BLACKBALL STRIKE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 188, 4 May 1908, Page 8

BLACKBALL STRIKE.

f A PROTEST. A UNIONIST VIEW OF INDIVIDUAL . PROCEEDINGS. (BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ' Crcymoutli,\May' 3. 1 , Thoro is a good deal of indignation ex- , pressed in Blackball over the issuo of summouses by Mr. Isbell, Insncctor of Factories,- . notifying,-that ho .will apply for an order under : section .101. of ■ the Industrial Conciliation :and .Arbitration Act, 1905, against mombors of . the Blackball Minors Union, and . that ■ tho place. and- time of hearing have j bceri fixcd : for Monday at 10 a.m. at Auckland. At,'a mooting, of tho Union held to 1 consider the. matter, the. following. protest was adopted:— ■ V-l. ■•.. .." Judge. Simj Messrs. S. Brown, and J. i A. M'Cullougli,at Auckland. • ■ ■'.As president of tho: Blackball. Miners' J Union,'on .behalf 'of myself and other mom- t ibers'of the Union, 'wc-protest and object to ( air application made by tlip Inspector, of £ Factories being hoard at Auckland on Mon- ( day next, '.outside, Westlfind industrial' dis- ' trict, for an order, directing tho_ payment of j tho individual members of tho Union of imy ' portion of the. fine .of':£7s levied, oil tho 1 Union. |Wo wish'to submit points showing { that the Court has no jurisdiction to order i individual memberst'to i, pay any portion of the fine inflicted. - TlioUitno allowed for ap-, • pearing at Auckland -is insufficient,- and wo ! cannot afford y;tho;.'exjcriso of travelling thoro. - ' ' I -!M '' '' '; • . - (Signed) "H. J. FOX. , \ ' 'President of the? Blackball ' Miners' Union." c ' PROBABLE ADJOURNMENT. i. TELEGBAPD.—SrECIAL CORRESPONDENT.! . j -'i;- . . :.. Auckland, May 2. t ■< :The iiiblication to 'bo made to the Arbitra- G .tioii the fino inflicted j On' tho' Blackball' Minors' Union was fixed for hoaring'for Monday next, but at this, morning's. sitting of :tho-'Arbitration' Court. Mr. S. Mays intimated that in iall probability an application-would'.:bo > mado by tlio .-Labour •• Department ; to- defer: .tho hearing of the caso .in order, to- give''them an. opportunity ], to peruse" tho' documents; which h?.d only t just arrived;-,aiid;. to-'asdertdin tbe intention' t of"tho -othor'sid?/; ; ■ . . v.' o - 'In rejlv to Mr. Justice.Sim Mr. Mays said d 'it 'was probable tho workers' would bo" reprc- r sentcd by counsel.,•- p .; =========== • ' ■' t