N.S.W. PARLIAMENT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2145, 21 March 1908, Page 3

N.S.W. PARLIAMENT.

INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES BILL. THE SECOND READING MOVED. United Press Association—Copyright (Received March 20, 9.3 S a.m.) SYDNEY, March 20. In the -Assembly, Air. Wade, in moving the second reading of the Industrial Disputes Bill, said that tliey could not rely on moral sentiment only, if they wanted tho awards observed under all circumstances and by all parties. Employers generally had tangible assets to levy upon, but the case of the employees was different, and therefore the Bill provided for a recovery of penalties, not only from individuals, but from tho unions to which they belonged, unless it could be shown that the unions had honestly done their duty in seeking to have the awards respected. He was not prepared to concede preference to unionists, hut if the two nides agreed on preference, they would be wd’.l within their rights. Mr. ißeebv stated the case for the Opposition,' and declared that the New Zealand Act had been gradually built un :bv amendments, in which there was encouragement for the format ion of unions, and provisions for collective bargaining never lost sight of. Legislation on the New Zealand lines -was desired here, and the Opposition were prepared to accept the Bill if certain concessions were made. These included : A permanent Industrial Court presided- over by a Supreme Court" Judge, with absolute final jurisdiction; the maintenance of the present svstein of registration, organisation. * and encouragement, with collective bargaining; and the extension of its scope to include all matters of industrial dispute; power to ascertain- and 1 consider -profits, in fixing wages and industrial conditions.