ARBITRATION COURT.
According to a" return furnished to the order of Mr Clark, M.V. for Chalmers, the Arbitration Court is a somewhat expensive luxury. During the year ending March '\h£. last, the Court was .occupied for seventy-five days. The salaries and travelling allowances of the three members of .the Court amounted in the aggregate to £338-1 Gs 4d, or approximately £44 per day for each day of sitting. Add to this the office and other expenses, and it will be seen that the country Unas been paying 'a ni<jo price for a system which has failed la its primary object pf preventing strikes.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10597, 1 April 1912, Page 4
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103ARBITRATION COURT. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10597, 1 April 1912, Page 4
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