WAR REGULATIONS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 827, 4 October 1916, Page 3

WAR REGULATIONS.

THE POSITION OF APPRENTICES. CASE TO BE SUBMITTED. Press Association. DUNEDIN, October 3. At the sitting of the Arbitration Court to-day Mr Smith (Union Company) raised a question bearing on apprenticeship and the absence of apprentices on compulsory military service. He said that engineering apprentices were compelled to serve five years' apprenticeship to qualify to sit for examination. It could not be met by four years' apprenticeship and one year's military service. Mr Justice Stringer: It is a very important question. Legislation is the only thing that can put the matter on a proper footing. Something might be done under the War Regulations. The only thing the court can do is to bring the matter under the notice of the Government again and ask if it is possible under the War Regulations to do something to meet these cases. Mr Smith also referred to the time spent on compulsory military service counting as part of apprenticeship, pointing out the difficulties likely to arise if employers were compelled to pdy journeymen's wages for the extra time spent before an employee could sit for examination. It was decided that the Inspector of Awards and Mr Smith should submit a statement of the cases to the court for interpretation. CONTROL OF HOTELS. Press Association. WELLINGTON, October 3. The Order-in-Council gazetted last night "under the War Regulations Act dealing with licensed houses is largely explanatory. The object of the Order is to give the police more effective control over hotels; and also to give licensees- an opportunity of appearing before Licensing Benches and giving evidence in rebuttal. The Order-in-Council is the fulfilment of a promise made by the Attorney-General in the House last session.