FURNITURE TRADE DISPUTE
TO BE AGAIN CONSIDERED BY THE COUNCIL. When the furniture trade's dispute was before the Conciliation Council in Wellington at the beginning of last month the proceedings were brought to an abrupt termination by reason of the union's representatives relusing to go on any further unless the secretary of the Employers' . Association, who was present as accredited agent, withdrew. The Conciliation Commissioner ruled that the employers were entitled to be so represented, and advised the men to take similar advantage of the law and appoint an agent also. This they refused to do, and there the matter ended for the time being. Since then, however, the union has approached the court on the matter, and! has been directed as to how it should j proceed. The result is that it has agreed to let the dispute come on again. The counci» which will sit on Tuesday week, the IBth inst,, will be oonstitur d as before. Th* Commissioner. Mr P. Hally, will preside. The employers' representatives will be Messrs A. Bishop, J. Marshall and G. Brown, while the union will be represented by Messrs D. Morlaxty, J. Ferguson and D. Ken-
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7847, 8 July 1911, Page 4
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