ARBITRATION COURT

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 14 November 1907, Page 2

ARBITRATION COURT

Per Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The Arbitration Court to-day proceeded to 3eiri with the dispute between the employers and the Wellington timber yards and sawmills' workers. Considerable discussion took place regarding the method of procedure. His Honor, Mr Justice Sim, said the Wairarapa employers wished to be heard at Palmerston. Mr. Reardon, for the workers, said the Court's ruling yesterday in the plasterers' dispute opened up an important point. The workers had assumed the Court would sit at Napier, Palmerston, Dannevirke, and Wanganui, and had arranged to take witnesses for the country districts at Wanganui and at Dannevirke. His Honor wanted to know what facts, not opinions, such witnesses would supply. Mr. Reardon said the material fact so far as Dannevirke was concerned was 1 hat-no man would work under the previous award; their families would te starved if tliev did.

Eventually it was decided to proceed with the hearing of the case, taking evidence at Wellington, Palinerston, and Napier. Consideration of the dispute vas then proceeded with. Mr. Grenfell said the employers could not accept the Conciliation Board's recommendations in some respects. Evidence was taken on both sides, and the case adjourned for evidence to be taken at Napier and Palnterston. The butchers' dispute will be opened here to-morrow, evidence being afterwards taken at Palmerston and Napier.