THE ARBITRATION COURT.
HOSTILE RESOLUTIONS. GISBORNE FARMERS’ UNION. GISBORNE, March 14. The Farmers’ Union on Saturday discussed the new freezing workers’ award and, unanimously decided to forward a remit to the Dominion executive urging the abolition of the Arbitration Court. The chairman remarked that the Court was merely tying more stones around the necks of the farmers. The meeting also' decided to urge headquarters to advocate a remission of the land tax to enable the farmers to employ more labour.—(P.A.)
BUSH DAIRY FACTORIES. PAHIATUAj March 14. The Bush Dairy Factories’ Association held a large and representative meeting here regarding the recent award and passed resolutions approving of the proposal to obtain a repeal of the Arbitration Act.' The other dairv associations in the industrial district were asked to co-operate in arranging a monster deputation to the Prime Min’ ister to ask for the, exemption of dairy factories from ’the operations of the Arbitration Act on the ground that the increases in the manufacturing costs cannot be passed on to the consumers, as the produce has to be sold in open competition in the world’s markets.— (P.A.)
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Wairarapa Age, 15 March 1927, Page 2
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186THE ARBITRATION COURT. Wairarapa Age, 15 March 1927, Page 2
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