of the the demands of the Amalgamated Union of Cooks and Waiters in the recent abortive proceedings before the Board on account of a serious oversight on the part of that union in framing its demands, it may be important to haA r e what Avas read by the chairman on the occasion of giving the Board’s decision on Mr Cooper’s application “ The Board's opinion is that the amendments proposed are so great and important that whatever vieAA' - may be held as to whether or not the Board has the right to amend demands or to permit them to be amended such amendments as the union proposes cannot be allowed.” The Board gave no decision as to the right to amend.

The case of Laerv and Co. against the Union Steam Ship Company, claim £22 10s, a friendly suit to settle the measure of liability incurred by the defendant oompany A\diere fruit is delivered in a bad condition at the port to Avhich it is consigned, AA r as mentioned in the Magistrate’s Court on the 21 sfc by Mr AVilford, counsel for the Union Company. The defence to the action is that the fruit was allegedly shipped in an unsound condition, andi Mr AVilford asked that the case be adjourned so that the defence could pro duce certain officers of the steamer Taviuni. Mr Menteath raised no objection on behalf of the plaintiffs, and Dr McArthur, S.M., adjourned the case sine die, on the understanding that the shipping company would notify the plaintiffs when the Taviuni next arrived at Auckland, and should proceed with the case within three days after that time. j