HIKURANGI STRIKE
REDUCTION OF FINES ASKED. WELLINGTON, July 17. An echo of the Hikurangi miners' strike was heard, in a deputation that waited on the Minister of Mines (the Hon. G. J. Anderson), and asked that the fine of £2OO imposed on the union, and £lO on each of 12 of the men be reduced. Colonel Allen Bell, member for Bay of Islands, who introduced the deputation, suggested that the fines bor dered on the vindictive, and would only do harm. lie realised that the law must be vindicated, but suggested that the case would he met by reducing the fines to £5O for the union ami £1 each for the men. Messrs 11. Holland (Buller) and 11. Poland (Ohinemuri) accompanied the loputation at Colonel Bell’s request iml strongly supported the proposal. The Minister said he would give th n natter consideration, and put it before the Minister of Justice and the Jabinet. Until then he could not say ivlmt reduction, if any, would be made.
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Grey River Argus, 21 July 1923, Page 7
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