CO129-603-4 Industrial relations- necessity for introducing arbitration procedures 16-10-1946 - 20-12-1946 — Page 2

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Industrial

Du Lulo H.K.

1. Desp. Conf: from Hong Kong

Mr. Grossmith

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16/10/46.

que (1)

the

Governor

as

the to

whether

a

asks for advice

permanent Board of

Arbitration

shared

be set

eup in Mare

Kane,

o not

using the strike of two

ferry Companies

as aw

example of the

existing machinery for negotiation.

Same provision for arbitration is obviously

necessary,

and since the systems adopted in dis pute described does not appear to have been adequate,

as its main object should be to

the dispute

prevent strikes, some more permanent provision

should, I think,

in

be

be made.

I have not

saw the papers mentioned

but the penopotal appears

an ad hoc Arbitration Board, and I

para. 12

arly for

•venture to suggest that unsatisfactory since

made

only

as a

is often mavoidable.

atian

>

such a body is often

recourse to it in last resort when a strike

Trade Union organis-

will, presumably, increase in

Have Kame

and

it might be

as well to be prepared to meet it, perhaps by the establishment of a permanent Industrial court as has been set up in Malaya.

should be grateful for your views an

Quis

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matter

D.B. Whyte 5/1,