NORTHERN WAIROA MILLS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 278, 21 November 1913, Page 6

NORTHERN WAIROA MILLS.

iF.y Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.! DA RG AVI LLK. Thursday. The Xorthen. U'airoa sawmills afford employment to si>n:r 200 workers, and so fiir have not l>P(?ii affected by tlip striko. There was Rome discussion <>ii the subject nt si -licotinjr "I !<xal sawmill employees. Several speakers expressed disagreement with tln> notion of the Auckland executive of their union in not allowing Northern Wniroa to hnve a vn(e in connection with thp existing industrial crisis, and passed a resolution to the pfft-rt that, owing to wide differences of opinion arirmgst Northern Wairoa workers affected, any acTion taken should lie poverned by a 'ballot. It was also repolvd to oirpulate the resolution amongst all the workers at the seven river sawmills. It \v:is further resolved that, though disacreeins with the netion of the union ev.ulho in calling a strike, tlie Wieal men were prepared to assist hv making a levy on their wages, but consideration of the amount of levy was deferred.