THE MINING TROUBLE

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 415, 26 January 1909, Page 6

THE MINING TROUBLE

FURTHER CONFERENCES. ' ' THE MEN SAID TO BE AS DETERMINED AS EVER, (ov ULBanipa—pnssa absocution.) Auckland, January 25. Tho Huntly, miners and the directors of the company had separate conferences with tho Minister for Mines to-day, but wero bound to secrecy by tho-Minister, and the results have , not been divulged. _ -Mr. Manning, the nnion sooretary, on being interviewed, said tho men were as determined as over. Referring' to Mr. Alison's statement that the company would bo loyal to men who woro loyal to them, he said unionists would bo just as loyal to their rules, aud'would'refuse to go back until the four -alleged "blacklegs" were removed. Tho Taupiri directors, after an interview with tho Minister, decided absolutely to submit to no tribunal other than that tho law ' provides for. 'mi * i"-- ' Haml,ton > January 25. ,fccling of Huntly miners against a section of tho press for what they term misrepresentation is very acute, the pressmen ■ ■ being regarded as spies in 'the camp. The women are oven more bitter than tho men in this respect. One member of e. group on ' Saturday',' seeing a reporter pass by, said: "Hello 1 another reporter. They all want tying together and dropping into tho river. They'll get in, too, bcfoio long."' • • THE LATEST. ; (DT TEIEGEATH—PRES3 ASSOCIATION.) ' Auckland, January 25. No settlement has yet been arrived at. The conference between tho Minister' and the ■ .miners has been adjourned till to-morrow mDnmig. ■ 1. 1 .- .