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" That the following be added to section 100 of the principal Act: ' That Inspectors of Factories shall, on application being made by a union concerned in that industry, furnish a list of apprentices working in that industry to the said union within fourteen days after the application has been made.' " Strike out subsections (11) and (12) of section 35 of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment, 1908, and insert the following : — " (11.) No person shall be bound at any inquiry before the Council to give evidence with regard to trade secrets. " (12.) If any person desires to give such evidence as is mentioned in the last preceding subsection he shall, if the Commissioner thinks fit, do so in the presence of the Commissioner alone, sitting without the assessors, and in such case the Commissioner shall not disclose to the assessors or to any other person the particulars of the evidence so given, but may inform the assessors whether or not in his opinion any claim or allegation made by the applicants or respondents in the inquiry is substantiated by the said evidence. All books relating to finance shall be produced before the assessors by either party." That section 47 of the amending Act, 1908, be struck out and the following inserted : "When an industrial dispute has been referred to the Court the Court shall make an award covering wages and conditions of labour in connection with that industry." That the following addition be made to section 93, subsection (2), of the original Act: " Any trade-union, industrial union, industrial association, or employer cited to appear before the Court of Arbitration to show cause why they should not be added as parties to any award shall, if they have any objections to lodge against the application made to so add them, file their objection in writing at least five days before the date fixed for the hearing of the application." In section 107, subsection (2), strike out the words " for the enforcement of any industrial agreement or award or order of the Court," and add to paragraph (a) of the same section, "The management committee of an industrial union or association may _ instruct the secretary to apply in the prescribed form to the Court for enforcement of any industrial agreement or award or order of the Court." Trusting these matters will receive your attention, I have, &c, James Young, Secretary, Canterbury Trades and Labour Council. J. K. Arnold, Ksq., M.P., Chairman, Labour- Bills Committee, Wellington

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