BROKE DOWN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 59, 11 March 1930, Page 7

BROKE DOWN.

COAL MINES PARLEY. N.S.W. Miners Prove Unyielding in Conference. WITHDRAWAL OF RELIEF ? (United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright) SYDNEY, March 10. The conference between the parties 1 to the coal mines dispute broke down - to-day one hour after the proceedings - had been commenced. This leaves peace on the coal fields as far off as ever. i The miners' representatives announced > that they were not prepared to aecept any terms other than pre-stoppage conditions. The proprietors of the collieries expressed their willingness to reopen the mines on the basis of the compromise agreement proposed on November 23. r This the miners' representatives again i rejected on the ground that their [ organisation had given them no man- , date in that connection. A deadlock was reached therefore and the parties dispersed. The conference had been opened by the Premier, Mr. T. R. Bavin, who ex- } pressed the hope that a settlement • would be effected. He said it would - make the task of the Government easier , from the standpoint of reducing unem- , ployinent. > The New South Wales Cabinet tomorrow will consider whether unemployment relief should be withdrawn from 1 the coal miners, in view of the failure of - the conference. ' A meeting of secretaries of the miners' = lodges is to be held to-morrow at Newr castle in order to formulate a policy for b the future. i