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FILE NAME: Colonial Sugar Refinery (CSR) DATE: 1949 DOC#: CSR013 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Legal - Arbitration Proceedings, Australian Workers Union vs Australian Blue Asbestos Ltd V' / IN TOE COURT OF ARBITRATION OR WESTERN AUSTRALIA--- NOS. 4 1 /4 8 , 1 2 '4 9 , 22/49. B T 1 I XNi 4 7 1 h Par* / AUSTRALIAN WORKERS UNION,WE3TRALlAi FANCH, INDUSTRIAL UNION OF WORKERS CuATAL DISTRICT COMMITTEE, AMALGAMATED ENGINEFRINC UNION, ASSOCIATION OF ROBEERS, and o t h e r s . A pplicante, - and AUSTRALIAN BLUE ASBESTOS LIMITED. R esp o n d en ts. RIFERISCE OF INDUSTRAL DISPUTE. THURSDAY . 2ND JUNE. 1949. BEFORE: JACKSON J .( P r e s i d e n t ) E.MCKENNA, Esq. T .G.DAVIES, E sq. MR. C .T . OLIVER: a p p e a re d on b e h a lf o f th e A .l.U . C a r p e n te r s , 4 P a in te rs Unions. MR. H . SIMON8: a p p e a re d on b e h a l f o f th e A.E.U . MR. S . V. CROSS: a p p e a re d on b b h a lf o f th e R espondent Coy. THE PRESIDENT: T h ere i s no a p p e a ra n c e f o r th e C a r p e n te r s , J o i n e r s and P a in te rs. MR. OLIVER! I h av e no w a r r a n t to ap p e ar f o r the, b u t Mr. Hendley asked ae l a s t n ig h t i f I would take care of h is i n te r e s t s . THE PRESIDENT: What a b o u t the p a ln te r B t MR. OLIVER: I u n d e r s ta n d i t i s a j o i n t aw ard which w i l l c o v e r then. . - a ^ -mi PRTSlDEM'i : . M r. W heeler t e l l s ae t h - t he h a s endeav o u red to i * r , ^ Produced in the matter of Asbestos Personal Injury Cases; Abrams Lead & copied to Richard F. Scruggs. c o n ta c t re p re s e n ta tiv e s o f b o th u n io n s, b u t w ithout success so f a r aa th is m orning's proceedings a re concerned. UR. OLIVER. I do n o t th in k I t would be p o s s ib le to r a i s e them ae I understand one is in K a lg o o rlle and the o th er in Frem antle. F ra n k ly I do n o t t h i n k , a f t e r h a v in g a d i s c u s s i o n w ith Mr. C ross and U r. 0111 y esterd ay a fte rn o o n , th a t U r. r enley has anything to worry ab o u t. UR. CROSS: I oan con f in * t h a t U r. v en le y s a i d t h a t he was a c t i n g f o r Ut . W hite, and th en he a s k e d U r. O liv e r to m at fo r b o th Unions a t the C onference y e ste rd a y . THE PRESIDE!! Very w e l l . . UR. CROSS! Z h av e p l e a s u r e In h a n d in g In th r e e c o p ie s o f each o f th e a o h e d u le e , D o s. 41/ 48, 12/49 and 22/ 49. THE PRESIDENT! T here I s no cone o i l da t i on T UR. CROSS. No, in t h i s c a s e , they w i l l a l l be s e p a r a t e . I w ould a l s o l i k e to s u g g e s t an a l t e r a t i o n to c la u s e 43 - re s e rv e d a a t t e r s - in r e f e r e n c s No. 41 M 8 - th a t la th e A.w.U. R eference. S u b -c la u s e (b) say a t " C la u s e 5 ** D i s t r i c t a llo w a n c e F ollo w in g o u r d l s o u s s lo n y e s t e r d a y , we w ould a sk t h a t t h a t be amended to r e a d " C la u se 4 - s u b c la u s e ( 6) - and c la u s e 5" That I s re g a rd in g d i s t r i c t allo w an c es. In t h i s c a se the Union want the m atter o f the percentage of the D is tr ic t allow ance fo r ju n io rs argued. A s im ila r aaendaent, I th in k has been aade to each of the other re fe re n c e s. THE PRESIDENT! By th e way, in t h i s c a s e do you w ish to p u t In any re fe re n c e to c o n s e q u e n tia l amendments! UR. CROSS) S o. We h av e c o v e re d a l l th e c o n s e q u e n tia l aw endaenta h e re . In re fere n ce 12/49, i t should read "Clause 4 - subclause (c) and c la u s e 5 " ; and In r e f e r e n c e 22/49 I t sh o u ld re a d "C lause 5 ( 0) an d c la u s e 6" - D i s t r i c t A llo w n n c e s". THE PRESIDENT! T here l e j u s t one q u e s tio n on page 7 o f re fe re n c e N o .41/ 48. T here l a a s t r i p p a s te d o n . UR. CROSS! I t was a ty p in g m is ta k e . P a r t o f the annual le a v e clauae aaa om itted. THE PRESIDE!T: I mas w o n d e rin g , b e c a u s e on t h a t page you have 16 (a ) an d (b ) and 18 (a ) and ( b ) UR. CROSS! T hat l a p a r t o f 1 6 . UR. OLIVER! With y o u rp e ra lB B lo n I would j u s t l i k e to run through the sc h e d u le and t e l l you w hat we have a g re e d to and what we c o n s id e r we sh ould d ls o u s s a .t a fu tu r e d a t e . THE PRESIDENT: lo u mean a s i m i l a r ty p e o f p r o t e s t as you made in the l a s t case? V.R. OLIVER: There l a very l i t t l e p r o t e s t In t h i s , in f a c t no p r o t e s t a t a l l . We have a r r i v e d a t s u b s t a n t i a l agreem ent in t h i s m a t t e r , b u t I am in c lu d e d to th in k t h a t > o u t s u g g e s tio n t h a t th e r e should be som ething, so-.t w ords In c la u se 43 - Reserved m atters - ' T hat any c o n se q u e n tia l amendments" i s a good one, because th ere a re s e v e ra l m a tte rs c o n tin g e n t upon the 5 day week, in t> ls sc h e d u le a ls o . *e d is c u s s e d i t a l l y e s te rd a y , and th ere nr* s e v e ra l m atters th at follow . president: I SOU 1 . U v It H .4 W 4 COPSS: I have no o b j e c t i o n , b u t I 'annot r e c a l l any a t a l l . 2. Produced in the Agbestoe Personal Injury cases, v r . __^ 1...4 a m n taa IQ THE PRESIDES!: S upposing we Bake I t re a d T e fo llo w in g r a t t e r s a r e re s e rv e d f o r f u r t h e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n by th e C o u rt w ith any c o n se q u e n tia l am endm ents". MR. OLIVERt We a g re e w ith o la u s e No. 1 - Scope lou w ill n o tlo e t h a t the word g lu e * h as been In clu d ed b e fo re "asbestos* to d e f in e the type o f a s b e s to s m ining he sch ed u le r e f e r s to . Area i s agreed to , and a l l the occupations are agreed to w ith th e e i c e p t lo n o f o c c u p a tio n s N o.26 - r i g g e r s and s p l i c e r s ; 27 . r i g g e r s and s p l i c e r s ' a s s i s t a n t s ; 29 - tra d e s m e n 's la b o u r e r s ; 36 - b l a c k s m i t h s s t r i k e r ; 44 - b ru s h a n d a ; and 45 - brushhands u s in g s p ra y . With re g a rd to th e se o ccu p atio n s I t i s agreed th a t we w i l l a rg u e them a t 6ome f u t u r e d a te In t vl s C o u rt. The q u e s tio n of an a sb e sto s bonus, is a ls o In d isp u te In su b -clau se (d) and sub-clause (e) in olause 3 o f the c la ln . Ju n io r workers Is agreed to w ith the exception of th is q u estio n of percentage of d i s t r i c t allow ance fo r a ju n io r. This d i s t r i c t allowance - clau se 5 - I s a n a tte r re ferred fo r fu rth e r c o n sid e ra tio n . We can a g r e e to e v e r y t h i n g In th e h o u rs c l a u s e , w ith th e e x o e p tlo n o f su'o-oAAuse ( 0) - l i n e 3 , th e words a f te r* , " p ro v id e d " and we w a n t to h a v e t h a t m u tte r re s e rv e d f o r f u r t h e r d is c u s s io n . \o u w ill fin d in th e overtim e cla u se fsu b -c la u n e b) In th e f i r s t l i n e " e x c e p t a s p ro v id e d in s u b -c la u s e (0) of clause 6". TPE P R E S ID E !: T hat I s c o n s e q u e n t i a l upon o u r d e c is io n u n d er t h a t . MR. OLIVER! T hat i s t r u e . 8unda> and h o lid a y work I s agreed to ; o la u s e s 6 and 9 i s ag reed to . 8 h l f t work i s agreed to ; p iecew o rk ers Is agreed to . With re g -rd to clau se IP, tra n s p o rt p a ra .(a ) la reserved fo r co n sid eratio n . P ara.(b) Is agreed to. Absenoe through sic k n e ss - c la u s e 13 - i s agreed to . D ust allowance l a a g r e e d to . H o lid a y s - c l a u s e 15 - I s re s e rv e d f o r f u r t h e r c o n s id e ra tio n . lo w , In the m a tte r o f a n n u a l le a v e we ag re e , to e v e ry th in g w ith th e exoeptlon o f the l a t t e r p a r t o f (b) which In co n se q u en tial o f c o u r s e , on th e h o u rs o l a u s e . IRE P R E S ID E !: In o t h e r w ords i f w e .a g re e w ith h a t you w i l l b e s u b m ittin g to u s in t h a t r e s p e c t , t h a t l a s t p ro v is o w i l l come ou t t . MR. OLIVER! I w o n 't b e t h e r e . Wet p la c e s l a ag reed to ; s p e c ia l ra te s is agreed to; p ro teo tlv e clo th in g Is agreed to ; casual worker* i s agreed to ; and th is nored u ctlo n clau se is agreed to u n d e r c irc u m s ta n c e s o f t h i s p a r t i c u l a r aw ard, lo u may n o t be aw are t h a t Mr. B ro a d h u ra t h a s a lr e a d y a g re e d some t i r e ago to pay th e s e m argins a s g iv en i n th e sc h e d u le wit*- the e x c ep tio n o f course of those In d is p u te , and of course the no-reduction c la u s e I s o cv lo u aly d e s ig n e d to m eet t h a t s i t u a t i o n . Re would n e t w a n t to re d u c e any o f th e r a t e s you may o r d e r , and m ost of th e r a t e s a r e a lre a d y a g re e d t o . However we ag reed to t h a t In t h a t p a r t i c u l a r c a s e , a lth o u g h we would n o t l i k e to a g re e to 1 1 in any o th e r s . The mixed f u n c ti o n s c l a u s e i s a g re e d to ; re d u c tio n of hands I s agreed to ; a c c id e n t pay Is agreed to ; f u ll payment for a s h i f t i s agreed to ; resu m p tio n c f work a f t e r holiday Is agreed 0; u n d erg ro u n d w o rk ers i s a g r e e d to ; e x p lo s iv e s i s sg re e d to; 3 * f l r s t - a l d 1 ag reed to ; f r e e e a te r 1b ag reed to ; d rin k in g e a te r le agreed to; ohange rooae la agreed to ; B leeping q u arters la agreed to ; payment o f wages le agred to ; dT y -clo th in g p lan ts and w ater Je ts la agreed to ; Ju n io r workers c e r tif ic a te le agreed >o; e a p lo y a e n t I s a g re e d t o ; r e p r e s e n t a t i v e I n te r v ie w in g w o ria rs i s a g re e d t o ; and ag ed and I n f ir m w o rk ers I s a g re e d o; the term o f one year is agreed to, as I think m e reserv ed m tuters. That lo a l l 1 have to say* . MR. 8YM0I8I I th in k a l l th e m a tte r s a r e s e t o u t in c la u s e 33 o f our agreed sch ed u le. U r. O liv e r has oovered the p o in t In r e la tio n to p re fere n ce. I do n o t agree In the m atter of a l t e r a t i o n to th e a p p r e n t i c e s h i p r e g u l a t i o n s 37 ( ) and *d) a s d e f in e d on th e l a ; - t p a g e . TPI PRE9IDDITi Too w an t t o k e e p y o u r p o s i t i o n opened in th e same way a s . I n th e A u s t. Iro n and S t e e l c a se ? MR. SIMONSi Ho. I t i s d i f f e r e n t h e r e . T h a t one was ag reed t o , b u t th is I s n o t agreed to .t a l l . THE PRESIDENT: What l a th e p o s i t i o n ! MR. CROSS! U nder th e c irc u m s canoes, I do n o t m ind. I a s p re p are d to a r g u e I t b e c a u se I th in k I t w i l l t e a u to m a tic . Mr. Symons o b je c tio n ana te a a s , however I aw p rep ared to a rg u e i t . THE PRESIDENT: The mere f a c t t h a t i t amazes you lXr. C ro ss, has n o t h in g to do w ith I t . We nad b e t t e r I n c lu d e t h a t a s m e o f the r e s e r v e m a tte r s under award 1 2 /4 9 -- new s u b -c lo u s e ( f ) Clause 33 regu latio n 37 (o) (d) - A pprentlcesuip re g u la tio n s. Is there any o th e r p o in t Mr. Symons? UR. SYMONS; T h at i s a l l . THE PRESIDENT: lo w , Mr. O l i v e r , u s f a r ae y o u e r e ware s r e th e r e tiny o t h e r q u e r le e In r e g r d to 22/49 C a r p e n te r s snd P a in te r s ? MR. OLIVER; Mr. H en ley h ae a p r o t e s t t o - make a b o u t b la t o o l allovEnc THE PRESID2RT; T h at la n o t one o f t h e r e s e r v e d m a tters? What i s th e p o sitio n thsre? MR. CPOSSj p reju d ice. Mr. H#nley w ants the r i g h t to argue I t next year without . THE PRESIDENT: He 1 m aking a p r o t e s t a b o u t th e to o l-a llo w a n c e q u estio n - to keep I t open u n til next year? MR. CROSS; T hat l e s o . THE PRESIDENT; A p e rt fro m t h e t , i s t h e r e any o t h e r c o r r e c t t h a t M r. HAnley w ants t o make? UR. OLIVER: Mr. H enley a p p e a rs t o b e q u i t e happy au o u t i t . Uj rv'OSR I l u s t want t o esv as i n th e YaPt c a a e , B a n y ^ c la u e e sto 'w h lc h we a ls o o b je c t , but so 1 1 i s no u se ay go in g * In to d e t a i l s . taat there ^RVe got* oh ck S I S S ' n o r ^ f n S V r ^ S l t r l l U ^ a i . e any o b j e c t i o n on b e h a l f ? ,* .