THE TRAMWAY DISPUTE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LI, Issue 9139, 11 July 1906, Page 5

THE TRAMWAY DISPUTE.

ACCUSATIONS OF BRIBERY.

ROYAL COMMISSION INSISTED UPON.

[press association.] (Received July 10, 11.4 p m.)

SYDNEY, July 10.

The tramway employees are settled In their determination to refuse a departmental enquiry into their grievances, and to demand a Royal Commission. At a meeting to-day th© President of the Union said the public could rest assured the Union would do nothing to precipitate the service into anything that would cause disaster. H© stated that a certain movement had taken place to get him to return to duly, and hinted that th© action was in the nature of a bribe.

A driver named Kelly accuses the superintendent of th© tram service with attempting to bribe him to create dissension in the Union. Th© superintendent denies the accusation.