MINERS SACKED

Grey River Argus, 27 February 1925, Page 5

MINERS SACKED

HUNDRED AT MILLERTON More Dismissals Expected (Special to Argus.) MILLERTON, February 26. 'llu- miners at the Millerton mine wen•■aslly surprised when no fewer tli.m 101 dismissal notices were handed out I o du v I" I akc I I day>' not ire. It is also luinourrd that IUH more roli-n are to lie issued morrow. REASON FOR DISMISSALS. LACK OF ORDERS. AVESTPORT, Feb 25 One hundred ami five employees «»f the West port ‘ .‘on’ Company employed at Ilu 1 Millerton Mine wore given their notice this morning. On being asked the reason why. the General Manager <>i' the Company stated that it was owing to the lack of orders, and to the slump in the coal II ade. WESTPORT SEGGESTION WESTPORT ,Fcb 2G Owing to the slackness in trade, notice was given today to 102 men at the Westport Coal Company's MillerIm) Mine, and if is suggested that the Government might relieve lhe situation b\ pushing mi with the construction of t’le Bnlier Gorge Railway, and also the < oastal road bet ween Westport and Greymouth.