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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2537, 25 June 1909, Page 6

At the time of the appointment of the Conciliation Commissioners (says the “New Zealand Herald”) great ex : ception was taken by the Trades and Labor Council and in various other quarters to the selection of Mr T. Harle. Giles as the Auckland Commissioner; but the Commissioner has succeeded, not only in disarming the criticism to which he was subjected, but in turning the tide of opinion on both sides in his favof. About a dozen disputes have 3J ready been settled by conferences between employers and employes over which Mr Harle Giles has presided, and the representatives of both sides have expressed eulogistic opinions of the Commissioner’s tact and discretion. One of the most notable instances was the dispute, between the Hotel and . .Restaurant Employees’ Union and the employers, in which the union refused, to appear before the Commissioner. The matter went before the Arbitration Court, and the union was promptly referred back to the Commissioner by the judge, and now the dispute is practically settled except for the preference clause.. The object of the Commissioner is to bring about settlements by friendly conferences, and so far he has succeeded remarkably well, and the expense which has thereby been saved to the. country must be considerable. y Spurious coins are in circulation in Christchurch. A silvered penny, an excellent imitation of a two-shilling piece, with milled edge) was brought into the “Lyttelton Times” Office this week by a gentleman to, whom it had been passed. ' ’ ' ‘ For Children’s Hacking Cough at night, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d and 2s 6d.