HUNTLY MINE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 23 September 1914, Page 7

HUNTLY MINE.

INQUEST ON VICTIMS BEGUN

A DEADLOCK AT EXTENDED MINE.

BY TELEGRAPH— PRESa ASSOCIATION.

™ v 7 £ HUNTLY, Sep. 23. Ihe body of Thomas Berry, enginedriver, aged 29, was recovered from the Huntly mine this morning. As tar as is known there is only one body-that of William Smith (deputy) aged 60, married—now below *]imy) > John Jackson, aged 20. clipper single, one-of the three injured men oaken to the Waikato Hospital, died this morning. • i The other injured man—Alfred Peekham, junr.—is making a slow recovery loung Jackson'® death makes the' third victim m the Jackson family—/ rather and two sons. Altogether forty bodies have been recovered, and two deaths have occurred in hospital. One is still entombed.

An. inquest on the victims opened g\™ld«,ay to-day before Mr Rawson, fe.lVl. Professor Dixon is expected to arrive at noon.

o The Extended mine, in which about JoO men are usually employed, should nave started work this morning, but the miners refused to recommence operations unless granted an increase rrom 2s 7d to 3s per ton, as they declare the compulsory use of safety lamps will reduce their output owing to the reduced volume of illumination compared with naked lights. The company offered an increase of one penny, but this the men refused. The shiftmen also demanded a rise from Us 4d to 12s 6d per day, and truckers from 9s 8d to 10s 6d. A deadlock therefore exists. The Miners' Union held a meeting this morning, and decided that a deputation should approach the directors on the matter. The meeting also decided not to recommence work until all bodies have been recovered.