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You were, of course, aware that we had labour
matters scheduled for discussion with the Governor on
his recent arrival here and you no doubt saw the brief
he brought with him prepared by Hetherington.
discussions on labour matters were, in fact, confined to
matters covered in that brief as set out under the
following heads and I am now writing to let you know the
outcome.
Hours of Work
Our
2. We were very interested to learn of the counter-
proposals under this head which you expect to be put
forward by employers' organisations (as detailed in
paragraph 6 of the brief). Sir David thought it might be
helpful to you, in the context of your further consultations
with industry, if you knew our preliminary reactions to
them. His inclination was to suggest that, if they were
in general acceptable here, you might take the initiative
in formulating detailed proposals along these lines and not
wait for industry to make the running.
3. At first sight, the proposals seem to us to offer the
possibility of a considerable advance, but whether this
will, in fact, be the case will depend on three main
criteria:-
(a) the agreed
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