Strike of Railway Hands

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1044, 19 July 1904, Page 2

Strike of Railway Hands

A Question of Hours

Br Tpl^grapb.—Pa>ss Anociation. . CimisTOHuitOH, this day. It is reported from Seargill that thirty men employed on tho railway works on tho Waipara-Oheviot lino wont out on Btviko at din.ier lime yesterday, Thoy aro mostly living at iVaipara, and aro taken to work by a ballast train every morning, somo having quito twelve miles to travel. Their grievances aro that tlioir eight hour day begins when thoy roach their destination, and ends before they leave, and that no account was being taken of the travelling time, They fnrthar complain that they have only hall in hour for dinner, giving them no time lo light their tiros, The railway authorities state that the only oflicial report received is that a fow r casual hands have knocked ofl work.