ARBITRATION COURT.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11647, 26 August 1905, Page 7

ARBITRATION COURT.

(Per United Press Association.) DUNEBIN, August 26. ,_ln the case of the Sailmakera' Union tlie Arbitration Court has delivered its judgment. The respondent was charged with failing to pay overtime rates to certain men and paying less than the award rate, without a permit, on 22nd inst. The Coiirt intimated that no penalties, would be inflicted, reserving its decision on questions of law. It now held that the legislature could not have deliberately intended that the parties should be left bound by the a-ward, the period of which had expired, and wliich perhaps had become unsuitable, but which they wese unable. to get rid of. because the Union could not be cited. The president said there being no process to enable the aggrieved party to challenge tho exoistenco of the Union, said to be defunct, a remedy for ». this was exclusively in the hands of the Registrar. -This might mean a hardship, but there were no grounds for suppressing. When the facts were fully before the "Registrar, he would fail to investigate' and do justice accordingly, and subject to the legal qiiostion now dealt with. The Bench admitted each case, but the Court simply recorded a breach in ' each case, but inflicted no pen. alty.