TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 March 1922, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

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arbitration COURT. CHRISTCHURCH, March 1

Replying to Labour reputation today, Hon Air Anderson said that as fur as electing the workers’ representative on the Arbitration Court was concerned, the position would, be dealt witn In a consolidating measure and some things tliilt had occurred in the past in respect to nominating representatives would be avoided. He was not there to discuss tlie Labour position, but he could say that some better form of election would lie introduced.

As to the standard of living, lie could not see that anybody could fix it better than the Arbitration Court could. He certainly would not do it. It was a free country, and the people could live in it as they chose. The standard he set up might not please others, and the standard others set up might not please him. He would go into the request that the Arbitration Court should be allowed to make Dominion Awards. The position of the Conciliation Councils was lieiug considered, but he could not go further into the question just then.

SCHOONER ZITA. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 28 The auxiliary schooner Zita, wliich was in collision with the Alaori early on Sunday morning, put back to Lyttelton to-night, being unable to make progress, owing to tile heavy seas, adverse winds, and the absence of lier head sails, due to smashing the jib boom. The damage caused by the collision is rather extensive. The jib boom was broken in two places. The port bow above tile deck was smashed for a distance of 30 feet, the small deck house shattered and the starboard bow stove in for about 12ft. Below, the ship is- quite sound and she has not made any water. Repairs will be carried out at Lvttelton.