Arbitration Court,

Hokitika Guardian, 14 October 1921, Page 4

Arbitration Court,

Mil .M.crid.ortiH’s vikws. I HY TKI.HGIiAIMl —I’Kil I*ll ESS ASSOCIATION] cHuisTcurncir. ciet. is. 1 ili a vii wed in regard to the* Arbitration Court. Mr .1. A. McCullough said: ■\Vy posit ion is still the same as ’ alien ! resigned. Through mV resigHttt i..u ! alienated the support of many unions tliroiiglinut the country, hut I because I believe there was an absolute betrayed by the Court of the working people. If unions don't understand my position I can't help that. If I went back the IT ,p!e '.could think 1 said one thing and meant another.” Co enientino on the position of Mr Reardon in the freezing dispute', Mr McCullough said it was hypoeraey to object to Reardon acting. A man must be connected with some union I*’fore lu> was nominated, and for years Mr Scott was secretary of the Otago Km] lovers’ Fni rt. and also the employers’ representative on the Court.

WACK KKDCCTION POSSUM.K. WKI.I.fNOToN, O-t. i:t At a special sitting of the Arbitration Court this iiiuniing, a telegram was received from Mr .McCullough stating that he would he unable to take lie seat for two or three weeks. Mi .1 ust ice Fras-r pesideiiC s'atcd that Mi Al. .1. Reardon, art iag-. lu mber. had bet'll sutninoiio I in .vlr Me Cullotlgit’s stead. in referring to tlie Court's stalifli sat ion p' iinoiineenent, his liomnir said tliat he did so as there appeal! d to be a doubt in some fpiartors as to whether the Court would lie aVe to continue the sclieille until Api il neat. He would say that with nearly half a year gene, ihe members of the Com l had evi'iy reason to believe that unless something very tiufoieseen occurred, the scheme would not lernain in f ree for t 1 e period. 11l one or t.ni mdu: tiics (be rate of wages bail been bight" tli ,ii the Court’s standard rates, and there .-.a- possibility that ; ppliratie; l ' tor a reduction might be matte, but lhe ('mill would retium- ti e oleaiesi and strongest evith'uee that tile pie-out i.ites could not be maintained until April l! 1 '-”-’. and no reduction Would have the ell’ert of bringing lilt wages ot win hers below tile ( mill ; stamlard for workers ol similar grade working under similar eomltt e in.