Status of Trades Unions

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1163, 6 December 1904, Page 2

Status of Trades Unions

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Remarks on Experimental Lcrjislalioii

Press Association.—Copyright, Svdnky, this day. Tub Full Court on Juno 28th gave a da oisior, declaring that the commission appointed to inquire into tho working of the Machine Shoarors' Union was illegal and unconstitutional. I'he I)\ d"ral High Court,in delivering judgment in the appeal yestorday, reversed the Foil (Joint's decision, and unanimously held that tho commission was lawful.

The Chief Jusiice, in delivering the High Court's decision, said it had been suggested that tho appointmrnt of a qommission was an "nierfi ri'iiui) wiih iho oourso of justice, Tho Arbitration Courtwas to a certain exioiitoxpi'rinieni'd legislation, and ii. was not likely that nil nn details could in die lirsi. imitaneo be worked oot with I'liinp'eii) satisfioiiiii. Ii wns vory likely ihat the nuchinery or groundwork of the eont'iincd defoois, anil if in ill" opinion of tho law or Legistuore tho law in cerium respocts was considered ilel'eoiive, sun ly the Legialatnro could not bo debarred from inquiring into any of those defeois, In no souso could the nppoiu ni'-nt of a commission be ended an immf-.Timc • with Ihe admini'itiatiiiiioi justice, or die issue of iho CeiT'iission be siiid to have been for an unit, lid purpose In 'lie present caso all the . liji'cuons luknn by vcspimdont had been laniastic.il