NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 749, 23 February 1910, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(By Telegraph.-Prcßa Association.)

EVADING ARBITRATION; AWARDS. • Napier, February 22.!,. ■ In . giving-judgment in .a. case .-of, a i breach, of - the -Drivers' =• Award: Mr. "I S. E. -M'Carthy,, S.M., -;; made -.what-he- 1 ' .called a .few general ' .remarks .oni -the' '■ attitude of-some 'employers/ahd; workers i. towards awards. He said:—"For'.weal;or ;for--.woe, industrial matters .. and ■ mdua-- '. trial disputes liavo been . for.. the.'most ■part, brought ujider the exclusive juris-, diction of. the Arbitration Court,,'whose awards, were" lawfully < made to, have.-.the'. force ;bf..'law;' Yet to flnd-'.a.-npt-iiiconr. A-. siderablo ' number bf employers, .and workers, although both; are represented, !.; .on the'; Court, engaged,in . more or less iij-1 gemous'. 'attempts 'to evade, their.; duties and .obligations,, and .when a breaches; .( sheeted home ,tb?re -is. almost .invariably ready; a- still- more' ingenious explanation ; made with a view of -reducing the-penalty-—an. explanation, ,be - it . noted, ■ which-, when offered seriously, \ oftentimes '.pre-, supposes-that; the :occupant of the Bench is blessed, or cursed,-vrliichever you- will, -' with - a very, low-. order . of. intelligence. For the future, .unless explanations are:a little less disingenuous, • penalties- will- be <•' increased. . . ; ■ '«•; ..

I BETTING IN NAPIER. . Napier, February. 22. 1 During tie consideration of the forged telegram cases, in;the Supreme;. Court to- .; day, Mr.. Cresswell,. • who appeared^; for one of;-the, accnsed- I y6iing' , meh-, : certain class of . men - carried ■on betting openly in Napier. If the practioe had. been suppressed,, the. accused - would • not be stantung- in' the dock, and: many ;6ther |- youiig men would bo . protected from \ L temptation. Without fear of contrada> tion -, he could' say ' that ' for, J-ears thai -V .betting : had- been as openly, • ' 'in Napier ,'LS any legitimate busmees.; ..Mr. Dolan addressed ; tho Court oe- W " half, of the-other'accniied, who! had.boen- , m the electric telegraph service. He said • it !was; notorious - that Vsomo - branches - of ' the' Public' Service were' permeated "with * gambling' and.'betting, .and ' there - were' ample opportunities for indulging: in the ' habit ,in As - Mi. . Cresswell had - said, there -ware men -walkilig- .about '. the streets- —.-f' -His Honour: Do you mean to say there* ' are - men walking about 'the streets'openly betting -with young men? -..*• Mr. Dolan: There are, your Honour. >' His; Honour: iThen what are the polic«v.---doing? - -■ A > Mr. Dolan said it Vas;veTy difficultta- ■ obtain convictions. . GOVERNOR'S .VISIT TO NELSON; - Nelson,-February 22.. . .'.The Governor, who is paying a farewell V." visit to the district, was--entertained at-, a conversazione - in the ; Provincial ; Hall.. this evening, - there -being .a'.large • and: re- ■ presentafive .attendance. - - ;' , /.Yesterday a-whole holiday.was observed in honour of the .occasion;- and- LordPlunket. was given- ;a; demonstrative- 1 wel-. • 'oome/to ; the' city, '■which : ,was: gaily.-de-ri corated. , . •• ; During the.'last .ten 'days; Ms' ,Excel-,.: lenoy has been' touring the' district, being'.'? accoixied 4a' hearty • welcome". throughout.:-' the country.- He ;has : expressed' himself • neatly' oharmed with' .the .scenery >.in Golden Bay . district, and 6aid he -thought , - 5 if. the'attractions of,-the place.-wereVmore' .widely advertised ;it would beiome:. a *- favourite .resort for tourists. . . : T : Lord Plunket, .who ' has. been accon*, ; panied ; throughout the'- tour by the!Hon R.: M'Kenzie,'leaves for' Wellington 'to - V morrow.'