"OPEN THREAT TO COURT"

Chronicle (Levin), 21 July 1947, Page 5

"OPEN THREAT TO COURT"

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WELLINGTON, July 21. "It is an open tii'rpat to" thje pourt," said W- & 'And|r§bri, advocate 'for the New rZealand""Empioyers' Federation,' iii the poprt of Apbitration today after qupting an extracf he' sai,d ' appeared 'in "Union * 'Reeprd,''' datled Jqly 1", 1947, in .reiation to the present apr phcation -fpj a standard prpnouncer ,'nent on wage rajtes, " Mr. Justi.ce -Tyndall said he .wpuld refer the Ruklication to the CrpwPLaw Office. The extract was fr.om-a publicatipn which was thp offieial orgap of a iiumber of unions, said Mr. Anderson, and (inter alia) said that full power. should be given to the Federation. of Labour conference to review any 'increase given by the' Court of Arbitration "if it was "not satisfactory." "I think 'the State should take action against them," -said Mr. Anderson, who added that if ordinary daily papers ■ had • published •such a statement they would most certaihly hear more of it. "It's an qpen threat to the court. It reall'y . says to the court, 'You give us £1 a week or there's gping to be trouble.' " After Mr. Justice Tyndall had said he would refer the matter to tlie Crown Law Office, Mr. K. McL. Uaxter, advocate for, the applicants, said that it might not be out of place for the prown Law Office at the saipe time to study the "Finanr cial Tim.es" of July 12, 1947. "It is not inapRropriate to mention th^ warning by the Minister of Lalrour that was published in the Press," said Mr. Justice Tyndall.