DRIVERS' DISPUTE
AGREEMENT FOR TWO YEARS. Press Association. AUCKLASD. February 20. Tho agreement arrived at in the drivers' dispute, which appKes to the whole Dominion, comes into force on March Ist and runs till February 28th, 1921. The agreement will be adopted by all -Conciliation Councils throughout tho Do.''"' .minion, subject to minor alterations made to suit the varying local conditions. ' Tho Council authorised the Commissioner to forward tho following remits to the Conciliation Commissioners in other parts oTNew Zealand:— That this Dominion Conciliation Council has agreed to strike out all meatwwrks and freezing works from the list of parties cited in the drivers' dispute, tho unions reserving to themselves the right to apply to the Arbitration Court to have them added as parties to tho award at a later'date'. ""-' That the following holidays be recognised throughout "the Dominion: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Baster Monday, Christmas Dav Sovereign's Birthday, and Boxing Day, tho remaining three holidays to be fixed and agreed upon according to the requirements of the local centres and to be decided upon bv the' local Conciliation Counils in different industrial districts. Warm tributes were nfiid to Mr Harlo Giles bv all the delegates present for his handling of the dispute.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10210, 21 February 1919, Page 5
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204DRIVERS' DISPUTE New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10210, 21 February 1919, Page 5
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