STATE CONTROL.
COAL INDUSTRY.
Labour Bill Introduced in New South Wales. SWEEPING PROVISIONS. (United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright; (Received 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. Provisions for the control of the coalmining industry in this State, together -with schemes for the exploitation of the by-products of coal, are contained in a bill introduced into the Legislative Assembly by the Minister of Mines, Mr. J. M. Baddeley. A board -will be established to control the operations of all mines, including output and the closing of unprofitable collieries, the settlement of all disputes and the transfer of surplus workers to other avenues of employment. The board will also have the right to control the dividends of coal companies and to introduce improved methods of working the mines to prevent wastage and to increase the measure of safety to employees.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 118, 21 May 1931, Page 7
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134STATE CONTROL. Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 118, 21 May 1931, Page 7
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