CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 228, 19 September 1908, Page 2

CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION.

I'l HTJiKIi DISCUSSKM. J'V 1 t',egrap]i.--I , ic.ss Ikwi. Wcliiiii*ooii, Jyast ')i llic ihtu.su of ivcpu'-cjiL«iti\cfj tiii« iifil.-i'iiuoji in,. House lv.iuun'ii Liu- cu;iof ilu. ( o.K-iliai.juii ajl( i r . i'iLi;i t ii#x) Aim'U.liniMt Jsil] in commitU'c. Alilliir luovcd lo j-o-drui't cljuusl' •> l<> ivad to tin; I'ljc'ct tiiat ovory worki'v iiiuk-r tin- imliistrial agrconi.'iil or award uho Irccomcs a piiriv to a .strike lio liable to a penalty o[ and (ivt-ry cniplo;, ,-r bouad' liy itll y ii-tt'iinl or iiidii.sii-lnl w \ Ul | (l ;- t-oiiK-ft part l<j a lock out U liable to a penality of .C2UI). No worker or <miiployer is aid.; to commit more lli.m Olle priinlly in J'chpeel, ol I In; strike or lotdi-out, j\ir. rolaml mov.'d a pronto- "TJutt tlic total amoiiiit It-vied uorkt»rs i.ivolwd -!m)| uol in any cum? I'Xn-r.l .CUiMi." Alter ii long di.ii'ii idon Air, I'olaud'w P'-OVNU VViIN iv'i'd by il 111 iJil. 'lltv llotKe adjourn,'d at KMU ji,:m. itlid n>u!iied at 7JJiH(:ii«Hi(jn on Me li.'W rliU'Me a, moved by All- Miliar, was '•ontuiiii'd.

Mr. If:i i-i-ln.v iimvcl tlh' follmvia.r |>nivi.sii ."I'riniilwl that kiii-'li slriku lalii |il.ic,' ill r<w|iwrt lII' any inatler or tiling whicli in fiii-bjvct of or is dealt willi liv sim-Ii awani or agrneuioiiL." ill'. .Millar declined to accept the it iiit'iul me lit, which was negatived In - 53 In S. 1 Mi - . Hiimne moved to amend .suh-sec-ti"H 2 by .sinking out tire words: "l'wo niraderil .puiiiid.s" at the end of the clause with a view to inserting the M'ordc: "Ten pounds in respect of each worker locked out." Mr. Alili.ir s;iid lie was ijuite prepared, if .Mr. liaiiine withdrew tile amendment, to raise Ihe penal ty to £suu, as under ihe old Act, ii the iiousu thought I -C2OO 100 low.

Air. Jjaunic wished to alter the wording of his ameiidine.it so that it should r.ad "Ten pounds in respect of every u orker employed by him and locked out." Alter considerable discussion Mr. Jianine's amendment was defeated by M to IS, and an amendment -by Mr. Millar to increase the penalty from *2OO to .WOO was agreed to. .Mr. Millar moved new suli->ection 4 as follows—".No proceeding shall be 'Commenced or continued against any worker or employer party to a strike or lock-out where judgmwit lias been o'blained under the next proceeding under the next sub-section against any industrial union or industrial association.' This was agreed to 011 the \ oicos, and clause S passed as amended. Mr. Millar moved to strike out clause 0 as contained in tie Bill, ;eportod from the Labor Uills Committee, in favor of a re-drai'led clause, the effect of which was—(l) That a person who incites or abets a strike or lock-out 01 co7i thin ante of either is liable, if a worker, to a penalty of .-ClO, or if an industrial union, trade union or an\ person other than a worker, to iauO; (2) Any person who gives anything of value to any person, party 1,0 z

.strike 01- lock-out or to bonelit any industrial union or trade union of which audi person is a member, is deemed to. have abetted a strike, unless lie proves lie bail 'ao intent to do so; (3) While -in unlawful strike or lock-out is taking pbur ally person who publishes in liny newspaper ally expression of ap. proval or disapproval of tile unlawful action ol any person in relation lo (bat si l ike or lock-out is liable to a penalty not vxceediug .CSO. When a majority of mi industrial union or industrial association are parties lo a strike or lock-out the union or association is to be deemed to have instigated the strike or look-out. .Mr. Barclay moved to omit snh-sec- , liras 2 and 3. After some discussion, in which sov- . eral memliers objected to the infringein'ent of tile liberty of the press subsection 3 was deleted with some further I minor amendments. I Clause fi was passed. The amendI uncut made in clause 7 by the Labor I Hills Committee was deleted and the , clause passed. Clause 8 was agreed . to.