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MR W. SCOTT By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, November 26. The death is announced of Mr William Scott, aged 79, who, since his retirement from the position of employers’ representative on the Court of Arbitration on March 31, 1928, had been engaged as librarian by the New Zealand Employers’ Federation. Early in 1896, two years after the Industrial and Conciliation Arbitration Act came into operation, Mr Scott conducted the first case before the Court then under the presidency of Sir Joshua Williams. From that time to his retirement he was associated with the Court for 15 years. He acted as advocate for the employers, conducting all the principal disputes throughout the Dominion in every trade and industry. In 1910 Mr Scott was appointed to the position of employers’ representative on the Court.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21822, 27 November 1940, Page 7
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132OBITUARY Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21822, 27 November 1940, Page 7
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