HOW IT WORkS OUT WITH THE EMPLOYER.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 182, 27 April 1908, Page 7

HOW IT WORkS OUT WITH THE EMPLOYER.

U k CLEAR CASE," SAYS Dlt; FINDLAY, | ■ .1 AMENDMENTS OF THE ACT, ' ' - (BY.TELEGBAPH. —FRESS ASSOCIATION.) • Auckland, April 26. The Attorney-General, Dr. Find lay, who us at J present in Auckland, will probably Ifeave fof the South' on Tuesday in order to bo prtsent at a Cabinet moetmg. The Mm-1 istfSr'intimated to a " Herald "■ represonta-1 <•". tive that • among other matters coming up | . v.was-.,that, of , amending the. Conciliation, and j Arbitration Act in certain directions.' - | . -Referring to the case of Mr. W. Dixon, I now. undergoing-imprisonment . for failing, to

, pay ;) op an order of the. Court an amount for .. Tvages to. an employco,; the Hon. Dr. Fmdlav said that, as far as .ho understood tho- matter it was a perfectly clear case. T&e.Colirt of Appeal decided some time ago, ~ ill • a c4s6. involving, much moro hardship on the ebipfoyer, that a_man could suo for back ■wages, via tho caso feferred to, an employer hod to ; pay ii very large slim, cxttndmg over - several years,; to a young man who . had ■/ throughout-been a party, to the'bargain un- , der. ,whiehi he : received-less than, the award , rate; There had.beon -several similai- oases - since,: in each of which the employer 'had re- ■ -. cognised, that as the -law, stood ho must pay, ■■■ ■: and had done, so without making any fuss; . The (judgment.:against-; Mr. Dixon was .an ordinary judgment of tho Court .and pro- . ceodings.on lt .woro just, the same as those . , a man refuses to pay. his gro- .•. - cor's bill. ,- • ' . /■ ; Findlay sadded; that:, amendmonts to, . tj l ® Arbitration Act, would be under the coti- ' , aidoration of Cabinet this week. \ , MR. GUINNESS FAILS. TELEOEAPH.—SPEOIAI/ CORRESPONDENT). ; '« ' - Craymouth, April 26. i vi 'The >Hon) A..R.;Guinness was unsuccessful ' ,i fli .ius<atiompts at Blackball to-day to induce ■/i ;' <tho strikers!td return, to work now that tho icompany.'has,conceded half an hour for crib v. .time.The.,itoen. refuse to accent ten hours, -■ but,.will, return on eight hoursL •■ : • • CLAIM FOR WRONGFUL DISMISSAL! ■■ telegraph —phess AssooiAnov) r . ' ,_ ' Greymouth, April 26 .Tho Hon. A. R. Guinness visited Blackball ~ ' '.^.'^tiOTajrj;,Md v hid;a; conference: with the mipers -regarding the settlonioht.. of': the stp'ke. As far as can be ascertained, nothing wtis'arrived at. ' .'. 'v'. : - , The case m which Mr. Fos, president of C^. ba!l ' - s«ing the Blackball . M o ?!,;, Company,; for £55. for wrongful dis- > missal will he heard at Ahaura : bn 'Wednes- ' day. 1 .