{ i S f i e ^ a v e 1J i v U r i S V S t V S e i i b i i g i '^ o u t any o b j. t l o i e t a l l w niohe h f d ei S n o t even ask f o r . They n ,v e been in c lu d e ; in tn e achedule becuuce ne u s u a lly ska fo r them. 4 yroauced in S *T 'S K m CW**' a coped Th* lasu e* w i l l t e ty p e d today and copia* ta n t t o th e u n io n s a* e a rly as p o s s ib le ready f o r th e hearin g tom orrow. I w ill also send copies to th e Court so th a t.th e Court w ill he ab le to see c le a r ly what i s r e a lly in d is p u te b e fo re th e h eerin p tomorrow. TH P3Z3IDQT: Mr. Symons, t h i s was th e c rs e where th in k you w ere i n some t e c h n i c a l t r o u b l e b e c a u se o f en e x i s t i n g a^-.rd w ith s th re e year term l UR. 8YM0H8; TH PR3X0rBT: T h a t d i f f i c u l t y has now b ee n g o t o v e r ; t h a t 1 I ta k a i t the em ployers have decided not to ra is e th a t d if f ic u lty . UR. 3YUPW3* 1 ta k e i t t o be ao by t h e i r a c t i o n i n coming b e f o r e th e Court t h i s morning and subm itting a sohadula to th e C ourt. UR CR033: I h av e had no i n a t r u o t i o n a t o r a i s e any o b j e c t i o n , and I presum e t h a t U r. Symons p o s i t io n w i l l be q u ite c le a r now. TH PRilDINTj a f a r as r e f e r e n c e 22/49 i co n cern ed ta n t i s a very recen tly f ile d re fere n o e, w ith in th e le s t week. UR CROSSj T e s , i t i s f i l e d on th e 31/5/49 ' 'x* answ er on th e 1 s t Ju n e fo rm a lly answ ering. Z w i l l apply tomorrow H n d the enw es in a l l th re e m atters so th a t c e rta in m atters e c * a g re e d upon w i l l be shown i n th e new i s s u e s . TH P irsiOtNT* F o r m y s e lf and 1 am s u re X sp e fk f o r my . e llo w S b T o o t t h i S an in s ta n c e lik e t h i s -b o u ld be pc.euea by w ith o u t some p ro p e r r e fe re n o e b ein g mads. h e r e mas t h a t t h s A.W.U. r e p r e s e n t a t i v e , Mt . O l i v e r , hsa a r e f e r e n c e pending f o r some tim e w hich was due f o r pn~` _ i^ S iS b . b i - r v . 1* o th e r unions concerned had no pending re fe re n c e s. The A..T w ished c o n s id e ra tio n to be g iv e n to an P.wKTd f o r i t s e l f a t* t h e same tim e a s t h e A.W.. * a u" ' j ^*11 te c h n ic a lly i t could n o t do so snu i t could n o t oe be*e . t o S htd i t n o t been th a t th e employer in th is case has obviously a iv e d the d i s a b i l it y u n d sr whioh th a t union f 1 a s t h e p a i n t e r s an d c a r p e n t e r s axe c o n o e rn e d , th e y Came v e ry l!x e in to th e p ic tu r e , having f ile d th e ir referen ce only im si l a s t Tuesday, h ic h in th e norm al c o u re e o fe v e n t* have g iven them a b earin g fo r sev e ral E o n tts. But i n t a e ir ca se, a l a o , g i t a p p e a rs t h a t s p e c i a l e f f o r t s w ere " & de.* * * $ * * ! * " i t s re p re se n ta tiv e s to g et a l l m atters hecrd a t th e suae tim e *s the A .I.O . re fe re n c e . I t h i n k t h a t M r. Sym oni, Mt. H enley and H r. 1 * . should ap preciate the fa c t th a t th is step haB **" r S policy* r is a 3 S b. to k e n jy the u n io n s c o n c ern e d . How. w ith th e s e few xeEibT'rs th e ^th**hve been a c c e p t th e s e c o n s e n t a w e rd s, o b je c t v i l l ^ o e d a te 1 tfs fro m to d s: re s e rv e d , and e l l th re e co n sen t aw,.ras w ill oe aaxe so . . . . . ` v o s ; : . ', . ` ; t " * . `" S " f o r t n e oo en in g a d d r e s s e e , end th e P*og . a i , y a e x t ao t h a t we C ourt 1 p r o c e e a l r ^ t o ^ i t t e n o o ^ ^ r g c o T u ^ ' 8ljch m e p e c t- Ti l l be s e l l a b l e up th e r e t o ta k e ev iaan o e io n s a s you d e s i r e on Wednesday and m u ra d ^ y . u y a n tic ip a te w *f& w h r .o ilta * ,' that I haya tta w ill b a u f:lo to s i in an i fo r yrur pwphsg^ . m .o i.xn a' i u i * i t w ill t u d I. 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Aayhav Iha aa w a la la Iha d la a H a * . 1 e> Ql &%%} --C n * i11 Xa daallag nih aur alala, Zaur Honcmr, X ahnll ra lr in lla a la t an Iha infraatian Iva 1 * Aaaklat bbU IIbA- _____ i raaauraaa o f Aaalralla iBaaarjr raparl Mo17f AaAaatoaS . x m sauCM f i Am la I I puAllahad Ayl g -a fe MM.OUVKKI XI la puAllahad an ha autfaoriiy 5-5 d'slth dort, m n ta r Canbarra an* II la m plla* in u i m * la ll an with Iha aoatrollar of alnaral jTO*ualon aad ha Mlaaa Sapartaaata of ha auiaa an* farrltoriaa. (COTZMUKP OK U M | ) 8. 3-*-49 uxxzi t 8 H . .. m UV**! At to Outaat, X W t ta W tl M t t a f H4| f J to to fe t 'p a * ttf* l* P lr to t o t X**aralar t a u * . , fc l i f 1 t o t # a l t o aftlfft vaA Pf m n i i u H U N 1 D u Ru m t iI i %>1 W m o w p v t t l tfta IP I , ft* h k * U M U M a * f ft RU*lM H r lw f t l f t f t A M l 110 : aftlaa lane i ta V m l-- wl*a, trtftAlag w v iw tftw M tif t M t t U a t r iM I f o t i u , a te n a liA tilj 4$ k U * * M f t * l 9*4-- , to toa Ovfttoalal* M fM . to M W iU i M k U l i / H 4 J W to J t o a J i a f t i M m f t la r ta i 1* w a ft (to ll 1>3P ). ft** l f ta m t U i p a rt a f ft m U U PM iaeU t* 1 total* altoanto ft* t o w * U y Im m ftp M t* --9--9 0 to a ftitoap pi*p*rtt* # n * * i A toa. PtoduM j *" *' ' T it o t * ! V f t f t i ---------1 a a l l t p . a n iM iw ilB i ft* m W*m U 9U 7U 1 an lM raaslngly U porftM 9 U ft* ***** I f to atta, u * Itor tot r * u a , a f w o n , th ito toa f e w la tliM a f a ary ** <m* lap* l**u 7 * tola k U to to K irM a a t a t f t u I f t f t . . 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X tolnft f t * l ** - aaaaa* * i* r tU * u la patftapa m aoat l i f t i w l t f t i l a i a t n r ftiatopy. to / h m t o l d a m llM . to / t a n * toaa to la t a f t t f t * tolnB f t * / M * f* ._ U to u p a toaa a n a l toa ftw 1aaat tdt m* aavta torni, Xfpr-arr*a*eaftllaaanwavaop.pai taV-ltRliwtfti *111tao*a-lNal-a-to lft-A-o-t-a-l-laalt-ltaoa*sp*aa- t ta h a m toa* a * / praA`t toataaavar la apito a f a U l f t a t o * U ,ty7 a f Mr I n t f t a n V :\.i. -vr2t F u rta r, X auggaat to t aondlttaa ara raftirata* ta aojraa1l., aa* va aa Aaal wv iltf*t tfta BPatoatian o f *# at Rfttaaoaa W it* a t to' la iaWg|*a a im aaoa t o ld c * tot i* toa ftt N toa vpaftlaaa to a / ftaya to* toaa* vitft &* toa M l torn vaaUtoaA. (CottlUiva* a* paga 30). ft  * MH.OLXVXAl Hew S ir 2 again want to say that W believe the foundations are being la id a t Wittenoom Gorge fo r a ast snd yery wealthy In d u stry. 1 would euggeet, and I think Mr. Broadhurst would grow, that most o* the wort th a t has been oarrlsd o u t a t wittenooni Oorgs hai been dons In the nature o f an experim ent. i t R saukzlktxacK tK ctxbnnSzlazgaaX exyesK t - X b e l l ere I t Is the f i r s t attempt th at hajp been made te tr e a t asbestos in W.A., i f not the whole o f A u stra lia . There Is a eery r e a l attem pt te At tltten o o e Odrre, not o n ly to e x tra ct the asbeetoe from theroek, but s o grade i t and market I t in th e proper form. Bren the nli^ng operation, a s you w ill see on an in sp e ctio n o f not only yqttenoom Jorge but t he other Gorge, hay been in the nature f an experiment though you w ill see a wary modern mine eet up tlttenoom Gorge te ic h has been introduced in e ery recent drear -e probably the la e t 2 year. j 8*$ O > The production i t e e l f has bssn on a yery frnall su^ls. low would not sxpeet i t on i t s present eoalc to?be ^ ro flteb le . I d on 't thin*, the present operator expect i t te bej bat Z understand i t is the in te n tio n o f the present operators to in crease the production enormously, increase the oapaol^y o f the .lent and the output o f the mine. And we sugges . that when th at 1 done p r o fit w il l aoorue. Ilf f o t, ee b e l l ere th a t with Mr. Broadhuret In oharge o f the operations, th ey i l l be produoing aebeetos a t a prloe o f between 1}o and 40 a ton . * s earn only Inform the Courts on the experience o f the market In the p a ct a s to te a t asbestos i s north b u t^ t p i have to keep in mind th a t the eyetem market .ng asbestos In A u stralia has not bssn the system te d b y cJ.o r important asbestos produoing oountrios in the te rld . J belisTOa f i r . that grading has not bssn considered in ,-- tunt and probably for th a t reaSon a l o t o f the T .lv ^ o f the product h !s not been obtained but I do know that dueed a t Bunnyery, t e i t e i e on ly a few nil ttg * tlttenoom S .'g Gorge -- | e*a g t!*s oa a s . 3u: lip lilt the PBESIDWTi How do you p e ll i t ? HR.OLZTKRI I am not sure but i t sound lik e t ^ s to and i t l e a s asbestos d e p o sit not f a r from fittsm o te Gorge but perhaps Hr. Broadhurst oould t s l l us how to sp^ll I t . MR.BROABHURWj Xt i s s p e lt Bunnyery*. 1 THE JUSBXMBTI X I t b e in g worked at the non|t? mw a m v ir i Yes. Hansocks work i t e x te n e iy e ly .* te t p*1" 1- . . i l l * w " # . ; >>" 1 " b asis of 'ru n o f mine*. teat i s ths overall asbestos far *70 a ten . 9 n s r n t X M o r r t How f a r did you ay i t was fron Wittanoon Gorge? m I HR.OUTBRI Porhape Mr. Broadhuret eould t e l l you more a ccu rately BLr, than I an. | MataRAATte,nQV' x t ! bout 75 n il . M N B I 1 '" i w u r l l f l > . r . l . . w th at mine 1 to be eovered by t h is award. , W*t lOt j-6-49 ! .. i r. - t f MIUOLIT&Ki Bor S ir , you 111 no hat p a r tic u la r ly plaoed th * or4 "bluo* In front o f th word aaboito" 0 4 * fln o tho p a r tic u la r typo o f atbeato with io n we ara d o a lln g . : r. fits rKSniDBMTi And th la 1 hi. i UltOtJYKRt X, th other la what? ? lUUPAYXKBi Za th ohr show out aide Mulga Downf I* WsOLXTKRt Z *a not uro f "r mUBBOASBURSTt X & about JO 11 fro liulgu flown. MUQbXVSRl A dlatanoa o f 50 a il In th Borth-f 1 a ar on* thro. Z think w *an a l l agr th at the w thod o f produotion a t Wlttonooa Oorg would b unooonotoleal. Z would c a r th a t to t r y and argua th ooonoaios o f th industry at th la tag would b perhapa, I f not f u t l l , thh werjr d i f f t a u l t . Z know th a t a t a la t r atag Hr. Croat i l . produe a at o f figur which w ill how a l l or o f lose but w a ro xpootlng th at S i r . Kowirr I want you to kp ln win* That Z haw to ld you th l morning about th p otan ti liti o f t h i s lv ta n a dopoa it o f aboto which is rated i* o f tho largo in th r i d . to think th a t th inortatd production and than I oay ineraod produotion I noan o*thing to M o t th o rquir*enta o f tho a a rk o t. -- -- \ fr i | j ** t 5a i t ii. 3 - M *i Y n igh t say a t th ls tagt th a t tha donahd ln Aue tr a lla l s f a r in xesss f th* l e e a l supplyj m f * o t , 3 b*ll*T *,and l t 1 * t a t i * t l * a l l y * ta t* d , thmt A u stra lia 1 not produdng b S e r M n t. o t l t * ra q u lra a a n t* . Y*t you har# tha* I bbsm* *pe*lt* a t th* BanersUy Range*. * > ' 1 w i l l pro due# flg u re e to th* Court baaad on s t a t l* - t l o a l lnfonaatlon hloh w i l l in d io a t* th a t w* har* lnported 1^,000,000 worth o t asbestos ln tti* la a t * f r * ig h t y*ara. At th* pra*nt tin* X an inforued bj a ponalbl* o ffic e r o f th* Housing Ooauisslon that l t 1* or o t th* fa*tor* holding op 1h*lr building program*--th* : k o t asbestos-- and in fa et they ar* r*lying on th* at*lor rtAoru o t th*lr suppli** aoaing fron I ta ly , io you w ill i* th*r 1 an lna*na* surk*t In Australia for aab*ato*. low X propoa* to d*al with son* o f th* *1story of asbestos production In A ustralia, to t* U you o f I ts use* and to max* son* ooaparlaon with th is d*poslt a f wittaar-ui gorge and th* rest o f th* available seuroos o f Asbestos in A ustralia. X think w* an eonvlno* th* Court that Vlttw son Corg* la probably tha only aouroo o f aab*stos supply worthy o f oonaidoratlon. I t appears ao to u s, aftor our xaninatlon, ' t X also intend to d*al with othor aspect*;!o f aab**tos adnlng. I ts offaots on ih* workore, for ono thing, and Than X ro to r to that X man tholr haalth genarally. X w ill not worry tho Court a t thi* stag* with wnat X would;o a ll if.* h istory o f tho d lo a b llttlo s o f th* worker* In th* amtn* in dustry generally, but X suggest th* h istory o f th* ns, aaa* la available to you, and n considerable aaeunt o f rtat- lo tlo a l information was put In on hint oooaoionjwhich wtuld bo applicable to conditions a t Vlttsnoon Oorgo.