WATERSIDE CON[?] COMMISSION

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5330, 17 February 1947, Page 4

WATERSIDE CON[?] COMMISSION

(Press Assn.~

TO BE RECONSTI MR. A. E. B0CKET] . APP0INTEE

-By Tclegraph-p,

WELLINGTON, Last The Government hasa the resignation of Mi Ongley as • chairman i Waterfront Industry c sion ; regulations hav? issued declaring vacai offices lield hy the meni the Commission, and % mission has been recons there now being one C sioner, Mr. A. E. Bocfc general manager. The Minister of Labour, Lagan, stated that he receivt, day the follnwing letter f Justice Ong-ley, chairman Waterfront Industry Commb dering his resignation: — "Further to my letter of k and. iri view of the failurt •Waterfront* Industry Conms reaeh any measure of agrt? the matters brought before 5 the last few months and its 'as at present constitnted, h. functions, I am writing this foi'mally tender my resiga chairman of the Commisa would be pleased if my rg ■eould operate as from to-ds "The Government has act accepted the resignation ofii man," said Mr, McLagan, "a lations provldlng for the ap;« by the GovernOD-Qeneral oii stituted Commission consisfc commissioner were issued c night. On the reeommendatfc Minister of Labour the C; General %has appointed the manager of the Commission, E. Bockett, as the Commisri Mi*. McLagan added thatii ing to him on the last nieetb Commission the chairman ?j January 36: "While I am ofii ion that one central authoiiiyj sary to conti'ol the industry,! to report that the Commissj present constitnted is notfe efficiently nor working hara nor in the best interest Ofi try. The representativei workers and employers are i able to Iheir respective pait»: has been found impossible! any measure -of agreements: matters and very often !" ones." "I wish to express my high ation of the services of Mr Ongley as chairman of the sion," said Mr. McLagan. "H spare himself in devoting tii and attention to the difficult which he had to considev. I f him 011 behalf of the Goverai sincere thanks." "Parties Not Free To' Form Decisions" WELLINGTON, fc "We thought we were going good j'oh for the eountry bnti stant disagreement-s frustraie hopes," said Mr. Justice commenting on his* resignst chairman of the Waterfroat f sion. The organisation provedto' of two sharply-different sides s ing to sit as a court. PracticaE the commeneement, there * agreement. It seemed to Ongley that the hands of the sentatives were tied by resolutheir organisations. "In my view, people appo® Commission, as representatr particular interest s. did mtheir connections with their 0 ganisations. "When no one agreed, the ri sibility fell upon nie. as eha' to decide everything. it became clear that the s" was impossible. I wish to sap ever, that the assistance P the staff of the Commission 1 valuable." He did not wish to make0' eriticism of the Government satisfied that the integi'ity® ernment was beyond questiou, was primarily concerned u taining the waterfront seiv'ee The position was that- 1 ° had disagmeed with the fincMjt Commission were powerfnl e present to get effect to tne" , and the Court could n°'i under^those conditions. He considered the «o realised this and regretteo u had been faced with a g'1'^