COST OF THE STRIKE.
DISPOSAL OF THE SURPLUS.
London, November 28,
The expenses of the recent dock strike amounted to ,£4,500, of which sum £"200 is not accounted for. The balance-sheet will be issued on Tuesday.
Burns's motion that the balance of the strike funds should be handed over to the Dockers' Union for the purposes of maintaining their position and to relieve distress, has been carried by the Executive.
It was asserted that Cardinal Manning approved of the adoption of this course.
The London dockers are organising at Poole, Grimsby, and Hull.
It has been decided to assist the Bristol strikers by a weekly contribuuon of £1,500 from the balance left of the London strike funds.
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Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 285, 30 November 1889, Page 5
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