| 1 yMBXB9BiTi You man tho la a t pldn&nlng awird t KR OLTYSI Xas. those tabla* X har* her* w ill* give you aoaio Idea of tha use* to which asbesto* 1* being put at proaont and, sa I haw* told you, Its uses ar* opntlnually lnoronslng. X w ill put a mpy o f th is in, S Xbu w lll by i* tabla hoadod Consxsfrtion o f AobootM ln Australia by Urna* that aabeatos ip usad f*ri Asbestos oomnt produots, bulldlng atera l, pipo, oto. lUboard, b ollor lagglng, Insula ti on n torlal, brako lin lnga, p l stic aaphalt, aobootod oaaont, o to ., ropo yam , gaskats, asbestos *lotm ng,*t*. the tabla lo* glv** th* p*rontag* o t lt us*d, and 1 agaln wsnt to oujhaoloo that lto uses aro oontlnuall^ ea thc la - n phBBXOBiTi Apparently th is ls also an xtTset froc that p a sjh le t. | m omirent loo. I M nuESI&anft th a t la the date o f publloatlon|f th* p*phlett ~ zzzT S a Zz sas so sp iled in p*o*ub*r, 1945W -- beak**, and th * p ro d u c tio n ta b le * and graphs ay* given >y a r l.H . ludhrook. ] - o'. I MR OUTRA. { y* -* ; / t Z haTt prepared a ta b le her* on the produotionof u b t i t e i in A u stralia and Z have t r ia d to uak son comparison ^ t h * ia t has sons on a t th t Kanmtpslty ^nge. KXEZlITt iZKIBZt 2 itatement showing sonparisons f A u stra lia n production o f C aids Asbestos by typos. the f i r s t pags o f th s ta b ls g i r t s you the A ustralian . produotlon s f oruds asbsstos by types during *ha period 1918- 1935, and from 1936-1944. I t also g iv e s you ths comparative T alus parton o f typas o f asbsstos. produoad. fh t remarkable part about th is doouaeni i s ths ln orsast In ths production o f O ra p h llltss, a t against ths fad in g o r reducing production o f what i s known as Chryso- t l l s - that Is whitt asbsstos. TBS Pfti5lD*XTl And C r o s id o llts i s th s blue asbestos? W.OUVCRl Too. Tou w ill saw what is rwferrod to at Other Asqphlboll has nsrsr played a big part lh asbestos jrodvetien. I .v t u t is important la th is dlsoueslon is it h a foot th a t during 1918-1935 * t 93? ton* f t C fe rysttlls produced a g a in st 10y tons o f C ro o ld o iito , whl}e In the a period 1930-1944 the production o f g r a s ld r t llw was reduced to 1.341 ton e, and the production o f C reo id dllt# haf In e rta sod to 1,629 to n e. \ Another Important factor is ths fact that ths Vulue p er ton o f C rosU ollte had inert a tad from approx. to 416 par ten which i s e<fual, or almost equal, *n th e prlao o f O bryoetile. fho next table is Compiled with th s Idea o f g i n * you, * lr , sows comparison ioi tha talus o f asbestos production lnusstsrn A ustralia. J Tern, w ill se ir that production in h.8^Waist during the years IMO to 1944 cat approx. 3,546 tond. Xn f* r in g the period 1899 te 1944 I t mas 541 toga. fouth Aus tr a lia 1915 to 1944. 75* tone and .A ustralia during 1' period 1908 to 1944 i t mas 3603 ton s. tou h i l l no-*aterago/ ths /Taluo o f th is asbestos oror those period wms.Zn ' approx. 424 a ton, Taasaaia 118/10/- a ton, fouth Australia 114 a ton andwestern Australia approx. 3$ ai ton . the lateretin* part of the table o f our iefcttoe produotlon o f Crooldollto with which ww are dealing. ! <0 <s It i . e -sSg o* 2 a _ to* B a - Zul "S O A-O lis t m PIK8ZPBKTI The fir s t tablo rofors to all^produotj c;.. 4- Kft.OLXTCRl Tas, a ll asbesto*. Tou s i l i sso Slr to- < Oroeldolita haa nly beaaprofiuoed in S a ith Australia and Wastsrn Australia and a ll so ara attewptlng to oowpara ls tha production o f Crooidollt# 1 tJh Australia and *'x Xn South Australia oTor thaporlod 1915 to l944 approx. 682 tona wtrs produosd &t a walus of 9(99 with an ftyyr^ * 0, 7 alus of 4 /1 0 /- a ton. Zn W.A. durili J 5j L ln- to 1944 * produoad 1054 'oM wlth ax **|uo o f jiTing an ararago Talut par ton of 43/10/-. X thinx 1* * that la a Tory in tero stin g `tablo booausa jOy** iaportaaos o f aaboatoo produat^n. p a r tlo in ^ y Oroeldoli'* oonaams tha rortion 't tha OtaV wito phieh w* ara dOallng. J 13. IS 5 5 - S B XMSXXSffl Be you knee toy to value 1 bo auto hl/ther H r Pester* t a M m iu Sretodoiite th u l l a /or south A ttffu llM ' MX.tLXVSXj | o u li say th a t I t lr>dleate to* q u a lity o f too proto to fax PhSOXMNT) X mo ontoring hotoor i t a because i t oa predated la tbo ea rlier years and 1 possibly not of oo auto tola thou* WUOUYW) P ossibly, hut to production dea not appeur to Juro hOOftlMroasoA roa in ron* years and Z think i t aaat ho a poorer type o f Creoidolite* ' 9 M hoot tab le X to not ant to quote beaause I to se t think tha f l euros oro quito eorrest. Z tuvo sines eheoked oa thtoo to 3 Z took then froo in to n a tio n given by the Popt o f ftapfdy and froa tn is booklet X find oa a careful ahato o f asbestos produos d in too Hanaersley JUnge, th a t I t to to mot xaedly agree ith th is ta b le . Ko*ver, X hava prepared a ta b la o f a l l tha recorded produotloa o f C ruatieiita l a w.d* and till t is tab le i l l giro yo >eoaa infers*tic a tor, X og|<t tto t th oorrect tubio is too ato X t o l l no hand to you 1 KXhXBXVl CKXXSIT 3l d ta tto tn t shoeing rooordod production Of fetoidolito la V.A. X thinh d ir tha table ith unlto are no dealing covers the tool# o f hat is k;n>n as tha;roduotion o f Crooidalite la the B aw erslsy Ranges. That la th only souroo of bloc adboeteo hoing orkod la o.A. although tnara aay bo ooto in other parts* Xou t o ll 000 hoc production has laoroaood over those yearn froo ap;rex. 5 tons ia 1933 to f f l teas la 1945 althoto> production has sines decreased u t i l l x l f t l i t as 607 tons. X tolmk toal i s iaportunt fo r our ,urpose la ths faot that ,,hilo tho valu por ton *s X40 i s 1943, i* 194& i t cao <4ia X toggBto Xir th at tn tatole dota indcate th a t tho voleo o f tho product to s realnd dreaeonably statole, toto lo e t o ll note that tho averog valu perton evsr a perlod o f IX jroars has bes* 443 esto a feo ahiilings TXK mBXPttTl u ! do you Sun by valu ln that ubie Pe jtu sean tho parios ebtolaed f.O .l. rros^ntle, er toatt KJUtUTCftl loo t h a t ould b o --------- TU PM8XKXTI X M tioe tto t y ur a la is ln regard to tos asbestos toaos lo hesed oa eurreat prioo F.o.B. rreaanti KX.OLXVXRl IOS I t o l i s v t t o t lo nr* t o r f ig u r a s a re Ultaa fho prlss f .e .b . freaantlo In ht tout is as i t is quoted la th is booklet. 0t produced jn JJJ' x injury Cases; Id . U R .O L IV E R . 3-0-49 Produced in the matter of Asbestos Personal Injury Cases; Abrams Lead & copied to Richard F. Scruggs. \ t o u htT* boon produoad, th/ auat Kivi b u sp irita* 7 , vaknaan lo the Mino* Dapartaant. Ih*/ lo ia tal* 1* ti&a #bolo rooordod produolion o f blu u b u t o i in vastar Aus tr a lia . S X tolnX i t Might ba o f vala 10 feo Court i f I i* o*m* information oa th* laportatlon o f arud* a*b**t** A ustrali ad th* aaount* o f u b a to o -ttM la , aruAa sbasto ad *b**tos gooda--ohloh aro apartad trom Aus tr a li . Za riaw o f tho quanti t j o f sobostos vo havo 1/1g m i t la thl* Stata, Z uggast l t 1 a astonishing it /. KIWT. HIBIT 0. 4. Tabi* shoving Australi laport* Ad xport* o f ruda sbasto* sud asbastos p o to far 1 (Continuad on pago I f ) Produced in the matter of Asbestos Personal Injury Cases; Abrams Lead & copied to Richard F. Scruggs. t *taftt U not aa xtonoiYol/ utod aa Qhr/aottl.* Of aourae Itala book rafara to NW ytaro ago, and Ih M i f blu* u b n t o i k a r t Inora*?* j - Qa tha othar band 11 la hai* lo ba auparlo? la Qkryaotll* la raaiatanoa to malta t l u l l a , a* aaa aalar aa* thorafora haa Ila i n apa lile u a a a ...... , a* la apaa la li aa* a lllla r y qulpnaatz tha uaa of . CnoM olile la aabaataa geo** produoad la Anatrali* la *1 I m i inoraaaing" 2 d on 'l ttalnk Ih* raat of thaa tablea air ara o f nu* Valita la our aaa. X aarai >put thaa in to gira you aoaa ita * f tha ------ aouraa o f upply o f aaboato, Theae ara appara!!/ aoaa f tha aouatrlta fra hilon a Uporl aabaataa 4 ' Canata, Mav Zaalan*, Khodaola tha Union o f touth fcfrlaa. Unita* Klngto, and Unita* CUtaa of A*orloaa. Ttaat v i l i gira you aoaa platvra o f *>ara l t ia a ll prduoA. Baa a bava attaaptod lo in fo i you o f tha aaount o f aabaataa sporta* froa Auatralla, Z do not propose to vaary Iho (buri by quotlng thaaa figu rai, but you v ili tha traino o f sporta o f aabaoloa orar ina yaara 1941 1* 194? ara alaoat n agllgib lo. Ih* T&luo orar Iho obolo p illo * of Ih yoara Motlono* lo X411lo2 ohi oh o f ourao dota noi rapraaant nuoh on tha attrogo Tha otnar t*ble a lio *Oala lth asporta o f asbeato . in ita ruta fora and In nooda and tha ointrlaa to ahi ah i t m i asporta*. Tha lab i ia probably net a f uoh Tnluo aseapt lnaaauoh aa i t ahoaa tha aauxlng diapreportioa in tha ahount o f aaboatoo laportad aa agalnst tha a a tll uaount sport ubon sonaidor a bara ona o f tha largaat dopoalto f aabaatoa in tha ori* lyln g In Ina lUaaarelay lungo. <cohtwuwp ou }>acw 19) 18. kh.OUVKA. 3-M 9 Produced in the matter of Asbestos Personal Injury Cases; r Abrams Lead $ copied to Richard F. Scruggs. > 4m 9 *9c opititfS S p o iltr* . 3 1 _O a T f t :1 *1 S is .. fr iir t; I *T-: ? } I m a a t0 Es5| I E i . f ie * ** ve \i i l l s |mP K ii a H h H* U S 5 I f s?s ? *O* `' Po af *i % K J 1*0 M I ir s e m *-3 Tfi s . **g0 * * S8s: n* sis P ( ' H 1 v f S S i So 5 ? * * f:sr0 I:i3 8 * 8 1 Irte li lip 'tt l |5lilh # i n i si !ijjiis s0* e t s s * . .. 2||s s, S'** O *h!!!3;3N|];*ic,; * ': *r-v< $ (CoaUsui*A on p*m* 21) Produced in the matter of Asbestos Personal Injury Cases; Abrams Lead & copied to Richard F. Scruggs. X ... - fv * M e m S |H f5s | ' K N * ft.X vSSS" * o wc * S 5*- | fi h I :H it *? nt? :f 9H / - te Ff a 5*?* *5 f< *Pb jrv b 3 fr U K *SSp S " Oa mf s** 1 r*P O N S - _ ** P> * *2 p-3-S ^ r a--v* Kp cb 'iSt*oay Kt t* H--SO-J S o i ** ;; * e fc? f Produced in the matler of .s* Asbestos Personal Injury Cases; Abrams Lead & capied to icfiard F. Stfi/ggs. O K TflSXUUrn e.iut doce IX twuit in the seoond o^rkerunk t M ut la * o*kAl*xr MR* CLIY'.M Tbut la Ule y they nosure dual la the -Ir, ' I t l a * aort o f gl:8 p l te , hijjh ly p o liih ed , 01oh lo a r po*** to tho lr j toen ahuttar lo flaahtd oroaa i t , nd IX Xahes the duet t ny g i r o p loee, ih la la thea pul andar a alerecoope, nd che dust pota re oountod, und Chat la hoa Xhey fln d che dual oontulned ln the ir H tl yRUXIBlhlt Appajrently 1% 1* tha nuaber o f duat apota par aubl* aentine tre. A UYSAi I t la bout an lnoh equnra and Xheaa eaperlaente ra arappad and put o n r e fu lly y. s tx ywthZDiATia Xf in fmot the oounta re over 2W par fela aentluatra, ould Chat indcate the Uhallhocd a f lU aoaia t MR O.TYKM I do a o t taowj ^ ^ * **" " *** Uduact ao"unt la Chat a ln a . t w natonoe. i r yw ^ * o S S a T iS eS ap le. abera praetteally a l i --i --- muM ou arta. th ey looh oa a duat aouat a f * apata m e e rtie la a to the oubia aantlaetra as belng a cagar aouat. n t to thnt polnt in feoraeann. toay gat a felt ^ e d Ja S l ^ l S t atio that l t la alacst in M ilU a Xa ; ? L E S . i 5. * S " s S I r w a t . X thiah l t la feayond ainlng anglnanrlng ta a l t . I t * 1 1 apan&a oa tha a lU a n acn taat a# a * * ouraa.Z^ a t th d ^ * n K a rp o ijJ / i ^ h ' o T l t a l i i a y ^ n t s t ; ;; s s .T .1 s - ~ * g ; t . , 2 d ' ` S ! S ttiw duat aouat. * " * " *** 11 * fttS yftsiltthtt Mna a duat aouat arar feaaa tehaa a t tha felua aafeaatos alna V rn LIVKKi X a l l pxobsfely g ir a jou toas Information aa th s t groa raports fey lnaa laspaotora. Mi Chttiu They h ete re a e n tly feaaa tahen and era quita 0 .* " w r S i v s 2& f i s MU uUVJu X ent ta *he thl u S T i^ ia n s:s r a sa s s % & s e H T :.b r ^ ~ i : " t ^ i t ^ l l i S i h o l ^ n tha K i g a l i , rs the ata ge do* 3.000 ft . feut i t le n f ln t ea*. lA DAVXtt Xt l s not on the open aut p rin cip ie t A OLTVKW he l t l* not am ed on tho opon eut p rin cip ia . ~ Mi OLJVXa* ** V *-d 9 Z think I t follows fee general ooal-d n ln g ly itia , attlni ta W 4 t a l p illa r aystea. I t & a l l p u icv k la i la i th a n feould aerar be u y troubla aa far aa ven tilation la ooaoom ed. tb a t * ara a c a ti/ v e rn a i about la fee treatment. 