INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES
COURT OF ABRITRATION (By Telegraph.—Press Association) W ELLINGTON, Tuesday A suggestion that the international situation has reached a stage where the hearing should be adjourned was made by Mr H. G. Bishop, who appeared for the employers, when tne dispute between the New Zealand Federation of Shop Assistants' Industrial Association ot Workers (on behalf of the retail grocers’ assistants and drivers) and the employers was called for hearing in the Court of Arbitration today. Mr A. W. Croskery, who appeared for the workers, said he agreed with Mr Bishop that it' the time did come he felt sure that all British people in this Dominion would present a united effort, but he did not think that should be accepted as a reason why the Court should suspend the hearing of the case. Mr Justice Tyndall said the Court had no jurisdiction to suspend its activities. If it seemed advisable that the Court should not go on there were other authorities to instruct it accordingly, but he did not think at present that they should abstain from carrying out iheir statutory riutic.. although it might be against their own feelings-
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Waikato Times, Volume 129, Issue 21600, 10 December 1941, Page 4
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