concerned. Actions at law, whether criminal or civil, always intensify the antagonisms of labour disputes. A rightful understanding of legal obligations will help to secure industrial peace. To all I would say: Labour has its rights as well as its duties, and capital has its duties as well as its rights. January, 1901. G. H. My share in this little work sprang out of an. attempt to collect all the cases on the subject, and I hope that they are all at least mentioned. This origin has sometimes affected the form of the book, for cases not turning on the construction of a particular section in a statute do not readily fall into their places in a commentary on an Act, and may have the appearance of being dragged in. It is hoped that the Index will be a sure guide to such cases. As far as possible the reports are allowed to speak for themselves, at the risk, perhaps, of too liberal quotation. The notation adopted for citing statutes is shorter than that in general use, and has been found convenient elsewhere. H. C. January, 1901. The Trades Unions Funds Protection Act, 1869. The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1871 . |