THE ARBITRATION BILL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 12581, 30 September 1908, Page 6

THE ARBITRATION BILL.

WELLINGTON, September 29.

If any of Dr Findlay's hearers expected his speech on the second reading of the Arbitration Bill to be at all comparable to his addresses of a few months ago they must have been very much disappointed. He merely read the official summary of thje original Bill, -stated briefly tlje principal amendments made since its first appearance, and commented unfavourably on some of them. He concluded by indicating that jhe. would move to have it referred to the Labonr Bills Committee for the redrafting of the clauses altered by the House. It was a cold and colourless performance.

Mr Paul followed with a denunciation of strikes and a demand ior various amendments. When he was protesting against the exclusion of gardeners and domestic servants from the Act the Attorney-Gene-ral interjected*- "Why not make it atmlv to wives?" ™ J Mr Loughnan followed. The debate does not seem likely to arouse any great amount of interest.