§ Mr. LINFIELDasked the Minister of Labour whether any replies have been received from the associations of employers and workpeople to the scheme submitted to them for dealing with the method of engagement of boys employed at the docks; and if he will state what action he proposes to take in the matter?
§ Mr. SHAWReplies have been received from the associations of workpeople concerned, approving the scheme and expressing their willingness to co-operate, and from the employers' association doubting whether the scheme is needed. The employers' association are being invited to confer with officers of the Ministry.