Section 7. _

7. (1) Where a dispute has been referred to a Board under this Act, it shall be the duty of the Board to endeavour to bring about a settlement of the same, and for this purpose the Board shall, in such manner as it thinks fit, and without delay, investigate the dispute and all matters affecting the merits thereof and the right settlement thereof, and in so doing may do all such things as it thinks fit for the purpose of inducing the parties to come to a fair and amicable settlement cbf the rlispnte, and may adjourn the proceedings for any period snllicient in its opiilion to allow the parties to agree upon terms of settlement. (2) =* e! . . . 1 I i 1 . I . . , . i / liar 1908. Trade `Disputes.` 0.11 192Y.j `(2)` If a settlement of a dispute is arrived at by the parties thereto after it has been referred to a Board and during the course of the investigation thereof, a izzemorandum of the ' settlement shall be drawn up by the Board and signed by the parties, a d the Board shall send a report of the settlement, together with the memorandum, to the authority by which the Board was appointed. (3) If no such settlement is arrived at during the course of the investigation, the Board shall, as soon as possible after the close thereof, send a full report regarding the dispute to the authority by which the Board was appointed, setting forth the proceedings and steps taken by the Board for the purpose of ascertaining the facts and circumstances relating to the dispute and of bringing about a settlement thereof, together with a full staterrlent of such facts and circumstaiices autl its findings thereon and the reoommendation of the Board for tho determination of tke dispute. (3) The recolnmendktion of the Board shall deal with each itein of the dispute, and shall state in plain language nihat ill the opinion of the Board ought and ouglit not to be done by the respective parties concerned. General.