THE BLACKBALL TROUBLE.

Bush Advocate, Volume XX, Issue 1002, 14 April 1908, Page 3

THE BLACKBALL TROUBLE.

THE STRIKE TO BE CONTINUED [PRESS ASSOCIATION.] GBIOYMOUTH, yesterday. On Saturday the Executive of the Blackball Miners' Union sent in their resignations. As a meeting had been called,, the, members rolled up and an election was taken, the old Executive, -with the exception, of Mf_Barnhill, ; offering themselves for: re-election. The reason given. for M.r Barnhill's abseiition was that as he works <x&. the Ngahere-Blackball railway how, /he found it wag very inconvenient fdr htm to give "that time to the duties of his office as presidency The following officers were, nominated and declared elected : — President, Mr Fox; vice-president, Mir Buchanan; secretary, Mr : Rogers,; •committee, Messrs Meechan, Webb, Hall, Milligan, W. Leitch, and Richards. The following telegram to the secretary, Mr Rogers, whs read : "TregeaY wishes that his proposition should be dealt with by the Executive.—Hickey." , -. . A wix'e from Mi* Pritchard to Mr Rogers was also read as. follows : — "Don't resign, despite traitors. Keep a solid fr«qnt,,. and victory will/- be ours. TDon't heed the clamorings of a fe^ creatures who would rather be slaves than; freemen. Yours in the cause of union and justice.—Pjitcliard.". '-.■■",) ;.. \ .;,'.', ;.. It was' decided to' s continue the strike and reinaiiTfirm in the demand for half an. noui" crib tini^, ' It is report^ that over £300 .was distributed? Uk strike; pay) on Sattirdayj the basis' of payment being 30s -for a man, ,I,os,, for_hw ip iwif^_ and 5s for each chiJjL^.'.^ Oneltniner lifted £3 10s for the'week7 < *>- 4 : -K"--l--^-The Tjroeside Miners *~ Union met on Saturday, and rescinded tlie resolution; agreeing 1 to > give support to the strikers..? • -;-'.. .•:-;, .-f- ■;■.■.'<,*■>■■ ■ The Laborers'- . -Union met yesterday to' consider the of witho^aAyingL'si^pport, -bu^the', jjresi| was: not admitted, and; all informa-, tiori astb the^re^iilt is wit&held.