INDUSTRIAL AND CONCILIATION BILL HELD UP IN MEANTIME

Wanganui Chronicle, 2 December 1950, Page 8

INDUSTRIAL AND CONCILIATION BILL HELD UP IN MEANTIME

WELLINGTON, Nov. 30 (PA).— The decision of the Government not to proceed this session with the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Bill introduced some time ago, was announced in the House of Representatives this afternoon by the Prime Minister, Mr. Holland. He said a large deputation from the Federation of Labour had last week waited on the Minister of Labour and himself about the Bin. These discussions finished only yesterday. The deputation mentioned many aspects of the Dominion’s industrial laws, and said the federation wished to submit some comprehensive proposals for imprving industrial relations in New Zealand. Mr. Holland said some of the federation’s proposals dealt with matters covered in the Bill, while others were not mentioned in the Bill. The deputation undertook to prepare and submit its proposals as soon as possible, but it could not have them ready before the end of the session. “In all the circumstances, and with a desire to give consideration to the Federation of Labour’s industrial law proposals, the Government has decided to hold over further consideration of the present Bill unti next session,' and to study the new proposals to be submitted by the federation and others during the coming recess,” said Mr. Holland. “It is hoped that by a frank interchange of views between the Government and the federation, even better proposals than those contained in the Bill may emerge,” said Mr. Holland.” b