CONCILIATION COMMISSIONERS

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9348, 18 January 1909, Page 8

CONCILIATION COMMISSIONERS

A PROTEST AGAINST MR GILES. Per Press Association. Auckland, January 18. A meeting of Unionists passed the following resolution This mass meeting of Auckland Unionists protests against the appointment of Mr Harle Giles, Oommisisoner o£ Conciliation, and pledges itself to refuse to take any case before the Conciliation Council tor any other purpose than to have it referred diroet to the Court of Arbitration for the reasons that Mr Giles is totally lacking in experience of industrial disputes or" conditions. Although he will have no vote yet as adviser to the parties in the dispute he would be useless if not dangerous. For any chance of the successful working of the Act it is a primary factor that the Commissioners should have the confidence of employers and employees, which we 'hold Mr Giles does not possess. This meeting representing all Unions would respectfully urge upon Government to reconsider the appointment.”