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COAL SITUATION.
CONFERENCE BREAKS DOWN MINERS’ LONG MEETING. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. LONDON. April 22. The conference between the coal owners and the miners Ims broken down. •‘The coal situation is very delicate,” was the laconic official statement issued at the conclusion of the conference of mine owners. The miners’ executive had a long meeting, at which they discussed plans for ensuring the safety <>t the mines in the event of a stoppage on May 1 They also considered the coal owners’ proposals for a new national agreement differing substantially from the present agreement, inasmuch as it omits the national uniform minimum rate of wages, which, at present, is per cent, over the standard rate. The chief point at the conference between the mine owners and the miners is likely to be the question of a national uniform minimum percentage in districts in which the owners propose it, subject to ratification bv the national. board. It is reported in well-informed circles that Mr. Baldwin is opposed to the owners’ demand for district agreements '
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 23 April 1926, Page 5
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174VERY DELICATE Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 23 April 1926, Page 5
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