BOILERMAKERS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2148, 14 May 1914, Page 5

BOILERMAKERS

CASE l'Olt AimmUTION COUIT, (By Tetesrapll.—l'resß ASSeetatieß.J Dunertin, May 13. Tko beitermates' dispute «'»s icon. tiuiiciV Wore the Arbitration Conrt today, evidence being ciJh."J by both sides. Mr. Pryor, for the employers; asked the Omu-fc to delay makiisg ali inward until it liad reviewed tho whole situation. .If Uib Court delayt'il making' the ftfl-ard until -the Auckland cose was heard, duuhtless mo.ro iuteresting infomvatiois would be obtained there, Jieeaus© .Auckland was the centre that employee} tlio largest number of boilennakfti's tn the Dominion. The Hon. Mr. Jonkinson asked the Court t-o consider the advisability of nia-UiiiK an award before hearing tlve dispute at Auckland. It scomed to him that it wn-s attempted to .liiake tho loiki'itiakcrs' dispute bear the whole burden of the engineering trade. Tho Prosident said that tlio Court, would probably be sitting in Auckland .■it- the end of July, a fid he thought thatthev slimiM iiot' disjioso «{ the pasfl until they had hmtrd evideiiw. in Aurklaml, so that Hie.v couM look ai .lire whole.thing from the- point tif view of having liestnl llip whole (■vidonce.