GOVERNMENT'S OFFER AGAIN REFUSED.
At another mass meeting of the Railwayman's Association to-day, Mr Catts, secretary^ of the Association, strongly urged yt'he men to accept the Government's offer, which, by.;.his efforts, had been kept open till noon. He declared that the strikers had compelled the Government to grant them a tribunai exceeding in power , ; any previously available under industrial j legislation. . ' .' [ . j Amid much excitement a show of i hands was taken, resulting in the Government offer again being rejected. Mr Catts demanded a, ballot,.and this resulted similarly. . ; Mr Catts thereupon intimated that he would not attend any. future meetings in connection with the strike, but he would be with them in spirit. He then left the meeting.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8530, 9 April 1913, Page 5
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118GOVERNMENT'S OFFER AGAIN REFUSED. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8530, 9 April 1913, Page 5
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