SETTLEMENT MADE

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3850, 5 October 1932, Page 3

SETTLEMENT MADE

TIIE llllvt KANCJ TUOIT.I.E STATE M ENT I N 1 \\ IM.-J A M EXT ; (Per Press Association) Wellington. Oct. 4. In the House rills afternoon .Mr. II M. Uusliwortli drew attention to the recent developments in the Hike rnngi coalliel 1 and pointing out that a continuation of the trouble would mean ruin to the township, and district and loss of revenue to tlm railways, aske I wliat notion the Government proposal to take. K.\ Hon. G. W. Forties said that since the* decision to withdraw tin* punip-s at the Warn mine had been reached the proposal by the Waro miners to work the colliery on a basis satisfactory to the company (conditional ui»on sustenance lieing pr< vided during the stand-down periods > had been placed liefore the Lneinpb ymeiit Hoard. The Hoard had consider©.l the question yesterday. and arrangements had Uen made which it was hoped would result in the miners continuing to work. The difficulties outline 1 in the question had therefore been overcome.