STATE MINERS.

Grey River Argus, 24 February 1927, Page 5

STATE MINERS.

MEET SUPERINTENDENT. Minister to Deal With Matters Yesterday at 10 a.m. the delegation wao were appointed on Tuesday by tluState Miners I nbui met the Super intemlent of Stat. (Mr. 1. A. James) with re: . ■ •i,,-,. to matters In dispute in i-on . 4 n.. < f the ventilation breakdown on F. • , :ry Ist. at tile Middle Brake Si-cti .iverpoj . Mine. The delegation . . ,1 Messrs Connel (President,i. M<. Al: -.- (Secretary), Doh.ty, Eng nd Hea ley, and two Top Min. i - -. ntntives. The miners pointed . - j|,.. superintendent that while ti. . |, nv merit for the hour in li- ..;.*■ when the miners were outbid - afte. fl, air stop page, they attached greater in p.ctanee to the employment of a j rmamij or whole-time attendant upon th- f.-i . ,t was rcmark-d that, while th< practice of having four-hourly inf - vals between the visits of the alter.; ant to the fan, was doubtless ; . ; ~u j conformity with the Coal Mine 0.-t, j; Was obvious from the very gassy nn ture of the Middle Brake s-.-tion, n-. from recent mine fatalities, that th. framers of the Act bad failed to pc vide adequately for such risky <■ >w!itions as those in this instance. The Superintendent, in reply, stat-i that the whole matter would now be personally dealt with by the Minister of Mines, Hon G. J. Anderson, and that the Union would lie later advised of his decision.

The Union again wired th- Depart ment yesterday to ascertain its attitude on the pay withheld. To-day the Union hold a meeting at 10 a.m. at Runanga, and all the 4f'C men at present idle are asked to attend. ns the business is Important. There thus will be no work to-day in 'the mines.