THE ARBITRATION COURT
MR FRAZER’S APPOINTMENT. SATISFACTION "ON BOTH SJPES. The appointment, announced on Monday, of Mr F. V. Frazer as presL dent of the Arbitration Court appears to give satisfaction to union officials and employers alike. It has been felt in Labour circles that the Government had previously given more consideration to a man’s ability aa a judge of the Supreme Court than to his fitness m president of the Arbitration Court. With the appointment of Mr Fraser, formerly Assistant Public Service Commissioner, it is thought that the Gov. eminent no longer regards the Arbitration Court presidency as a stepping stone to tbs higher bench. “We merely ask for a logical reason for all decisions,’’ said a Labour secretary yesterday. “We have not received that in the past.” Employers expressed themselves as hiving been favourably impressed with Mr Fraser’s fairness as a magistrate. They felt his study of economics would assist Him materially in arriving at decision* which would he acceptable to all.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10802, 19 January 1921, Page 5
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