THE MINER.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 1106, 10 February 1910, Page 2

THE MINER.

PRESIDENT SUGGESTS A CON-

FERENCE.

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CPEE PRESS ASSOCIATION. J Newcastle, February 9. The Wages Board has met. 1 Mr Charlton. a member of the New South "Wales--Assembly, at the miners' request, applied for an adjournment for a week, in view of the possible early resumption of work, and said that the result of the ballot recommended by the Delegate Board would no known on Wednesday. The President of the Board replied that he could not grant an adjournment on the grounds asked, and suggested that Mr Charlton should use his efforts to secure a consultation between the representatives of the two sides. The President offered to act as mediator. He believed such a consultation would speedily settle the majority of the grievances. He granted an adjournment till to-morrow, to allow Mr Charlton to consult the miner.s.