1 vaiar- at a s i feat fee treataaat a f aabastea osa aerar ba anything bat 17 treatment. , Iba extrae ti on lt a e lf la a problea s a i feere le a treaaaioua vaata e f aabaatoa beeause I bailara la feg fin a l eatraatlea l t ust ba ln iba tora e f a rasuras to U ft fea fibra out e f fea leek. I aleo undarst* n i l t la net se f f le a lt te gat fea leng fibra, but whan yeu gat ieva te rfaat la ta lla fea beard fibra, l t la rery d ifflo u lt te extraet, aai fe# ealy aeans you esa uta la fea raauua treataaat. lowrrsr, Mr broadhuret v l l l gira ua aoaa l i t a e f fea treataaat. Obviously, vi fe a eyatea e f extracting fee duat by raeuaa, feat lntarfaree r if e fea produot i oa aide. Z appre c ia te a l l fea prebleaa fea t Mr Broafeurat hag but, frea aur { o ta t a f rlav, va vant fea duat al tanad eut e f fea a l l , e do get aaat ewr people breathing fe l duat. X vaat te gay a t feia at*ge fe a t aayfeing I guata la f e tta raporta la n et a re fla a tle n en Mr Sreafeurat. and I sa e t trylng te tura i t en fele.aeraing, but 1 bare bete rery eeneemed abeut fee p o siu e n a t ltta n e e a Oerga, I bave dieeueaei fee B atter v ife fee Mlnee Separfeent sA d fe a y bara a v an ti la tlo n export te fitte n e # Oerga en tee eoa aalena, and Z felnk fe a t I ea golng te t e l i you v i l i gira |e a eoa Idea e f fearaaults. Z bare a eopy e f a la t t a r f e ri byMr. U eyd, fee la a i l a trio t teep eetar e f aftnes and eoaalierot te be a ra n tlU tlo n export. Z t vva aaat te fee tate Mlaiag fegtaeer en fee 2) riT ebrunry, 194*. Australi* blu# asbsstos al ne e t ittaaoea Oerga. Z aa geing te guata frea fee laat pga, an i 111 feea band you, Ir, a eepyi - wife rsgtrd ta iu a t in working p ia ste extraa leffeand a lia .* ea fee fe e lnpertance e f fea t i s fe a t fee ven tilation feouU be kept a t I t s beet, fee b eri. e f eeurss, aay be . s . ife n Ventura en fee eppoalte a lia to fee aaehlneaaa, J r i e eb rleu a 5 ^ 5 ttin g no b en efit frea i t , and feat le fey i t aa rapertai. Me apse ea to aay -- A request vaa ea terei in fee ani suspended.* by *suapandai* ba nsana fea t instead o f keeping ** 08 fle e r to keep fees up ae fea t they 111 be sept elean. Aa I ata ts i , fear* should be no need fo' f e ls alne. i t should b# parfeot, and I think Mr Broadhuret d l l asa feat l t is parfaet. Ai ths xI m o f fe s ln spvotlon fe a I l l a ss l i l a , a ta S i n , or four a lle a fro a feo a l l .* (Continued on paga 24) . Prnriiiced in th matter of Asbestos Personal Injury Cases; Abrams Lead & copied to Oichard F. Scruggs. 23 t U PKUXSKfl X tato i t * oopy ia a lso stn t to t t alna M r* Produced in the matter of M T Y tH . . S .O U fu ti I i th in k t t i io . 0. AAbsbraemstsosLePaedrso&ncaollpnijeudryt>oCases; . MiuOBOSBi Mot a lu a ys. Richard F. Scruggs. M1U0UYKRI Ths rep ort goesion, Binse /p ratloua v is it * > So sets * Tbs oth sr port o f the rep ort m ia o oonosrn us r i i t r to tbs surfoe. I t soys, Conditions i n t t s 111 fr e s * dost p o in t o f vi wr found to to swot u n satlsfao to ry*.*** 10O0 p lu s * ! A* i t gl* th 4i f fo ren t counts. Apparently_ t ) u t o rso m s f i l l i n g buckets o f a s U s t o a . On th piatola toits th oount as a il* Th w s a r k i or Opea f * i j i m M hlouing** At th to .? * M * W U X 1 1000 * * * ffi* rm a rh s are Apart fro * Mo*4 shaker 4M * Moo 4 ant to ooaaac at t h is sta g e sn th asaoing o f 1000 S u s* A slid th at shorn 1000 plus is u s v .r oom ted. They say i t i s la p o sslh l* to oount i t -- i t i s <ul. pp*td t o l t o Mas* l sff to , that th a ir i s f u ll o f dust* s ^ S ^ t S S 1 * . . J * - . * 1" V S 1" " s s . .W ^ S 's s r s ^ r s v i. a jip ro v a su ti EXHIBIT I UUXBIf lo t Lsttn r froa Y en tilto ion Inrtor l l o j * to the sta to Mining KnfciBr .re Australi H u s Asbesto# ins* < MPOBI l'oSs iinn gi p tthSoWit r, ept oort I h. t StOPS h a h O S j n at^a ao^o *^to 'itohi i Y * a S M- w s s ^ ^ % . jy rs rtW r -w j, ( i t * l in a t th oosnt .......... unoar J w t o N i o ^ i M M P * " i f th B a t t s r oould b spssdd up* u* , olivv-*i y o s. tu iK.iiXDTl Kith any uooass* U * .O U * ^ . OU > - ">"* o f ,, b M u a B o n i X* " * " -" * "no" , r WKitV.OtoUVyEoKuIa l*l 1th1a' t I ,in" fo' nrid*a"tio0n* fo r tis i S :? 2 . ar. - 1 " "" j think X 25. UEL3O-L6I-V4c9^, r 5l u s to *0g o XT O C> 0 A SS** ? r ^.i50 l ' l l 0 Mgr h i * s s * ;ra ^ *e " iht * u to P\ r. as F * i r ? EH 6 r*sM *4 S S I g *Ss & RISI 15 s 5 1?H 38 l O r* t 8 - B O ** fi!. E M g fmU** s ? M 5 M ** ` fg? h E ! M tff. M * * %O O. ? '.e * s M H or g H B H K trtft V a* a? ?A* 0t^TH0O < ( t ? _ S fc tr * girsr a M43 0 */> O fcSSS* tM* |B 15 3**S HM* I o r " i m : B b* 28S r *> M H ft3 3 g S *1 t0 - 0 t1* 00 0 9 S M Ot B 0* 8 0 * 0 * M * ! I K mF Z sters O r S s S V Faa P *rM 0 55 1 *& 3 ** 1o O ** O. *S$8 s l S *% e s ; lv MO O U * *4 I I V.S 3B 8 g a -MCM S| *S r r* M * i l S* & sS= * s*** * * % Mc Mf0f `3* . ** F? S4 Produced in the t t i L e a d & copied to Richard F. Scruggs. .r * < 1 e Hts M OO 8 * MO# IrlaX ly, in aoanaotion wita u i n nargln. ay toy i s ttu t thara arw aartaia r<>aogniaad industrial standard la i u U t i i t to gait uj. Kargin for w^riaua occupations k t T i b i* i flx * 4, and a l l that 4 a rc doing is raQuitting tha Ooart to apply thos# margins to tho werkars at ttttanoaa Osrgs Z gag only quota from shat la kmm aa tha natal Tradaa aaid. and Z aaanot awan gia you a aartiXlsd aop7 aX i t , basauss 1 bava not get ona. I t la takaa aa a standard in tha Saginaaring industry, or tha Matal Tradaa industry Zt la a rsdsral award Thar* w i l l ba no auaation as to tha aath srity X aa Quoting Xran, but th is award prorldsa tkat a rlggsr and sp lissr ahall r ssslv s tha squivalsnt aX 4/8d par ah lft. <Cu:fXK:.*B OK I AOk 7 ) klU01-I> 3 -M i Produced Inthe matterof Album Personalinjur/Cases; Abrams Lead & copied to Richard F. Scruggs. Si I S c 0M i9tK 3 its?* M * | ? ff| 5 6 B S f f * n SC 4 * p e* 5 .1 5 1 ! S s fi 5 e $mH2 |M5E* m s9* HHe H S* *?P!Si6i sfB ki M Pv M S8 * SS**PS tS V S f" CIS! n :sts 9 5|Hsr$C*6M - s ss u ite tf uki&Y-s s; F $ f : SP s s b - s s ,* & pi a s i f :|l s i# > R |]f!i' Ifa r jj I :& s I f i *2=11=;?? * |iis! ?s ? ft!? P % PS r J i f? -e s,ff I Si H#fS* gSrt* Oa- '2; sp *p ii s * * rs H*5 2O2O* s |:-v s ? 2 If i* g**J 21 E !il ni f If 5*2 H f e li ig ifi. 9 y f f i iffF Sihh $ \t\U mpi fu tl* s4 mttl 1ft -'sp fe lf in i | i , ! , 5!i 3 f * t t s e i_ E ?. LP, * s M m I*!? p E* s.I 5 b ss I I I . 51 > - ,, MM tic s f r&fn e I J r i n i ' &}*:* | a1* (iff n ils 5 & |m 6 s i r * * 5 i S! 9 ** S; lrai " !r-?E*l :r*s 9 4 $ Pp fte* Ilf i N M M ii flf f t\ -s t*fEf S?,I| :e glr"*;* ; | f | ssl B BUE yKKSXMbfi aa ibi arguad a ha l u i goldMalag <M V MI QJLZYJBtt X u , 1 t u ha only om m Iok a Viiah basa aaavpatlona had baaa lnoludad la ha alalag badala. K VWWIIWX* Vara bay lnoludad la ha A.V.V, galdaiala i m a i V MA OLXY&JU Xas, 1 aa ha A.v.V. ha a U i ha a la la . IKK yJUtlWOlT Ara a l l Viaaa A .i.U . aaa V Mi OldVSM Xaa, a l l am ba a f ha A.v.V. (M W i p U b B U la f lnduatry. ad bay ara oovarad V ba A.V.V, avara. Mia aaaa appliaa la ba aaglnaorlag lnduatry outa&da ba aatropoiltM araa ad ba aoub-waa laad d ittalo. Va eoar bla a U u o f arie la ba Xalgaorllt foundry, ad aaa odiar plaooa idiara bla anginaring Guainasa la aondnatad. oulaida ba oouth-vaa land diTialea and ba aotropoltaa araa.. VtS ?AIMHT Xou auggaal ba Court dld no aoaada a ba aargln la ld dova la ha Vadami aaaal rada u * H W - auaa ba aan la ha galdaialng vard vara raoatttag ba gsldalaing aIlo anca f ' MI ObXVXdt X vai rafarrad o aa ofton la ba aaaa bat X daduaad Via a u t bava baan aa. Of aura, X had na dottai o taovlodgo 1f ba w u ba no la ha Cauri*a alnd, b it 1 aaaaad ba mia bava baaa Via portilo. Mi fiWM Xha, a f aourso, n i aat la ba aiautaa. ad ohXVSAi Mr Maona baa Jua Ara* ay attaatloa a aa extra fim aoaa aiautaa, ib i a aa In a attor a f ba A.V.V. u d abar ppHoaata. and ba laba Via* aad >ar ad ebarn. raij>ondaa*a. l i aa aa adjouraed hearlag aa fussday, 28ih fipiantar, 1948. Via axraat X IH gva la aa paga 857# *nd apparanti/ Mr valah and X la g 1 bat aubjeot. Mr Valah etatad -- a barafora raa aur oaaa ttr s tly aa ia a b llity lo pay and saaondly bai ba aaployaaa 111 noi ba eubjaot lo aay lajuatioa by ba auapaaaloa o f basa margina baaauao, aa va bara ahown la aur raturno yaatarday, bay ara raaetrtng ora ov ban bair aoradaa working In otbar plaoaa in Xalgoorli abara aow, aadar ba Industriai allowaaoa,reatilag aubstantiallj aara tbaa bair aoaradaa." a s sA M m uad & " P'ed t0 Richard F. Scruggs. Ma uLrv&H, 5-8-49. 28. X think. that & part of hr Valsh't Aofonoo o f our that th* industry allosahO* ohouitl be t<Jc*n i ' to oontld*ration* Tho* tr tho Binut* or that rurtloular ** So that 7 ould 00 that bofor* v# poo* th is quoatlos 0 Vast %o ototo Boat saphatloally that Butorcr pro mss o f rsusoalng should t t sod by tho othor old wo ^ 1 1 noror adnit ku>t a soritor rklnf undor an A.vV amrd, should bo Bid seasthlng lo ss than a sorfcar sorbing undor any othor aaard, poribwlng a In ilar oMupatioa* V Shirk i t is o<ly oonaon justioo that a orfcor odor an A.s.O* nurd should rveoito at loast oqual pay* m raC;iZDKTt Xt oooms a b it lU oglSal to so that th* sorfcora onoornod should got rsduood cargin* bosause thoy aro tettlng no allosanooa, bosau* fron ay brisf knoslodg# tho t B hays' nothing to do idth ash otasr : od MIUOLZY^I tho a&rglM oo A ids/on tho oooasioa o f tho Blaise sass otro substantially hlgnor than thsso but * at lt* s t sxpootod th* quisaloni of shat os lookod sn as a stand* Barg, in tfc*0*vlth o f Australia Bosoysr to* f a t that thoy voro Bst glvoa lsd do to tho prsuBptlon th at tbs industry allomaoi Bust hays oovsrod tho oonsldoration o f tho slalB m PTlaSZDQiTl Apart froB tho A.S.U, sla is ln th* aaard, at thos s&ass of soxfcors tho only onto In this Stats MJUOLXVSfti I t i s gsnoral to tho Engineering ind try in this Stats and ths BStropolltan awards for th# a*w i trads a l l had thoir bsb outs i do tho 8outh-*o*t land Sinaloa fhsro h* aovor boon any ouostlos sn thoso sards VIE ?AK'~ISSMTl And in a l l thos* usurds do thoy got this BargUI IflUOLlTEAi 1 S| i t is a standard targln TEE Ift&SlPENTt fh s sans a* thslodsral ^ t a l Tr.> mUOUVahl KZaOtly th* SaBS TBS PRESIDENTI PBallng *ltb y;ur nontion of ^ hoBuo* Shoe os th* gold iduiry allosanct f ir s t agro*d ts i s too gold aaard MUOLIVEi't I t f i r s t to o k s ff o t in January o f 1935* TKK FBSSILEWTS And ha* I t r.ind unohangod a* far as ths teals i s consrood sine* than MUOUVahl I t s b u d s 1 s*atly <h* uo 1though tuo a llo * aoo ha* lr.srad o d n s to taoinsr**** in th* p r ls a o f gold TXE PREttIDEMTl a* that n uaenda*nt of au sittin g a*ord or a ass asardt MIUOLIVEh Tnat s a t a 1934 *.;d *** * * o ;.lstsly ns ird aBd aasndod ~guln In 1937* wuir.XEKTi Tho 1934 a*.rd lntroduo*d tas gold in d tatry llosasos NA.OUfEXI 2** HI PRKAIP.; And s i n e o th e n ha* there U *nau^str^nuoua __ . a . r h . x th w to has* I t ohangodi UIUOLlVUt 29* 3-6-49 .. 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M b-.JL So m34 o3 *a S **2 4 it b oCt *t a I 0 44 frOia 12 . - ** 5 2^8 " *S, S 2*1 i s * :, 9 fl m a 8**2 m -* w .2 5 l 2I ? ** 3 S1o 33 r7: s j4 b M ** 2 1 M J 4 *o .8 s b I ifi 9 > rOtCO f 04f .08 S*2 324 4M-1i S * -* J . fl4 3 2 i a i :;-C\ rl cet 4t b a #ft^ 2 9 1 JS " ^ S f Ma H * 4 S M > a"* *-*49o M 3 5CV2i3 "231 9 bto t< c S i 1 Mb 3 ,)' MM M m S h C K U S*:*?] aZS'* b o m 3 Am M * b M d aa .a *4 2 2**3 2 * j O 4 g . *MO MB 4 m 82 'i m 5 ?.. i M -o S o o g a h*5i*s- d 44 4bi ib i "52 Hfl Hfl fOl 9M O b m o 4 j. a 4 2 9 m +4 S w 3 *b MHO u 9 s -s--M- <- m 9* m ba Cb4 OJ4 9 * OS 83 O* Ot O 4. o 1; 3 MMO a S VM M4* d* 4o 51 5 ; a e 2 1 I S** |22a?S^c :.o4 9 **t liI * 4 .1 5 rO* fl 5 o * M m<Ho S ft! c a fl 3 r3-4 * 3 b * OHM * k l 8 MM y* A CM a;* A 4 ,, * fl 3- I -8 su) -m| 5 :S*JI $4 .$s* 3 X Im 2- ^ 34 > w 4* 5 f s 3 3 3 * l | t 3. f o l jtt* 2 a4* Mc w agSS^g 1 lieui i# uf A. ------- -,-- Injury-Cases; Abrams Lead & copied to Richard F. Scruggs. MJUIro>t x* toe A*.U. * party to th a t a**rd? MR.OUYKftl The A .i.U . put to * for e *** ** ^ ,, qthweiUtooratof uthiet tmi ^orrglntoor**23*rPdda1nuth*.oi7uli19Qf4t8v.# fbo refersnoo fiTs ^ 2? o f 1947, and it 1 ootneen too inalgaaatcd S ^ M o riB f liaioa oa4 Australian Iron ond Stool* Xou 111 ooo In thlo o- tj^ t tho occupations * have indloputo oro paid atoording to tho schsdul of rate *o oro claiming. there is o pooullor story attuano4 to th lo . In too a* o f Australian Iron and stool, ro port* In too Jf*}*1* !1 to tho undertaking ot S J ,* Io iIrid USn4o r ^ o ^ * t S I 5* 3 Snlmed too rato, of pay. and I t has boon rood that thooo occupations bo tr*Mfrrod Into our ! t o t J m n g yiu the rates, (txtraot hondod to Bosch). V I think VO 111 leave tho natter o f narglns at th a t. o i l l ondoaiour to give you o il tho inforn.tion * ^an on to hi tory of goldmlning allowanoe, or ay other J" Xt^ a l l.