LABOUR

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13841, 1 March 1909, Page 6

LABOUR

-~ BOOTM4KERS'"DISPIJTE. -"" „ Per Press Association. / V CHBISTCHUKCH, Feb. 28. / 'The Council of Conciliation at the 4 conclusion vo£.its pnbhc sittings on Thursday proceedel to go through the _,. various clauses in the demands of the -New Zealand, Federated Bootmakers' Association ot Workers in f order, if pos- - J able, to arrive at a basis for the settlement of the dispute. This business was - continued but it was found impossible to arrive at any settlement, - and it' was decided to refer the dispute ' to the Arbitration Court. The Council •' unanimously-agreed to the following motion.—"That this Conned, whilst regretting its inabality to effect a settlementTn the present dispute desires to place on record its high appreciation of „ the T effort of 'the commissioner (Mr J. , B. Triggs) to bring about a settlement; his' tactful 'method of conducting the business .of .the. Council has had the effect of maintaining the best feeling between the parties and during no time was there any 1 sign of irritation; we the representatiyes of the respective federations desire to impress on the Court of .Arbitration the necessity for fixing the hearing at the earliest pos?7ble date and t we undertake to appear before the Court»iir Any of the chief centres the Court may direct."