LITE LES

(17) In the application of this Act to Ireland the provisions of the County Officers and Courts {Ireland) Act, 1877, with respect to money deposited in the lost Office Savings Bank under that Act shall apply to money

invested in the Post Office Savings Bank under this Act. SECOND SCHEDULE ARBITRATION

The following provisions shall apply for settling any matter which under this Act is to be settled by arbitration :—

(L) Ifany committee, representative of an employer and his workmen exists with power to settle matters under this Act in the case of the employer and workmen, the matter shall, unless either party objects, by notice in writing sent to the other party before the committee meet to consider the matter, be settled by the arbitration of such committee, or be referred by them in their discretion to arbitration as hereinafter provided

(2.) If either party so objects, or there is no such committee, or the committee so refers the muttez or fails to settle the matter Within three months from ‘he date of the claim, the matter shall be settled by a sinzie arbitrator agreed on by the parties, or in the absence o! agreement by the county court judge, according to the procedure prescribed by rules of court, orif in England th: Lord Chancellor so authorises, according to the like procedure, by a single arbitrator appointed by such county court judge.

(3.) Any arbitrator appointed by the county: court judge shall, for the purposes at this Act, have all the powers of a County court judge, and shall be paid out of mon -ys to be provided b; Parliament in accordance with reguiations to be made by the Treasury.