DENNISTON MINE.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20498, 17 March 1932, Page 12

DENNISTON MINE.

STOPPAGE OF DISPUTE WITH COMPASfc^ {CTECIAI. TO TBS FBSSS.) DGENNISTON, A dispute between the Union and the West port Coal pany in regard to the one pair of, miners in a two-pair to work such -place and the of the company to remove legedly incompetent men to situation in the mine, resulted Wiyg special meeting of the union o« . held last Sunday. A carried at that meeting that the meii objected to were permit remain, work would not be the miners. , . i" There was no work at Deimiswa j, Monday, owing to lack of On Tuesday, when the men a6senw»»-tj for work at the mine mouth,. ta# agement intimated that the whom the dispute arose would flWj! permitted to start in the place, * two men had agreed to a tranisrer. • . a result a pit-mouth ballot was--J; . and it was decided to cease wortrA deputation from the MujGjVj Executive later in the day the management, and as a ", 3; carried back to a mass meeting ••, evening the proposals, which wett- injected by a two to one .jt special "committee was appointed the ' meeting to co-operate a 0& 1 executive to go into ways and n ; to- provide for the people during period of the dispute. . -f 1 The men contend that the ad''... i the company in endeavouring to remove these men from then" o , position or to exchange the men nately among the two pair so, , leave one each of the allegedly ; petents with the competent P 8 " contrary to the agreemnt °" nv question existing between the co Fjrv.. and the union. As a result jOOw are jon strike and a township . 2000 people is in a parlous p , j , particularly _ after a period ot . . time and privation. There are ample stocks of . Christchurch at present, a jrhuS, • The Phess was tqld yesterday. > (e - even if work is not resumed £° „ time; there is not likely to be a■ age. The- directors of the W n Company are now visiting ; + and will be in close touch situation.