THE MINING TROUBLE.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 October 1923, Page 4

THE MINING TROUBLE.

STATE AI EXT BY HON. ANDERSON. [IIY TKT.KUKAI’II—I'KB PUES3 ASSOCIATION.] (II RISTCH U lit 11, del. HO. “1 see a committee In:.- been set up in Wn'lpoi't to endeavour to devi-e means by which an anneal,l" selll.-ment might be nil','eted.” -aid Mr \ tide .»>!,,

Al ini,•,ter of Alines to-night, regarding llie mining trouble. “I -hall noin'Ocinte anything they- can du to Ining albiut a settlement of the trouble, The fact of the limiter." the Minister entitinu: (1. "is that the dispute has been

hrouglif e.Uitit l,y a de-ire inn tiie part of the extreme section of the miner- to kill the .Arbitration Court, and by a desire on the part of the oin- ] loyeis to retain it. Aly opinion leaking at the matter impartially, as Chairman of the Conl'creneo which s;it at Recftnn. am! having heard all the arguments for and against the (rouble, is this: I am perfectly sati-lietl tluur is only one means of adjudging difficulties between employers and employees. and that i- the means provided by the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. It is quite l possible that t'ne difficulties in this ease might be

a min "od if there wore no Act. hut it is just as likely that ii would not U because whoever was Chairman might have to deride on points upon which neither party would quite agree. In 4uy ojininn. there is no more competent man to act as Chairman than the President id' the Arbitration Court. Justice Frazer. whose vast experience and knowledge of economics and hi- peculiar personal qualities make him an ideal man to adjudicate on industiial problems.”