THE COLLIERIES DISPUTE.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 27, 1 February 1921, Page 6

THE COLLIERIES DISPUTE.

PtTKEMIEO MINERS. TO ABANDON 7 "GO-SLOW" ■WHEN , OFFICIAL, WORD OOMES. Miners in the Pukemiro mine held a Ktop-work meet'ng yesterday afternoon from 1 o'clock until long after their usual time for quitting work. They ■according to the information received at the headquarters of the company in Auckland, to cease t-he "'goslow" policy, (but only after they secured, through the Miners' Federation, confirrcation of the recent developments ! n Wellington. It is not expected, therefore, that there will be any increase in the output from the mine until the miners learn the attitude of the Miners" federation. Yesterday as the men worked only half a .lay, tiifi remainder 'bring taken up with the stop-work meeting, the o':<tpr-t for the day was about 200 tons, which ie far below the normal. PERSONNEL OF TRIBUNAL. (By Telejrraph.—FTfSs Association.) DUNEDIN, Monday. At a meeting of the Kaitangata Miners' Union a telegram from Mr. Arbuoklo, secretary to Uie Miners' Federation, wa3 discussed. The communication stated that a final conference with the Prime Minister was abortive. The final proposal placed before the federation was that a board cousi-ting )f Messrs. J. Bishop, R. Semple, and (!. Elliot he set up to inquire, into the whole position and decide whether the miner Henderson, of Blackball, was rightly di-missed, the board's decision o be final. The Kaitangata Miners' Union came to no decision at a meeting in the morning, but met again at night and agreed ■.o accept the proposed board. It is understood that if the Blackball Union •grees to the setting up of the board, the Kaitangata men will resume work. i 1 the meantime the miners are still idle.