ARBITRATION COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 242, 6 October 1908, Page 2

ARBITRATION COURT.

ITS POWERS. fly Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. ... A ! " meu ting of the Canterbury 11 11 lies and Labor Council on Saturday nighi. u legal opinion was submitted to Hi 1 'Meeting ou the question of the 1'" uf the Arbitration Court to insert t lie strike clause in awards. Tho opinion slated, inter alia: "I a m oi opmJi n Mint the union bound by the award i* without redress so far as an appeal to Supreme Court is concerned, When, at all events, the Arbitration toijij is acting within the scope of Its jurisdiction, though it nmy be exercising that jurisdiction harshly and oppresimly to one of the parties who a!-, the nbject of the award. In insertion the tirms (a), (b), and (c) it was with'J its jurisdiction, though it may be the case hat a court differently constitute woulj not have used its powers as the U)urt has done in this cast', In place of attempting to invoke the aid of the buprqne Court, which must result in expenie .and failure, the Council wight think it well to endeavor to secure sni'h imen<;ments of the Arbitration Act now Parliament as would protect inionitts from clauses of the character -vhichjhave been invoked in the pre>;ii'aU<jn of the award under review." Wellington, Last Night. •lnd;i> .Sim loaves for Auckland via he Mjp.st Count to-morrow to opcu a itting; of the Arbitration Court at uieklaUd on Thursday.