COAL CONFERENCE ENDS IN FAILURE.
.MEN DEMAND WORK AT PRE-STOPPAGE RATES PEACE FOR OFF AS EVER Received Monday, 8.10 p.m. SYDNEY, March 10, The breakdown of the coal conference an hour, after it recommenced to-day leaves peace on the coalfields as far off as ever. The miners’ representatives announced that they were not prepared tv accept any terms other than pre-stoppage conditions. The ■colliery proprietors expressed their willingness to re-open the mines on the basis of the compromise agreement of Nov r tuber 23, which the miners’ representatives again rejected, on the ground that their organisation had given them no mandate to accept • A deadlock was thus reached and the parties dispersed. The conference had hsen opened by the Premier, who expressed the hope that a settlement would be effected, pointing out that it would make the Government’s task easier, 'from the standpoint of reducing unemployment.
Will Unemployment Dole by Withdrawn?
CABINET’S NEXT QUESTION
Received Monday, 10.55 p.m. SYDNEY, March 10,
The State Cabinet to-morrow will ■consider whether unemployment relief ■should bo withdrawn from the coaliieldsy in view of the failure of to-day’s conference. meeting of miners' lodge secretaties is being held to-morrow at ■Newcastle, in order to formulate a policy for the future. *
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 March 1930, Page 7
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