* oo i l l endeavour to provide you Uh that i f not progress. on th . ... o n of . . u m o . hao taken too point o f^ ^ "^ ^ fe n o d o r ^ that aoboatoo ohoold qu.t. J.** a a*. bo prodygf4 1 Jl\ i e n and a lo t of oonoidoratlon s w - y t S s r a s ^ T S 'K i s . ^ r ias t , * * -- production at Uttonooa cshlaoiumldthshaat raeasotonoo oftf otooj p rbofitsa, th. t n o n too orker so e d ourttaoobdle on tahpeplmieedthofodruohodo ^foyrnothnet poaf yl*^*bo n u o att BBrrookkenerBs UI an^d Kt. Ia i i nomotoat sim ilar. I t fo llo w too ram par nmr m U . and the scala o f lnoroaao as f^ ^ tffin iu ,& * ; s - payment of n bonus# OIE FASSZPOiTl Bo* did you arrive at your point of coaaancsmsnt Of 428t . O U V B .. * o o n .ld .r .4 "l " * production of asbestos at tittenoon Gorge. " ** " IHS FESSIDEBTI Ho did you naoafct to asoertain toatt . o u v , lu n;a a. 8 ^ .% **" A ' s r ^ s a s S i . . . * ployer for his plant and to on. m n n u o a it . t n noni* ` > * " " "la " " *' *11 AIWO^ . j n i t t * on* alSC s 'is s s .w . s s r & t f i SnSsys.' .r e getting 426 to X29 P*r tott* ............... -- U t. M V iK . 3 /W ! ti \ IMS FRXDXDKHtt That lnoludss 10 par ton for freight. HR. OLIVER! Y ob. did THJC pasaxoaiTi a*t p rofit ds* you reckon you ould giro tbs saplsysrt HR. OLIVER) # had in Blod the Qussnsland ssthsd of fixing fed load bonus, ad thsy thought f t , a ft or allowing for orkiag OOOtO. THE PRJCSXDEMTl f t of hat! HR. OUTER! o f tbs ovsrall. HUE PRESIDENT! X*u bs*b f t o f tha gross Talus of produotloBt HR. LXVK&I I f i t ooBt 1 B illion pounds to aork tbs Bins for tbs ysar, and tbs Bins Bads 2 B illio n pounds for tbs fanr, tbs 1 BllllSB pounds orbing coat ns dsdustsi. Tbs saplo/ar as thsh nllsvsd 7 i on tbs 1 m illion pounds and tbs s w t t s root a s dlTldsd up into tbs load bonus. THE PRESIDENT) Tbs reaulning 93^ of tns ons allllOB pounds profit! HR. OLXVKRi Yss, that i s bo Z follossd it* TUS PRESIDENTI Of oourss, I t Just ooours to ns tbat tbsss figures a*y r* ry e ll bo su lU bls at obs stags o f produstion nod not at another sta g s. Z do not Ifioi rtsthsr th is Bins i s yst in fu ll produotloa. . HR. OUTERS Zt is M ( In f UL1 produstion at th is stags IBS PRESIDENT) Ho doubt ibsn It Is In fu 1 produstion i t should bs nbla to produos a bigger quantity at a lassar sost psr ton, should I t noti MR.OUVErl Tbatis bat S SDTlsagS. THE FASTIDENTI And tbsn you oui4 bops, at tbat Stags, to soaa bnsb and as* for a biggsr bonus, but at tbs frasant tlBS sbsn I t lus not rsaebsd anything libs fu ll produstion you sonsldsr tbs basis you bars nsatlonsd is fa ir for a bonus payasat. HR.OLIVERt ts sonsldsr tb. t 1 tbs basis on etoiob s ouId bs s a tltls d to clnla. THE PRESIDENT) Has the oonpany nads any profit so farl MR.OLXVER) I do not think so, but 1 think thsy havs spsnt a lo t of aottsy. THE FAESIDENT) Do you think thsy ^.11 aaka a profit in tbs aszt 12 Booths? HR.OLIVERI Hot in tie noxt 12 nontbs, but in tbs futurs bugs p ro fits. THE PRESIDITI But on tn is quostion of toe tin t han t b s x ^ ' ars not Baking vrofits at a l l , i s i t your opinion that tbs i s toapaay should Wiv a bonus tbsn. on tha jrios o f a a b s e to s l HR.OUVKKI fs think tns basis should now bs nslghod. I t aould psrbaps bs vari ad to our advantags in tbs futur of oourss* .3 2 MR. OLIVER 3-6-45 . ! t I i i I tI t. I OtfVJBU l t oould taom% to thi*l Xf you start lite bu ilt- ' a bausa ad fi U ln e i t with furai tur, you re M l bovina \ , profit on four wag ta t you aro lattatine i t la your house and famitura. X aaM, you veuld not bava auob lo ft ta pani, X agra# that this aoapaay 1 not taking profit oat /, o f Vlttaaooa barge tut lg_jaiXtle tbaa took lato tba nlaea. ij 1M PKKilWKTi haro la a diffrant belvean not king / f r a n t a ad nt>t asking dltldoada. 1 Ift OLXYXRi that la vhy va ara attar terj aatisflad with the p a n t that ve taka a half abara ef the profita btaauaa tu a a Juat # M k tbaa atout ad attar boy any pronta. Vaa put rasai!** {bon not th cld nduatry Ueoanoa rie** m alie a prosperity aliavano t m OLITSIU Xt ha baon rafarrad te aa a ll aorta of thinge, tut I don't think va hats ter praaunad i t vaa a profit Baaed on the proeparlty baaauae, after a ll, the galdalaing aUavanaa la paid in alalng lanate, vhethar In produatlaa ar eut af production. W rkSBiDBiTi but did i t not originato In tinea af proapony and taaauaa af the proeparlty t * Ml OLTVKRi X mink i t vaa baaauae of Pie lnoraaalng prit af fold, that 1 that It vaa basad an. Oeld had previously bean leaked upen aa tosething standard and than I t at a r ted ta gallop avay, and the verkara thougit they ooulA gat a hare af I t. that la hov President boyar basad the alloy* nao. X don't think i t vao attuali/ a proeparlty leadlag an ma indu try. Mb MCXBULX ma bonus vaa fixed on tha atandard priaa a f geld. ah oLXVXftt At tha Una, X think gpld oaa about d$. m Chusa the standard priaa had been 4. 10a ., and han tha baaua one fixed i t vaa 8.10a. The Court decided to fix i t an anythlag above <4]Oi. a t a aartaia rata. Mb bdvxxa bona ninaa vhioh vara aaall produaars and net proaparoiia had nevarPialas to pay i t , the aas aa tha larca nines vhieh oere r ela tiv e ly proaparpua. big PMftluttt; Xt aaeaa that tha payaant o f tha geld in dustry Havanas m i parhapa a prsiudo to tha iapoaitlon o f the geld tax also at a Intar stage, on produatian only, they ora bath roughly on tha anno baala, are they not V ifi OUVKJU Xa. UK PASSIM** Xou vould not Ilka to an eabvataa tax. ' Mb OUYSEt The gold industry haa not been unduly taxed, thou# .It ha* had a lo t of tria l and tribulation. LUKUKSUK AttJUUftVttfiST. >4. Mk OUVKH. > -4 -4 9. / tSS FBKSlSUTi But suroly any bonu* should only too paid out f profits. ' Ml.OUYKRi Boot toonusoo paid in ib is oountry srs baaed on tha prloo of tho product. Xt has always boon contended toy tha other side that a bonus i s not fa ir . Xf they oould perhaps o ffer ua something Just at ttraetive, in a different fhra, o say too preparod to oonsidsr i t . TUK t&SXDnTi They night offer you $0$ of the p ro fits. MJl.OLIYtftl fnoy B ig h t. 1 think I said in ny opening reaerke t iu t X bus not e tte a p tin g to shoe that they have undo any p r o fits U S PAS&XBKXTl X any perhaps bo Juaplng s l i t t l e b it ahead, tout the point 1 an g e ttin g a t i s th .t in v le o f that o;*ning rsaarfcx that the ooapany had not been Halting any p r o fits X aa querying whether your union la right in asking for s bonus. Bhso no p r o fits ore bein g node. MR OLXYEKI lo o . tout so take the v ie (although 2 nay bo ooaplotoly srong) th a t t h i s ooapany i s layin g tha foundations s f aa l-.oustry. than th ey eat there, there * only the Oorgo. Tho aln ln g m l eh hod boeo done up to that stage boo s la o ly hors the a sb e sto s sa s exposed on tlis s U s o f the h i l l s . Xt had tosoB tosaohsd o f f end the asbestos taken a say. This ' soap,ay has gone in to i t in bigger m y. They hevs driven tunnels in to the nouatain and they are mining, th e plant o f oourss m *a they f i r s t oat there ua very erode, tout they or* a t t h is atS developing m at i l l too in tho future a etaadajd p la n t. They have not been prepared to la s t e l any plant oth er ' than h . t eolsb they had there u n til thsy knee hoe i t as going to aorfc out. Bo Bay they re laying tne foundations of mat suet bo an ! -- * industry, and * f e ll i t ill to a very oelthy aad ee at to share in eoae of the p rofits. UK PRkSIDaKT* Before hand or hsn they aoerueTAssunlag th^pp r o fits are a i l at tho moment, do you thlnh you should share in theat KR.OUTCR! X think tho foundation of a toonua should be la id 1 tfas a sard. lou nay think our request is too high. Xsu nay drop i t eonaiderably. u t FfuTiiXDEKTi It i l l largely dap and on ahat evidence the Ben give aa to m at i t s profitable produetion is . MfUOLTVohi 1 have nc doubt Mr. Croat w ill deal very ably with that. MJUMC9<H11 But y:u say the bonus should be r a a e d on the vers,: p rise per ton re c e iv e d . X think you sold tne **^**? had not aide any p r o f i t * . Going back to your Kxnlblt to .? and the v a lu e per ton ahos th ere , the -.rice iw i -ever approached X2S. Xt h^s always been considerably bore t h . t . The la s t Odd you quoted aa *4b per to n . On y'-ur e la la , eoold not the Bn th a t ovary ploy* would be titled to cother J ^ i. pdF vH.niivi:(n v ... MJUMsdmhitli And th* ooapany Is asking no profltel hB.OLXVItfU That is righ t. rn, UVXhj l i f e n 41 ad fr fe fcf a ar Xunah m u , ir, aaka w %* aAmtout U pravlda roa wlth tha QtMti oonUUlaf fea raarm u ta fea gal* laiaatry U n m fer 1934. fea S u itM 1 B9.14 pp.82> 24>, Z *on toniar fel U fea cM, V t i l MiMMur i t later atas* to prenda | w lfe u u t r M t Crea fea Quaaaalaad Qasatta la eetuMaUea 1 Iba leed bernia a Ht.la* and fea aafead by hlofc 1 la glvi niara, and lfe aaaa InferaMloa aa fea aafead a f tadoatnal allaaanoaa la Hila aoaatniatlen aaard la Vaa^ara AuatraXia. fe* rBMZSairi a lee Hia raferenae lo tha aaard far U U tanuaa la Hila u ta. rn OUTVXJU Xaa, feat aaa be giran alaa. la faat, X fia I hora et a aepy af aur aaa award aerarla* fea l u indultar/, but fel la m extrae froa tha Oorernaent analta aenaeralnf Uta Xnglnedrlrera and ttranea'a Union ahah aa/ ha af aaaa .ala ta yen. Z aaa laudar be,34/48 fbr tha Inferantien af fea Cour. (COHTZNUKB OH PAOS 3 5 ) <f \ 1. 34 U ) MAOLT* Produced in the matter! Asbestos Personal Irury Cass;.. A b ram Lead & copied to.......-- Richard F. Scruggs. .... . UK)K KCaUMPCOH AT 2*15 T A . M1UOUVRR) * M n dealing wiVi the question o f asbestos bantu bofort adjounment. 2 would like so refer back, to ttu tralBii btOiUit it boon brought to iy notloo that cron bofor tho tin t wo l i l t e d that sahodulo of margins too O'Ith Oourt hod further increased tho margins wo ore opri/ing far I t o ll not bother tho Court with *11 the increases, but in tho 0*10 of tho rigger uid ip lio er, he 1 now in rooeipt i f t p9 oatk, to lth fllToi hin * mergln bniod on tho 4b hour week o f l 5 d*y, o f 4/Sd. K alee cfooarso, in tn lo Fodorel hotol tradei * wird, gets 3 .. hito ho also roooiwo ln the Metropolit fir PHS81WJITI Inore i t no loading asked for ln tnis aeard MJl.GLIVfchl ho. m are a&Jtlng for nrgln but not a loaning THK rBialDhitli Shat was culled a war loading MR.OUViR* Yes, 1 undarstand i t wu* giren during tne *-r ys*TS. 2 underetand It ae giro by agreement* hr* Creel oes Tory genoreue on that oooation 101.CROSSt lo go' eometning for it* MW.OUVKF.t In the m atter o f the aebsatos bonus * probably btoultl fohrartthesompuerthpionsge toof eouyr application 1 think we wi iilil' i e ' i t at toot ha* been said* . MR.CROSS) that does that rean KlUOLXYEP.i t o l l. 1 t&ki i t wo tollnavs tn right to ask tome quosticns -fto r our case on th is action i e olosod* MJt.CROSr.| ThO Regulations iroTiis that no do'" S^h"*** aro permitted unldeo at the exprssa request o f the bench. SMI MSSXDT* hat regulation ie that KR.CROSSt I do not know, because 1 hanot got i t here but m u v & t t 'i\ ". S 3 i l K . tt. Court . Upon the case being called on, the applicant ahall state the fnote of the oaee and shall thereupon ja il h is ......................... .. Mo eoneluding addresses shall otherwise be made* So i t IS up to uo You own ask, i f you want to. MH.OLIVER 1 don't think we t o ll h*ro much to ay at the oontomsiom WI hKibXWi Tne po: nt is i f any points were le f t r^rtioulax S eortain in o r ninde, *e eould probably i PSos e ** aradid,redss themnseewlwaesatttoer thceaml)11ng for a reply ffrion^fu0^^ woall probably ask you. Sut i t 1 * up to ue to deeide thto UR.OUVKM I feel uro you to ll be genoroue. Sir. because 35 ... .IS.'.,. 