SPECIAL CONFERENCE
Miners Consider Government's / • Proposals. REDUCTION OF HOURS, ; • "(British Official Wireless.) ■ '. RUGBY, November 6. Delegates from, all the coalfields in Britain .'yesterday attended a special conference in London of the Miners' -Federation. ■ They will consider the proposals •.-,. in 1 , regard to the coal industry .- which the Government will embody in: legislation in the course of ;the present .session.,. ; '. ••■■■'' , ; The : coiiferehcefalso will give authorisation to. the executive to take part in to-day's joint conference with the coalowners. This has been called by the Government. . -.
• The proposals of the Government provide , for reducing the daily working hours in mines to seven and a half from April 6, 1930, the gradual acquisition by the State of mine royalties and schemes for the regulation of prices and output.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 264, 7 November 1929, Page 7
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