QUARRY WORKMEN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 12988, 21 February 1913, Page 4

QUARRY WORKMEN.

_ Yesterday,.. ,3,, Jettejc-'W deceived by the Borough aulihorities from^the GenUo Annie quarry. wotkm«i y ,. asking that their reqinest for- increase' m .wages to--100 a day and overtimo. and thedisoorttmuance of- the chnrgeidf Is ahveefo'for tent ront bo reconsidered. It was further rumored that the mien threatened to go- on strike unless their request wa 8- "considered. ■•: % * i -'

j Last .evening the • departmental officer visited the quarry, and made certaih proposals, to the meni' Jt was ultimate-ly--arranged that, the .dispute should be settled between- tho Borough Council and Mr Cwr.pbelU the orgHnteer of the Railway Constr motion Workers' Union, a .branch of 1 \yhieh has been formed at the- quarry; and the moit ' gave the Borough official a promise- tha,t they would cdntinne ' work tmtil Mr'Gampbel.l| had -conferred with the Council.' Tl»e matter 'was to come before tile Wovks> Committee tliis afternoon. • . ! THE MEN'S ULTIMATUM. • .' This moiling Mr H. A. (Jambbelh the .union's organiser, handed m the Allowing letter, addressed to the Mayor .: "At a meeting of men employed b'v ydur Council, held at the Gentle > Annie quarry last evening, it Avas unanimoiteiy resolved to give you until Tuesday evening next, at * 5 to grant the demands made by 'the men. In the. event of your failing to do so; work at the Gentle ' Annie Quariy will ceasev" The >Ma^or infoi'med the that the ftnatter would be donsidered by the Work 3 Comirtitteia, and a reply given this evening, » . ■-• v Mr Campbell states that the men realised that -the present is' an Awkward time' for the' quarry to be hung up, but they were .determined. They were asking 1 < for 10s a- day for eight houra, time v anjLa qtiarter-for the first' tAVd 'hoars* overtime, and time and a half after the ten hours; also' a discontinuance' of the charge of Is a week rent for tents.