1 . . Rfb&icSd in the matter o' Asbestos Personal Inji AbramsTead & cpiei Richard F. Scruggs. nftox a l l | M 4IW sot iuah accomplished advwoatse u --y W a d , All Z aak la the right to state oireoeo. OT course, I f we ara to ba bound by tha atriat fom alltlM aa la id daw la tha regulation, l aaj ba hart for 2 or 3 daft* MUDaVXBSi I t Bay even ba a questlonof adjournment, MJUOLIYKftj Zt ou7 ba. However I don't aant to . Mr . ocndwet la prarloua oases nay cot always hava baaa Wat i t ahould hava baaa. But Z aaa always allowed tha privilege a f a faw words at tha ooneluslonof tha oaaa. MB*GBOSSt Za ay orperienoe tha Court hurn always baaa vary a tria t la that regard, and slowing addresses, to a7 knowledge hava aavar boon allovad. U I FBlKtfTs Vo i l l a that no person la endluded f n a pladmg tha faata bafbra thaOourt. MJUOUVCf! Z think, tha gsn ersl provlaioaa governing tha question of tha asbestos fumaos fo lio on tha llaaa e f tha payaent of tha land buraara'ln other awards, auah aa faatarm Aaatralla Brabas M ill and Mtlsa. Shtaa are tha eondltlkae adar ahlab tha boaua la paid in thasa awards, and a fee l aura they eould ba 17 v a il applied to thia particular laduatrj. However, they would ba consequential oa the Oourt i n a t l i g M at for o f aaboatoa boaua. Ma 0 ooaa to tno question *f Junior orlara aad you d ll find haro the ployar lo hla apsuar olalaa that a Junior worker ahould raawlv# * percentage of tha W ill w ee aad d latrlot a l l s anos. Boa, ua aay thia la a new prlaoipla, or aa attaapt to Introduc a aa principle Into our hoard*, personally, u n til sa lta r of * f * days a"u, Z had aa knowledge c f aay award In .Australia which contained a previaloa Viaraby a percentage of tha dlatrlot allowance Would ba paid to tfe# Junior worker. To ay knowledge tha Junior worker la a ll o f our awards has always beta paid tha f u ll d latrlot allouanoo, . X tote i t that han tha nutt*r 0 discussed la tvs in it ia l d a lu a , a ease ws* put up ac to hy tha Junior f^xksn ahould gat u a fu ll d istr ic t allowance, Frankly, Z do not kno any I t ahould bo denied to than. By knou* ledge o f Jw lor workers Is that tnlr req-lrsaents art considerably greater than ny own. Xfce Janlor worker paye Just as nueh to tr a v e l, and B uffers the eauw lroor.veaiuoe as scat Is known as ... a u ls worker, and X would aay tn at a good husky Junier vowdd oat fa r a e re than the avr*cw a d u lt. Be, why anyone W ould woaw to t h is Court and ask tiu .t Ills allowanee, * prpTldo fo r h ie need* In the d ie t r io t In wtileh thin operates* IiL.u-14 not be granted to h la l a f u l l , 1 an ooapkbtely at a la s s to understand. Be, i t has bean sa id thars have bean eeae agreenasits an th is q u estio n o f tha pereentage o f d l s t r i s t a lio S T p l d to Junior workera. v a i l . I So not kno o f any issita. 36. UB.OLXVC. 3-6-49 m OUTYKRt xt ha van baaa said that tha goldainlng award ho* V ia provision. Well, I ant to say that tha *ueatlou vm newer at laaua In Va goldulnlng oaaa, Tha union alainad no alteration la Va rata o f d la trlo t alLov&aoa that W paid far Junior worker#, and naithar did tha player, tha question o f paroantaga payment o f dlatrlot aHavana to Junior vorhara vaa newer in laaua. I f tha goltalning atadard haa aahlng whatever to da with tha atandard of payuant * t vittaaoan Gorge. than X aan truthfully aay that Van va daalt with tha pplloatloa for tha no goldaining award, tha fuaation vaa never raiaad by althar party. SIX pHSSXUKhTt Art Junior vorkara In tha goldnlnlng lndantry paid tha fu ll goldnlnlng allaaanaa t m OUTVSkt 1 * |, in whatever d la trlo t tha/ art in. V CKJhht ha. I t aaya la tha award. "Percentage af baala vaga, diatriat allovanaa and Industry allevanee." m OLXTKBi X ahallanga Mr Croaa to find anything la tha mnutaa a f tha oaaa o f V ia allagad agraaaaat. I ahallanga Mr Groaa ta find any part a f thoaa nlnutaa hiah vaa avar in laaua. PWnuTJ Tha quaatlaa la , vhat doaa tha award any t MMVLXVXIU X w ill produo Oovemuaat Oaxatta la V i eh tha award la given. lH*nda Oasatt# ta Banah). Xt la eoastiusd fra V a warding that that naan a paroantaga of dlatrlot aHavana, haala vaga and indua try allovanaa. Xou i l l aaa, aftar tha arda "dlatrlot allovanaa*, thara la n fu ll otap. That la a aoaplata aant#aaa. Xt gaaa an to aay. "paraantoge a f haala vaga and Induatry al l ov anaa par shift* X rapaat that n t no tin s vaa that nattar war in laaua, and X would hawa hoan vary aurpriaad i f thara had haaa any paroantaga naatlenad an this ooaaalon, haaauaa tha nattar vaa nawar in laaua . Mh CAOSVt I f tha Court wl 11 look at tha original typad aapy a f Via award, i t la wary uuah laarar. Xt la quite alaar that tha wards "dlatrlot nllovaaa* vara euittad, aad a lln a put through "hasla vaga", and "industry allawiuis" put up ahowa. I f you look nt v a anginaart* award, i t la aat out wary alaarly thara. t BX PRXSXU&Ti Thara ara no Junior vorkara. Va had hattar try to gat V is point alaar. May X ank Mr 1laons vhat ha aonaidars tha position at Xalgoorlia to ha ao far as apprvatloas ara oonoamad f ho you eonaldar thay gat tha f u ll dla tr lo t a lio van, or only a paroantaga o f I t f aaya kh XMOUUi tha petition la that hat Mr Ollwar/la oorraat aa far as tha A.v.U. la oonoarnad. Xt la a nattar whtah vaa aswar la dlaputa so far aa the sattlauaat of Issuaa la oonaarnadi hut so far aa tha angina ara oonoamad, V ey applied under the lnoreaaed rutea tor appraatloaa, and tha Court daaldad, for aona unknown reason ifeeaius Vara von no nrgunant ndwanaad hy Mr Valah azoapt tha faat that tha induatry vaa not in n position ta pay lAaraaaas), ta ahaaui V a t pareaatag. Vhan V a avurd vaa originally dallTaredX 11 i t atatad vaa a paraautafa a f V a huala a , plus a w paautaga af Va induatry allowanaa. But Vaa, Vaa VaT attar vaa dallwared, Mr Valah had sut fexwOrd Va laahll&tr Of taa taaustry ta pay. Mr c n h lll aaid tha Induatry allowana vaa a d isab ility allevanea and Mr Valah, la raply, Midi "Aa far aa Va submissions ara oonoamad X ....... inability o f tha induatry ta pay". Mh OUT1A. 37. >-*-49. Ihay than alterad ba ptrcinUgi froa th fu11 d lstrlo t i l l w u e fop apprantiosa to a psrosatags of tha dlariat aliovanse and, la saklng that dsoislon, ha prealdsnt of fea Court said that, tinllka a l l ofear avard*, hay hAd dasldsd ta da tt t. 9 U FAR*Xlh*ft Caa jrou giva ss tha refarsnos, Mr Croas T Ife Chotsi Zt la paga 868 o f fea Judgsant o f fes Court, lssusd oa 2Dfe Ootobar, 1948 AppUoatioa B0. l l / 46. 1 FASSXBUXyi Ihat la tha A.M.U. t Mi CBbSSi Bo, i t applica te a l l fea uhioas, and saya, *la tha appraatioaahlp avarda . . . . la faot, 1 la tha a l/ p ssslb is nathod o f doallng v ife auob a al biatlon. IBS FRiJIDaT Mhat doaa ha atan by aaylag unI lla averia alaabara* f * CBjWi Bost o f tha Court'a avarda prior to tbat data prendad to r a f u ll d ia trlo t allovanoo for Jniora and,.fer tba flr a t tla a , tha Court adoptad hla prinolpla. ZUS FjtKXfiSMTt zt doaa not naan outalda tba State Oourta. m Cfessi Be. " MR BuaatiO; V took. l t tbat tha raasoa for tbat oaa Mr falah'a arguaant about in ab iU ty to pay. Xf yon look a t tha avard la fea goldsining aaaa thay hora altared tha standard of apprastioaahlp ratas but tbat dld sot apply to tba A.W.8, MRClXVBH At tha outalda tba diaeusalon la bsenlas a llVtla involvsd. I ant to daal nltb tha appUoatlon nada bf tba Aus tra lla s Vorkara Unios to aoTtr saabars o f tha atalas Isduatry. I bao so t gpt tha original tbraaooluHB asfaadala l s vhlofa olalaa and anavara ara glvas. Z as quotlag tros a oonpllatlon aat up by tba Cbaabar o f Minas l t s a l f . Xeu vi 11 sao l s thla doounant tba unin'a olis tha anavor o f tbs raapondants and tha prasvnt avard o f tha Court and l t aust bo s raaartabla aat o f olrousatanoaa l f , slthout tha asployar roquastlng lt tha Court has raduoad tha d iatriot allovanoo to bo paid to Jnior orlara. Zt vas nevar roquastad by tha asployar and ha navar cada any a la is fbr l t . thars la tha a la is s t tha anavar and tba avard oparatlng at tba tlaa. Zt vsa navar ls disputa, (fiehsduls hended to tha Court). SUS PJGUXBXBT* Ihat appaara to ba aorraot Mr Croaa. (i CJttttBt Xas. Z unAsratend l t vea ratead durlng tba oasa, Ur Mil vas os tha Bancb at tba tina, and ba saya ha sannot flnd tha rsfaranoe ln tha tranaert.pt, and ba undarstood a ll along tbat Mr Olivar bad agraad to l t . IMS FKSUXDWTs Ma a sid l t vita what vea agraad to in ha H la A.V.U. rafaranoa. that doaa not aay ba A.V.U. veuld hava agraad to l t . Xt aight bava baen agraad to by be Court. *haa you look a t tha o l is and tba anavar of oourss l t raaos tha qusstlon o f asbit. * Afe OLI VER* 3- 6-49. OKMKSIMS AT. you a*ying u r . o U n r tlu t *t tho w u n lir IhiAaitU `Hitlllliilng n ttr i 1 1 lelgoorlia am goulag fUll i l . t r l r t n o L n ^ MlOUm> I * w r t l* that le tu position. m T K b lK k tt UT. Croit u / i tboy r* not, X 1axi o f An ta^lortr no 1 aot r t y i u *J2J2Jt2irU2 l Cwourt"l?a0o"sd?la1te,lJyunieodr Iw ks*yr thHot tt ul lrl ib1^. nq*u&i tae MH.080381 And t e judgment 1 very ole*r too. MA.QLIYeri There i s no Judgnent o f an A.v.V. m r L i y**1, lr to the treasorlpt from * u d fiWM (jiotit* Xt 1 Quito aifAr ond m"j t . *2 do not think thoro la any reason to question tho * t^ p-iLu i^r<lbMii* BW#*,Jp diwi.lrl4do. p pfhjojs inoroonod Xt g s i i on ta 147 | - aadUke word* liiW u ri the roroenUr* i l l not oppl/ .. and Industry allowance*. 2 d t to s*y 2 know nothing bout apprestleoahlp **J'4* 1 eren been In any 1 eusloe os apprenti eeshlp a*urds| and ho anyone oan sy that 2 srood tu Junior worker* la A..U. o*rds gottlag part o f ** allouasse, X a a t leas to U4br<t'0 <. THS 7fi31MHt At ';*reseot ln tho Oold Unir* ard tho eppreatleee only got a pereeatage.af tho ollewnaee. MH.RMMSI That aao subject to tho teaersl Oold Mining tho Oold lin in g award eu/ports Hr. Ollrer'* orguaont. 2t aya# *A poretag* o f tho b asis wag* aad lndoatry tHS JKESXDlSTi Apparootljr th at as 1st or changed by 164/ 48 ItiURHOaSi Zt . an Engineers* a p p lica tio n . THE rREdlfiftfti fo r a percentage o f tho baole ago. 41t r ie s ellow eaoe aad industry allow ance. ' MJUOtoSfH I f Ur. O llr e r 's son ten t l on so oorreot I d o n 't know what tho lin o ; f t e r "busla ago* la tho printed ard o r aeaha, and Z suggest the Court should look at tho o r ig in a l. UA.OlJVkHl X d o n 't know ahether 1 have any foundation fur h o lle r in g I t . hut 2 do know that ln the typewriting the Mark fallow s tho l e t t e r . 2 suggest ln that <uio i t la u typeograpb l e a l e rr o r . Thors i s no sense ln th e erk being th ere. Xt donotoo nothing. MH.MaEEStiAt That usually denotes there la eoaethlng to be Inserted? MA.QUVEhl Xes but there ssena to be something le f t out. I f that la ao. Produced in the matter of Asbestos Personal Injury Cases; Abrams Lead & copied to Richard F. Sauggs.' 2b the duplisate o f the original, the Ilo* aa i* Ink* tM H is t r i at allsm as** m i *l*o la ink* ahowlng Bat tB*y m n written 1 b hU tmH i - apparently a fta rth * %mr m MA.OLXVSRI Z a suggesting i t vould b* an extraordinary act f air aimstaams i f eoaethlag aa inserted la tra amrd tolen aa aarar in lam a. I t i s a noat usuami aireuasUnss I f *to thing 414 sssu r. toat happened aa the question * f Inorasse* argina as auapendad, pending inquiries lata ' a irsanatane* * f th* Industry as wan daallng with - i t s abl i l t / to pay --and th* question o f aaalatan** to to* Induetay tram tha O'Ite.Sort. tosa m *aa* to th is Oourt late in 1947 r 2948 2 plaeed th* *aa* bafora th* Court ahlah scoured for tha worker* to* payaeat of th* 1 *r*a-2*4 aarglns. Vevar at any tin* tosa to st loan* ma b*fora th* Court as th* quaatlon of Junior mrfcars* allsmns** raised, and It ma la ter, during an apyli*atlaa nato by hr. Cahill and Mr. Glbsoa for th* lnor*as*4 rato* tor appronti*** to ba paid that apparanti/ thsy ay this aagl* rapt into th* lsauas hut Z aa suggesting noa that i t ana navar an lasu* o f th* A.v.U. alala and it aaa navar 41a* sussed. 