MILLERTON NOTES

Grey River Argus, 23 May 1942, Page 7

MILLERTON NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent)

The mine continues working full time.

Mrs Foreman, Seddonville, Mrs J. Lewis, Sergeant’s Hill, and Mrs A. Watson, Wellington, were recent visitors, as was Mr C. Thomas, Westport.

Hon. W. H. Mclntyre has returned from Nelson.

Residents learned with regret of the death of Mrs G. McKinlay while on a visit to her daughter at Cobden. She was a native of Fifeshire, 76 years ,of .age, and resided here over 30 years. Besides her husband, Mr G. McKinlay, she leaves five daughters, Mesdames R. Blyth (Cobden), B. Senior (Tirnaru), T. Porter (Millerton), H. Smith (Denniston), and T. Holmes (Wellington), and three sons, Messrs P. McKinlay (Westport i, J. McKinlay (Millerton), and G. McKinlay (Auckland). The sympathy of the people of Millerton is extended to the husband and family in their sad bereavement.

Mr W. Watson presided at a special meeting of the Millerton Miners’ Union last Sunday, when Mr T. Muir (district delegate to the United Mme Workers’ National Council) reported on the recent conference in Wellington, between representatives of the miners, and coal owners, in regard to the adjusting of the national, agreement for the next two years. Mr Muir also reported on the Federation of Labour Conference at which the recent dispute of the freezing workers was discussed, and in which the executive had finally brought about a satisfactory settlement. It was pleasing, he said, to have had a report on the West Coast Trades Council, and to know that in its regard matters were finalised, as unity was essential. The conference had considered the question of manpower organisation for war, which was the correct policy. The delegate stated there were discussions also on apprentices’ wages, use of radio in connection with price stabilisation, and to Russia, building and the Compensation law, in which law it is to bo hoped necessary alterations will shortly be made. The report occupied three hours, and the delegate was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. • A suitable compliment was paid Mr A. Hunter for his report as delegate to the Labour Party’s Easter Conference.