CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAY TROUBLE

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 June 1912, Page 6

CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAY TROUBLE

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[By TKI.HC.rUPH—SPECIAL TO THE STAR. ] CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The tramway men- seem to be a little nervous regarding their proposal to stop the cars next Monday, while they discuss their grievances at a meeting. Many of the older hands are urging that the ultimatum presented to the Board was a rash one in view of the fact that the present Board is about to go out of existence and the campaign for the election of a new authority is in progress. It would have been better to have .waited the outcome of the elections. The meeting will be held, no doubt, but prob bly its proceedings will be brief. The decision of the men almost certainly will be to postpone further action pending the election of the new Board, which may contain Labour representatives.

SUSPENSION OF SERVICE IMMINENT. POSITION DISCUSSED BY TRAMWAY BOARD. (bv telegraph.—per press association,) CHRISTCHURCH, June 17. A special meeting of the Tramway Board was held to-day to consider the threat of the Union to suspend the sendee on Monday afternoon to hold a demonstration to protest against their grievances. The following motion was carried : “That it is the desire of the Board to maintain cordial ’ : relations with the staff and to this end the Board has at all times been ready to give sympathetic ,consideration to any reasonable complaint, or tp'j'give effect to any practical suggestion,jaaid whereas the Board is well assured (Eat The large majority of the staff are) not only loyal to the service but equally desirous with the Board to uphold its present high standard and will odf-operate with the Board in such endeavour, the Union be informed that any -man not so disposed who deserts his duty or fails to report for duty at the appointed time will be deemed to haw left the service without 'notice will nrencler himself liable to the penalties entailed by such action.” ■[