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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5924, 1 September 1890, Page 2

Kuiions wore rifo on Saturdaj' night that the railway wero to strike to-d;iy, but there was littlo or no foundation for such a report. From enquirios that wo have made we learn that there is no disaffection amongst the men whose opinion it is that the Maritime Council's actions of late havo been arbitrary, hasty, and unnecessary. Whether the railway employes would obey tbe orders of the Council is, at present, very doubtful; but, in any case, it is certain that there is a mfh'eient number of sensible men in tho service who would remain at work to keep the trains going. AVu are requested to give an emphatic denial to the mischievous report that was industriously circulated on Saturday, to tho efl'ect that the Railway Coniistsionern intended to keep back a month's pay from tho men so as to stop their contributions to the strike fund. Nothing of the sort has boon contemplated. Although through tho train service being reduced to four days a week many of tho men will be only working, perhaps, three days or three and a half days, they will be paid for a full four days' work, and this is quite sufficient to show that no undue hardship will I>J inflicted. The reduction of the service is solely due to tho shortness of the coal supply. The loss of wages, the doarness of provisions, and the general public ir.convciiience, are all the result of tho wave of insanity that HceniH like nu epidemic to havcpassed over tho world.