The Chinese papers say that the ing provincial authorities have revised the regulations governing the organization of arbitration ce missions to settle disputes bette ing to these, district commissions shall be organized in the different hsien, with a provincial commission jin Hangchow. No two commissions may function in the same district unless, special permission is first Jobtained from the provincial govern. ment. The commissions shall be empowered to settle disputes ing between labourers and capitalists with reference to wages, hours, work, and other rights and obligations of the parties concerned, No case will receive the attention of the Jcommissions if it concerns only: the interests of an individual employer Jor employee or if it involves istness which fall within the provisions of the criminal code. The commissions disputes at the request of concerned and they may summon both parties in dispute if such disputes give rise to strikes or Tock-outs. Should the parties con-jeered, contrary to the awards of the commissions, continu Tock-outs after feommissions, the latter may enforce their awards by appealing to the local administrative otic The provisional commission shall consist of a chairman and six delegates and the district commissions A chairman and four delegates. The chairman shall be elected from mong the labouring and egpitalist classes and the local Kuomintang. There shall be a Court of Arkitration consisting of a chief judge and two associate judges. The tenure of office shall be limited to two years but retiring members may be eligible for re-el
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