INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 14, 14 May 1912, Page 7

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

AN AUCKLAN D’RTRIKU

(Per Press Association.)

Auckland, May 13

Hie Arbitration Court was occupied this morning with the strike by; watersiders on the steamer Paparoa in November i!n respect of which the Inspector of Awards claimed [from; the Union £2OO for breach of the Act. The defence was that the Ilnio'h wits not'responsible for whatever fpok place, that the action of two or throe, members could not be hold to involve the union as a body, that-the meeting at which the matter was discussed had been called in accordance with the rules, that there was no evidence that the Union knew anything about the strike. Mr Mays, counsel for the prosecution, submitted that the action taken in calling the meeting in question was an overt act which indicated that the Union was aware of it. If the defence were sound every time there was going to he a strike a meeting preceding it would never he required. Judge Sim said the Court would take time to consider its decision. It was satisfied there had been a strike —the question was whether the Union could he connected with it.