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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16738, 20 May 1922, Page 13

The Hon. W. Nosworthy arrived from Wellington this morning and went on to Ashburton. Mr P. Da-lrymple, the local Assistant Land Registrar, who has been relieving the District Land Registrar and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps at Blenheim for the last six weeks, returned to Christchurch yesterdny. Mr J. H. W. War drop, acting-chief clerk and secretary to the Canteroury Land Board, who has been appointed chief clerk to the Lands Department at Napier, was iarewelled yesterday afternoon by tne members of the Land Board and the staff. Mr G. H. Bullard, Commissioner of Crown Lands, made a presentation to Mr Wardrop of a gold watch and chain. Mr "W .J. Munro, who is at present chief clerk at Napier, has been transferred to Christchurch. The current issue of the Industrial Bulletin of the New Zealand Employers’ Federation, in referring to the pronouncement of the Arbitration Court on the question of wages reduction, remarks that in industrial disputes, as in games, it is unsportsmanlike to criticise the ruling of the umpire. “ The claims of Labour have undoubtedly received generous consideration, ’ says the ‘“Bulletin,” but at the same time we believe that' the Court’s decision has merely postponed the hour for facing the real position. It will delay the readjustment to normal wages and prices, and thus bring hardship to many industrial employers and employees. “If Labour recognised that it had been more than fairly treated, eschews strikes and endeavours to raise its efficiency, and therefore the value of its services, the results to the employers will balance the account. Above all, both employers and employees must recognise that only by strict economy the highest individual efficiency. and close team work, will the way be found out of our present difficulties. Optimists are cheerful people to meet, but in the present situation anything that may bo said to influence people to relax their economy and efficiency, or even to lessen their progress in these desirable directions, will do more harm than good. There is a long climb yet for industry and commerce before the easy going is reached on the road.”