2 think that th* faot that tha old fra1dant has aatlenad It Mb 1b tosa* alnutss la SUarly due to lnadrart* aaa* Zt hat nothing toateoevar to 4o vith th* A.v.0. alala a t a l l and It m* norar agreed to . lavar haa I t haan a lai and a btoalf of an waployar that a Junior mrkar ahould got a psrsestage of th* d la tr lo t a llo vanta. It haa alaoys naan a raaopOsad principia that ha ahould gat tha fu ll dlsurlst__ alloaemee and to ay knoeledge ho ha* almya paid i t , mtXMM w.myw toatovar into rm t ion Hr. Croat Bay hav* to too eontraxy *d aa Z say i f I find any aaployor ano i s net ^aylngsak any ja d a r aadar to* A.V.U. a m r d l 4U attaapt to Innodi ataly praaaauto him. I think at a la ta r stoga aa w ill aall aoaa svldsna* 1b aannastion vith Junior vorkara and a* a l i i probably ba ahi* t* giva you ooaa ldaa a t thalr oondltion* at llt t a nooa Cargo. Za fa st you my ba abl* to lnspast soas of th* Junior vorkara to i lo t you art thar* and g o t aoaa ldoa o f too ir naoda. Ob tha quaatlon o f diotrlat allomna* you a l l l not* ir , a* you sort lnform d thia norning, that our olala for d io tr la t allsmao* ha* boon aaandod. *# aiah i t to b* olaarly aadaratood that an a p r i i atlon o f tala nutur* oould only apply to ttttoaosn Oorga. *a do not lntaad that I t ahould apply to any other piaa than vittaaooa Gorga bemuse of th* peculiar alreuastanseo. to ara act aking for any inora*** in hat you *ght farm too general d is tr ic t allomn*#* paid at Vittenooa JkSta and I ouppoee generally tna vork*ra at vittonoea Oorg* ara alngl* aaa. V* to say teat any *r.r*i*d nan too orto a t I t t o oeswa nnd aaeanta a l l to a d ia a b iU U a a lnautooat aa am* Vittaaooa Oeras* ahould ba paid a graatar d iatri*t S i s s . i. iiir s n u s .. u . . r; * MAMO&a tor our s ia la in thia raspaot. I m ink oa* ^ r b t a r i S S i i J v o u l d ba to* terrific torneear o f labour t^i US iUt a mt oi .i <u S ;. to*ltofotool l*l aint sloutda*ntaosaUuyab*ar of marriaA *"*** umiouaiy. me laudani of diatriat allomaos to lto h a iT p I u d S vittaaooa Oorga tor a nuabar o f ysrs J i t o l s i haaapyllad gaaarally *$ $ }* to laarsaaad sad aoaa 4P HA UklVto, M M U in ttM should bo gittn to O r r le d nan Oho goos thsro, ' and noeta tho eoapsay'a Mods for Ubi 11 sod labour. Uuroly, soao son*1doratios ahouU bo sir s* to fasdly soda t W plan, sod I oajduLslss I t should apply only la suah a plaeo as fltd B M s Sorso. UE fJttaiDT l that i s ths purposs o f a d ls tr ls t sU m m n V M OUYSfti 1b a sst ths oddod post o f It tin s and to o ffset ths d l a b llltlsd * n d look o f sooni t i t i la outbask srsas as acalast oorksrs la Ma aotivpllt arsa or ths nor# so ft ltd fk l PRESIDITI Is thoro say In*Unto to #ileh you osa rofsr la uhlsh ths Court has hi Worts aado a distinction bstvosa ths d la t n s t aUovaast pld to a slagls sad a asrrlod aaa t MROUYXRi Me, I eonfeaa that i f you did I t la this sast you would ba krtakinf Wo la s. W pftEblDWTi that la ao raaaoa vhy va ahould aot da l t . Mere auat bo a sta rt fer storythlng at soaa timo, but I aa waauaa to kan you lsh i t rsatr&otod to tttenoon Sorgo l f a d lstr lo t aUouoaoo lo to aako up or look of ansai tles sad sortala entrai oost te shlah a uorksr Ma put. la suah a aass, l f ha cara a aarrlod asa, woulda*t ha be ju l t ostro sdata la aay s f ths outbaok parta o f tha stata t m OUYKIU far sonal ly , X know o f as other eontra a u * aa itteaoda Sorga la the Morthrfest. WS PRESIDE*fi t* a t about Xanpi hound V aa LIVER; 0 ourss.lanpl Sound aay hate Ita o n patellar p osition s, l a aot, I aee hy Ws U ln , idxlehwaa drafted by ao, o f oourso, that wo aro asking or aoao laeroase, l o t la th is osso l t la parti solarly to r f it t a n e Sorga. WS pKSflJMh** fh a t about tho d is tr ic t allessane a 8s.<d. for aoakathsrro, Mt. Magnat aad Qua t Xhty ara rasaoaably outbask piasse, aro May aot t i OUYEJU fou w ill aotloo that ths ollowaneo lnorsasss * o a l t sots boyond satan M iss o f a railway, that is to s i a the added d isa b ility o f bslng a n y roa a railway. WS PREbDEHTi In nsny outbaok Mnlns areas ths d lsa b llltlss ust bo just as groat to asrrlod non aa they would bo a t flttanooa Sorgo, r o la tlto ly . * 0UTERI S8, 1 would oay tho dlaahtU tlas Mat n a J gxoa aay ba groatar. But obtloualy thojr hats not r**, T*Ad Wa attention o f t u Court, or tho d isab ilitin e oauld hats* booa allMaatad. .0 WS PRESIDIMI*. Thsrofors, la l t not s uusetlon of prlnelpls* y . . . . . . . ou ssy to us in ths oaas of Tflttsnoon terga you auat aake an extra nllowanoa for a nsrrisd non, thon Jum1| ssuaona* so t nscoasarlly yo, but sonoona firos your aida of S ^ b i e V o o u ld o o n to Z n d aay, Obtlously ths logis Mat ateppsi)a#0e%t 9pltstrssauoaoda# OthosrgCo oaulrntofeaoptlalss' t^oMothSoTreoSubtabaasRx U H g aS j* K.TjJSepll* ltSSXf. HP OLIVER; I want to aaka ths point that this appltoation, n fe r ns T an personally oonoornod, oould only apply to flttanooa terga. UK OUTER. 41. >-<-45. <***>*& KM yjotdXPSBTi Xes. X loo I t eonoeras only Vittenoon Serge. W i t aiiM to m to raise a fetter of asrs gsasral appUtn- tlsa . M i I f m pwatod four applUatlea to be hiri pal t o l l to rsfuat sap other. * GlXYXRt X think a a u r lo i ana la entitled to receive m m eoaeKoratloa at ouoh a place as Vittenooa Oorge. fe* vaxsxoxMTi A ll r if e t . But i f that is ao( lo t us argue aa the general jirlnelple and M l particularly ea ltteaoea Serge. .................................... M OUVSRi hat you aeaa is that X should argue fee principle for the fe e ls e f the Borth-Uest. tHX rasaxi>TJ Xea, so that you o*n m f u t give us sons car11 eular reasons ohy 1 1 is needed aore at vittenoon Gorge than. aay( a t Dre Baida, or any of fes ether outbaok areas. I do M l think you e*n r e str le t your aguaait degleally to nttenoea ergs in this lnstanoe. OLZvm karaonally, I knew o f only two eentree in fe# e r fe -v e st fesre there i s any eonesntration e f labour sad that i s a l Vlttsnoea Oorge end, e f oourse, Xaapl. outside e f the teu u in fee Berth-*set. Gscorally, the d lstriet allowance paid In fe s d lstrlota 2 haws asatloaed i s far la exease e f y , n week. MB UCXihMAs fee t would i t he la e pleo lik e Marble Bar or Bullagine T MB OLXVXKt Xt la 33e. In that area. lit MCJCSUiAs Xa there any dlatlnetlea between aarrled and single nee MR OUVXRl Me. ah MCXDUtAt Mow would those d lstr le ts eoajared with H tteM ea Stage fa r aaealtlea and ee en MROLXTCR] XB this w*Xi A le t of fee workers work la fes se ssts l towns. fe MCXXBMAt Bullagine is M t s eoastal town. fe ULITERi There are not toe aany a t Marble Bar. X do M t knew I f there are any. Certainly, there la m gpLimning going on, aa far aa X know. TUX FAkhXBHiT; Do you aean to asy that there are no aeabero e f the A.V.U. at Marble Mar 7 fe OUTOit 2 do M t think we hers a aaaber goldalnlng There day. IMg yKls>2UtttTi hot a aaaber doing any work 1 fe OUVSKi Xes, they are doing road work. IMS yiUB>ZD9lTi Po they get a d ls tr ic t allowenoe 7 MR ULXVDll Xes, BMa. 33a. fek Pfu>2Pkli? o fe e / get aa extra allowenoe to r aarrled neat f e OLlYXRj Bo. Aa I hate said, i f yuu do i t in ease you w ill Be Breaking fee le e . rXiiXOSttT 2 aa only eaying that by restrletlng yoir olein A2. m OUVRR.t-d-AI l a fkla M i M d, i f l t la gr*Rt#A, l t 111 anka l t n r | t f ( l M l t Ib ua and va vi 11 ba hard put V 11 to rafuaa u ; atlwy ^ | tt a . in OLTViJd th la p a rtic u la r aaaa la b u llt a iba a lr to a a ta a ttt I i l t t a i o o a O o rii, >d tha avara, o f ta im a , aovara a a l r a ara a f 30 a ila a la and trovad V l t t a w a torga a t aa va f o l | 1h*t aa appU aatloa auoh aa thta oovld a o t bo aad l a r t m , Afta a l l , va aogld aomanoa aa lnduatrp a t H all'a Croa* and praboblr aanvlnoa tha Court th at thoro vara a l l aorta a f p a v a d lf f la u ltla a to ba faoad a t auah a plaaa, t v t vevld a a t ba a a t la a t n a auah aa Parb) aad va vould 1*7 th a t a parata llT lng a t H a ll'a Croad vould ba a a titla d ta aoaa aoa> a U a n llM a r a r a paraoa l l f l n i a t Paa^r aad th at vavid applj la lia aaaa. Vil JfCSHIMQift Xh , but th at la a o t aa tha quoatloa a f aa laaraaaa aa bataaaa a uairlad aad a oiAglo a u , aad th a t la fav polat. I* o u v x at 2 vould aay l t ould applj to vtttcnooa to rca, aa ara a a tia fla d th a t a alarla aa aaa cat along v ith a d a- t r i a t allovaaaa a f y ia ., but a arriad a u a t Wittaaaau targa toaaot da aa. - (Continuad on paga 44)* Mt 0WXV1BL 41 5-6-49. **1^!**'^ Rpraaiaia iha l l f f l c u l t y yau vere f.oad ita#. **A X tu* U t va '111 bave io >to4um eoa ridano ai tttW aeoa OTt* i* prove otr ontentlon. W PREDlDteTl X# you v i l i bave t ( l r t ua 1011 r t u o i iJjr m ebete* (art tre temi o fa r Jua ba tne t t a n t a n in i. r R.OLITE*i tk evi? roseen X v ili be ubi# io g* >u la iba pvallar tereBeieneae t vlttenooa (Jorge, tea added voti f lv ln g , la frelgbts - t u PRESIISMi Poae 1 se tte r io >ou teut alsuee la affeet vl aava diaralastlo a agalnat Barrivi aant UUCUYKJ SO. thore la bla u<i*d banafli va tne apio r tesa ba caia Barrial vaa *e t ile ! dowt in ih toan, ha t e li bava a a ta b llla e l labour fbree. X ihlnk han hr. Breedtaurst aMlyavv bla vaia brougnt about by tea ontlaual tumovar f laboor, ba vichi avalla l i le un addad adv.ntuge io hia Va bava a tesa a f aoniontel vaa. t * l PRESIDENTI 1 1 . Cresa, va l i . iroa<'hnrat'a beh.lf, alght ib i ab i l ru U fM U io aaant your alala in thli reepeet. HR.OLITIHi Xaa. . X iblnk iba baet vajr v i l i ba io produoe . Wllane ai ia bai goas aa ai Mtienooa Oorga, end ! thlnk a an do t e li lian aa gai there. Zi alrht ba tne tee way ia prova otr a la la . 1 knov Ur. broudhurat h*e a vry tk*potute lavaialga af tha w a t of llving et tlttenooa Core. a ivi aa tha eihar <Uy iteti oh an _var lt tool ore uua *3 tv pay i ingle aan'a food b i l l . n x PISSIDE*?] ( I l ba export io ba quotai In teaCoarti a ili giva bla oaa avilan on tbat, bai I a 1 1 prmalaia balp Irta yoiaraalf and fa llo * dvooatoo In gl ring aa aoaa t t a m x vaab parhapa, raforoneos In tea Industriai Gasolio io Jvdgaoate o f osai Fra Ideate on in qaoetlon of tha priv ai piaa applylag io d is tr iv i allow.no generai ly, just aa yva bava bava goal aaougb io ir.fora aa on ih prlnalploo appUaablv io latei* t r i a l lloM iooa. bJUOUTUU Mtboat a i ib is tugo balng ablo io giva you tai lafM aatloa, X turno ite) la ta praaldani Dwyar elveye a l l l i b a i ia ba ts a a l iha llst-dvabisgee of uny glvaa a iri a r a ltv a ilo a . X Iblnh itasi la no ha aunvad up aa pesiti Parfcapa ai tela tata 1 hould giva you on of tea paai hi ater? a f tea dia t i l et alleo**, leu a ll! aa l f yau fa bvak t* ava efour aarllaet *trdr, ttu di trini a lla vana bivi lnaraaaal alte a*g*. X aa vetlbg nea frea a*rd Pe.33/!*? telati la batacan t w b lalaier for w rke, tea Initer for *tr sepply. mg * Eralnaga, .tea bini atar fa r traci ng concoma, ina Colonial l i v a U r r . tea Mlnlater eontrelllng th stufe Shlrpme Service, vtd tea Nlnlator for ita borita Veet, applicanti, nd rarto pinebara* alee. l i 1 T al.3, l e .} , poga 12o of tne t . i .l . w . Rara you teli tea , t i r , ih ut dietri ai ullovanan la p a li ai cute polnta aa Onalev, Pori Saneen ani pi. Hedlund vaana in test r w , 4/61 par oeb. l t 70U look a i tea V^k.Oovi. Gaietta, T o l.ll Ko.l, j-aga 16, yoa t e li fiad test tea beale aura eea adjuated on tea i t harte 1.931 atei ih* mi a f te anta nu? vare laorauewd i n a X4/ 5/ te <3/17/ - la ** Biuta ganarallf, end In tea I * .'M_ItYeiraa'.a t  lei-te re b * BOt*v#n ttioA .x.u. ang s e v o r d 0Vto S tS J t i f K1' *? i - Uns* IS o f tn ,, t Lf 95, mr u!s gt t Jy f rf* --. , , 13 2fWp- 2rn4D*?kfb.jr* * l.thNlnooaunodaruari m o o T S t o ^ S r S T ^ " *rtUr ,U ~ b s ro. 00 n u m ii /lT /srjS ^ "" * U 0 otto far tlu t * * oso h i i t for you. to t n .1 1 < f J 5 * * hM lo vogo i t t f i i t l o a haro boom. ! S M ( t ^ 4 t v b*.io o w o y o iti^ a a r a s m 4 1 /7 /1 . f c r th a lo u th -M o t filv ia l on / /a . opplloo to ho, uarot ** *0v o*rso/ -41 U&*InSgmgotSo * 5* ;*. ***i*J*' 4'Sto.o* -al!t?h th!o1,Bro' to#fp*o*t"o p1,1rior to tn U3r.dU..10 kao ln 2 o ? k ^ l . <4 y e g fld " B * **o basi# oogo " o f l o t u m ~U hof0lo>r1t*h"r-o*o a t,11"tu t rloronrot..ohloooodlnUgo, d ood ho u m cool 0 I t should ho 4 7 /4 por 000k . f m sX K B T i StA you not o ll oo tho o t r l o t allovenoo "isolar dlstrlotsT#*t o f liv in g and look o f aoooUloo la p^or MUOUTKRI 100. t B WUIXarri to l t ho no c o s e ra i rolotloB O hlp ta tho solo asgo. KB.OUTSR1 1 ouggost tho d i s t r i c t oU ooboo s B a d ov# oso ro latlo sjh lp to tho basis .go. t B n i n n i t i M Xu slklog shout a p a rticu la r 41a t r i a t 7 f t * I odio i . h ilo ho haolo oago oppllOahlo to A ustrali*. o l # t 1* VOOM hy g l por oook, tho p a rtic u la r ooat of liv in g lo that o n sod ho p a r tic u la r aao oltloa a v a l l a l o s ig h t do noooo so ho oso basa o r la tro v o on tho otb*rgp hat tho d is in o s Issopo sig h t m dosa. M U T U I M rscovo ho o s a i f o r 1 altogotnort w w n n i xt io pooAhio. aso ugh/ MUMXfUU t a l ho Court l u i novor ooon f i t to oo au? Ith ho d io trio su o n a n o * . M r have hoovar ooon tho dooh to 1sorso 00 i t . B o th oo so ooflpa.il 00a has ovar hooa aaao, sad X a s as og tla l*al/o B I B X a s tho oaly p o rto s ho has Mo ho Posporlo*, ho pola 1 aa making lo hat thore notas o ha sasa l a s i n astioa h r toso in erv a io tho d l a t r l c t a l lo seo ha so paid in 1931. aad aero aa Boa you ocri s i or ho diflohUltioo lsrolvod in rotldlag l a a plaoo ouoh aa ntttoaoos targo. B i t * of oouroo lo oooo 20^ allot by roa a lolssd fros ho fort B S T K M B O fi On ho okhar hand l t io p ro tty d o t o toy a l r . a OUYKftl t o t t h o avorago orking aon, X ouggest. sannot fftord to raval hy s i r . T h .t l s so so th ln g oo m homo pro sta d i ago. X parsona l l ? 