BLACKBALL COAL MINERS AND STRIKES
. v '>~| 'ACTION 'AGAINST UNION BAIL'S. Br 'Mejraph-r-Press Association. Croymouth, April 1. Mr. T. . Hutchison, S.M., gave lengthy reserved judgment ,iu tlio caseof the Inspector of. Awards V. tho /Blackball Coal Miners' "Union, a claim to rccovcr £200 jHjnalty with,respect i to each of two strikes in Janniii'v and February last. ■ :At tho hearing, iitFebruary tho facts in regard to tlio i .strike wero admitted, . but technical i points were -raised by .Mr. -F. J. i v O'Regan, for tho .defendant, that tho . - agreement lirider tbo .Act was jipt binding, in that _tho dating of'such agreement made it'for. a', period of, three years and-ten days, whereas tho Act provides for; a.'maximum . of .-..three, years.- Tho Magistrate upheld this v.. contention, andgavo judgment for 'defendants. Ho regretted having to do so,: as tho dofeneo .had no, merit, in i '- fact. .- .. v
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3044, 3 April 1917, Page 7
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