1 nov er .bit to t ^ ' s l rr n r s u l l o t t n o d o u r o on thofcaeta o f th* r l t t r . *" **4 o s a r a o n h o o o s t l l v l a g , 1 o o lth s r aaU od o r rodo In a arai*, oooooi Loto t IUUGIJV. 3-6-49. f t u r u m a m i i l i de rou gt te m Viri 8 * m i m i 17*** . ` L ^ p" " 01 tlM >m * (oiac u m t u ^ . TM ** f**" P ^th b u k it p an aci pali by Ih p liM f n Ih# n d r itu 4 1 a | tbat 11 1 deduotad m p i i i l y i l y frac hi l i f * ^ * ' w ^ tblak l i Miara lata iha vaotari yu y F J " *WI Mf *^ ' ! ohu*r^a, h{*i*u ythtya*beaaa4l &p iiou l loa iIhoa aarleaer. !.*" " L Ii11 5SMI ' ' th lt n ^ n M a O t t n i t i SS _* " y i*y la i l Ud deelda la ** Me* ftreadbura hai aaa ho bava itavta ihara f **-**> )* 1 kaaa ahai ueually hapreaa Thaaa paopia bave J**.*-*^ ^ r>l i o thaa and thaa- they aaaa-la aaiat far * 2 ****? #an falcar mouj^i aeaay la fly oulafii Mia g it ap la Iha Morth i | aad fa i out f i l . ***** TB PlXblOKJfT 4to* ayi*ct *P*14 you gai thara araapi by S S ? S r t * r' to " t , *i ** ^ jrou f l u o la aa to a r a s aiD a Ti He* la tki asbastoa d allvared lah alk frea~ Ml*OUTlBa X| la arlad la by tzwak. Thay haa a r ila * __ **e *** a11 *ba quiraaMia a f Iba ala la Ihealae*^ ouU o l ha aaparl e u l o f l ? I j 1" *JP l f yaa laka 1 a Iba laaar deeraaaed vaca J .^ s z .^ r t : : s s i* 4 s ! i" m" - "** * V * J l i f l S / * " OOUB e f je iba dlaab lliU eefha a l J V V f2 #*U . i* 7 *1! " i l a i y u i - Iba aaaia - aaethare t0 th t ** * Thara la iba aval af U vU g . ngard tothaSaltara Vtates* iba peora cftaa -" t . S , 4, ! ^ V toakMwMUl.` Tb.y m i S l ^ n o S f b l i S ' i * * l * ** Brakaa l i l i . X hcra t l n y i b i a nadar i S clTM *ib!t oatTary aound infaraotloa I bar bata *T?7 * ** ? !* * *** for 8MkM *111 laoludaa iba da- ' S^TSs ^; - e g \ s :r & y!`ara*dIia^1itk*ah' Tirvly f Iba aplalaa iba aba aJ*Il 5 i r tti qaaatlaooT datria allo**ac>a II *T? f*? ralatlaa lo Iba basla vaga, aact andad le iba you bava S J l i J ! W,UoB **y 4 i , , w u t u o * ! la lt aaldarail 2Si#S , H1! * I *17 ** *" * *h* nr arlan o a M U t l j ^ a I . f T*n t * o dlairlai alia*. ** o 'o 'ha <;uaatlon of honra, aad O lla aa agraMMi lththa Moloyar an *hta saastlca aa feo ta aaa by aay apartara ahataeaver ahould be aad titjF m Z U d^iiij.*"*** l l / 4 *# *kit U l *F obl 1 Qai? 46. KB.OLITXR 3- 6- 4$. & N 5 * 0U1X1U Ve do O 000 Va n m a sslt/ t09 atTOtOhlaS thO dftW lMM h H w * prto # I U d m r M daya. Ve ' aUM ud n - u orlaag Mik trcm MnAt/ to ku km : MjrtUliffn wvkUlihM iwaraUr u iwxraUi tid dtm 1 m M t w ilV tmr apartar# ( n i u itu d ifd la Hila m m , . t oaat ta n r that tba 5-4*1 verkias m k a a n |U | la t u ~ ilAaiaiai iM ia tri fcaa flava! beaaflalal 1 aU ra*a aa4t a a ^ ia ia . S eould liko to ((uot* f m tha U u /rasldaat'e Judfaeat H m la a aatter botonen tha i l | u i U 4 nguaarlaa Vaioa ot feriara, Xaloorlie Mreaah. applieaat, aad tha loke loa aa Mar aa4 a tiu , mpoaMU, I t la Ko. 144/48 4Htod 20th oeveber, 1948. Os V ia acanalo, hla Moaaur al*- E "laoidaAVally, X a lg it anulan a l tola oUfo tal tta proOttitloa flguroo for Ha laai ala oantha o f Ha aeant yaar do net ntfloaio H it Ha 4P-fc>ur m k has aay datria t a l e ffe o t oa thla induatry. XI eoold rather sopear V a t V e pmduesloa ot ero par tea-par aaa kaa iaaraaaad la i a i f fantaseen. 4 H a Keaeer pt HM happy atata of i f a l n santa V * t ha teraed-fhe ratlesaliantlon of houra. Va aerea lth kU . va a i| that H o -ia r k a r ,|iw Hit oeeb-end H m i , 00aaa va w t aad orto .a la t hallar for lio jHUy veek. /ersonally, va aro la alaost ovar/ in su m e w iy planead vi Va tha hours gim a la tha m alas aoard. Va hayo e * aet-ep govaraias tha eeatlnoous preoaaa oorker, a eeV-ep p t - ese&ag H* w k o ip iM * oorker aad a aah-vp p n i t l a i Vka M m l eurfsee verkar. The oarfaoa ooiaer aad m ifp m H oorker verk e 5-417 oaak Croa vendar va Friday. Sha eootia- nems prooasa oorker, that xa, tha plaat oorker oa a o e a tln - eos poaasa, oorka a reatar ayatan, aad dees this by ayao- aaat vlth h ls ap loyar aa v e l l as Hat tha asar laya sv*. l o volteo a 4-hour veek Croa Monda/ vi Batuiday. l i a v a lo aproad ovar olx da/o. l a aaa heve aa/ roalera da/ o ff le tha veek, n d tha avard allooa that ha mrka erdlaary tina Meada/ va tatnrday. ha la paid l f ha oorka a aixth eoaaeea- Uva a h ift a t tha rata e ( u s e aad a h alf. Ofenda/, a f eouree, la traatadaa.a aaparata d a/, vlth penalty rata. ... Shat la tha i H p m tha goldaiala* laduatry aad~tt eould v a l ha appUad vo thia in d a s /. Va aaa aa aaad Cor a apartare Croa tha prlnelple oX t&at wa l a tha standardoorklag vaak, Mr B n a d m n t haa a iraataaal plaat a t Vlttee00a Herra ahiah a a / la tha Cutara intuir aoaa eoatiaaeus pmeeae oork. 1 thlax that Car M*a purpoaa a f h is oerk aad tha battar uitflerat*ndlng betoeen hla aad hia aeploya. ha eoald v a l adapt tha prlnelple that aparatea la tha goldalala s ladaatry. Cha oonttnuoua verksra la tha gsldalalng l a dost r / oark a roitar ay* tea by asraeamt, hiah elvaa thaa aa avaras?# vaak o f 42 hours. Sha/ vork orar a a /U aC i l H t oaaka, alo veska a f 4P honra and tae vseka o f 40 houraythat la , afia r aaarahlns * U Ihe roalar s/staaa la a l laaal tha Kasliab-speakiag aeuatrlas, tha baal roslar oa aaa fiad, aad la oorklRC aoat a a tlifa a to r il/ ln tha soldalalns Induatry. X easseat th a ahould ba aa depature Crea that prlnelple, aad va trT -ait te tha atalayar tha prinoip la a f v a l malar. Mov va eeao te tha queatlen ot tr*naport, aad V ilo oa aay oo ara aot ala im n s that tha aploya ahould aot pay for truAport oador oartala eondltlona, va de aay H i t tha romee arraasoaaal ahareby ha la wund to hla m lo p u M for a parlad af ala saxk aontha, lo oarn a a rooard hla Cara V Vltteaoea Harga, va thlnk a fa lr propooitloa eould ba ta allav hla a parlod o f Ibur aoaths. To ba quita fraak, tha aplalaa a f our paopla la 1ht V a / ahould aat ba oslad V 17. m UUYKK S5 p S a a H :4 l: 1 a "sis n S * 1 3I Is. lsr c * * l nil]! fl5i Is ij ** 5 * 5 ? 1.1 . *50*3*^* g . M . : i : S 3 1 3 S3 a ? | * I p lllt *h * * 3 g* i!i s * s ia i Z *r< 3 AmMm . -***!**i 2!||i|l= | i iVJl 8*9."3* I m* *p!l i> m =*?? i .* s: ! ! 4! 3*f s ;f 53a 3 *.^ 12 1 M ill p ? 5 i;c i q s i : ! JS*.3 B Vi S l h i f ? 3 : .* 3 $ " 5 A'a 8 " t^ S St*-"; R jais* la3 |i?3; 4 - *' s*a*. m*i3s' a !S*s: 3-3 g . I <*w*4 : ilmmm --i sjjlsS li i e r i S? * 3 k 3 * 9 hI 9 9 I : J34SI > <2> yO a % % %*%Vi XMK I f * 1 K ill m y point, you a l i i hawe an oppor tunity o f hacking up on i t when speaking to tha klautca. m OLXVSU Zoo, and X hop you w ill pl aoa a voir geasroua latarpratatloa on tha natter o f allowing m to clear Up any pointa in regard to ahloh X hawe not spoken on thia oaaaaloa. UK /WaiDUm tha) hava you to U / , Mr filaona 9 MR aiMouii Mr 11war haa wary capably cowered tha geneinl la in and therefore X hawe not isuch to aay. As regards Clauaa 4(a), wa 4aalt with that nattar previously and, aa Ur ( t ill aald in oonfereneo tha othar day, tha aaai diatrlat allowanoa la for tha apprantioa and tha junior worker, there w ill ha no naoaaalty to oeaaant on that aattar. MR ELAVlkbi that did you a*y nr b i l l akid 9 lOi GHibrn X ebjaot to aay rcmrka rapaatad wkiah hawe haan anda at a conference, A eth er thay ara adnlttad or not. n s PKiyxua.iri 1 1 1 you ara saying la that Aa me point la in your argument aa Ur Oliver haa arguad la hi* aaao. MR sxmuuUi Xas, and X cannot aay aay nora thaa ha haa aald. Xn ralatlon to tha hours alauaa, i f tha lattar portion la lnnludod la the award and i t la desldad that *rkara anployad on nalntanaaaa n r k mad othar aoaaaaary work, tha waah*a work . . . 5J days iron Monday to Saturday inclusive** that noaa to aay, i f that la lapl aneaf d aur w i m tty thara w ill newer receive a $-dny weak haoauaa a l l Mtair work la ea nalntanaaot. though * appraalata hr hroadhurat'a aotloa la lwsleceatlivg tha 4>-hour vaak, our aanhara haws expreaaed raaaatnaat of tha m ot that I t la w r M la daya, and oa aawsral occasions they have aakad aa A n t tha union haa haan doing about tha noising waak. That la ona of me aia raaaond X have oona to tha Court on thla (i h i i U. Whan tha hlua labaatoa Applloation ho.26/46 wan aattlod, tha hours la tha aiming award wars agreed upon, whan tha union wanted tha waak in five daya la tha alnlng award, tha Chaabar o f Mines offarad tha aaaa houra alauaa aa in tha blua aabaatoa award aad tha Court gramtad tha 4P-hour waak in fiv e days. ' The President, rsvleelng tlie 4U-hour week daotsloa, approxiasttly 12 nontha Into, on tha 2Mth Ootober, 194c, s a lt what, owing to tha rationalisation o f hours, produc tion had lnoraasad. What la asant by *ratloMUeatloa o f hours* 9 Aotually, tha Court la i t s decision proTided tar y>day waak for our aaubera on a aoraal A t f t . (b) pro wldad a spread over s ix daya for tha continuous proesen workers. And furthar they-directed a 5 par oant. paaalty for sh ift work. Tbta was only included in tha engineers' *A tha a. w.U. award* In the ldnlnln* Industry, because they war tha only people with continuous process or m itt work to do. 49. an f>cis6k-4l49t..  l\ . 1 V hara pn4 t u t thata prOTlaloaa ahould g lata tha blua aabaatoa u a f l HA bava gona furthar u t la aur : aspliaatloa bava dalatad fea raatrlatlana la tha arartlna alauaa, aubalauaaa (h) aad (h), aa la tiia Boldalaiag wrd, baaauaa a raallsa aeaa o f tha d lffia u ltla a Mr BroMhurat b n U p thart ln ratf^rd b labour, fa acnaidar tha la a i l 10 aireuaataaaaa, tabla lata aonaidaration that tha lata Praaldant af tha Court ta l4 that avlng ta ratlonaliaatiaa a f heure aad tha aaj tha/ haro baaa vorfced aut to eever a i l eaergtneiee, raplaeeaaat a f plant and aatnteaaaoe, tha aaaa houn elauaa abauld applj aa aad appliad prerloual/ la tha oihar aabaatoa aaard, aad tha aaaa hours alausa ahauld npply ta botb aaarda la tha futara. Hr OUver daalt *lth tha othar aattara, aet he M l/ aaa l wlah ta touoh oa no* la tha approatleeahlp rgulation, M gulatloa Me,-97. .......... thaa Application 26/46 aa befort tha Court tha ualoa aad tha aaaageaant af Ilua Aabaatoa agreed ta tha Court'a ataadardiln tha goldaining aaaa, tha Court*e^eta-- garft u t t r u t t*. (Continuai on page 51). \ JA OIUUS. 50. 3-6-4J. 1 A ctu ally the court standard does so t provide fo r the in clu sio n o f th is regu lation 37 in the G oldfields awards. *ed a c tu a lly there hue been o n ly one apprentice eaployed a t the Blue Aabeetoe und th a t apprentice subsequently l e f t beoauae e fth e high ooet o f liv in g even though he ** g e ttin g 3. d le t r l c t a y y l allovan o e. 2 have been lu d q r In g e ttin g h lu elloo& tcd dona h ere, so Hr. Croc a vould have to ahow ehange o f elrcunstanoes a t to efcy the apprenticeship regu latlon e ebould be a lte re d la r e la t io n to X understand in the very near future *n application 111 out before the court iron boto -the unions <jid the employers to auend the apprenticeship at <ndard regulatlone In reepeet o f the present clause "O'. X think there should be provia loo in the appreetloeehlp regulations for lib erty to apply to otti 4tr tit9 to *1\*t tho itiiAir4 r*gul*tlont mi be altered by the court In the future. Those are the only renarkc X wish to *Jte. 9 UR, Iu vi i hen you a y an applio-tlon aty be Bade to the court in future by unions and employers in respect to eubelauee D* o f apprenticeship regulation 37. shat go you uean by th alt Po you mean applicants -Ad respondents in this referenoct (COtfEs-UaD Oi: F``*Gti 52} 51 SU i5 S c^ " SW ftff& T- S u f * - * < . 1. i r S S . ' f i l i s r . r ^ ' i ' w 1: * -- > -- . 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' ^ h * * * 1 f w 'p a r t t m :.- ^t" S !s s ^ & ms s.n r* ^ " '*" " *" U x/i4 a , MB. f . * t* S r S 1 . ~ - = ~ " - i W 3 i s s - , r s t!1^ **" ` ^ " " ir m o o . e c u , n u u i fT* VIX 41 A TXXK TO BX iIXX, ' Produced in the matter of Asbestos Personal Injury Casas; Abrams Lead & copied to Richard F. Scruggs. .,i~ ,- . T . *:-i : t .r v f \Y 54