COAL

Hokitika Guardian, 1 October 1929, Page 6

COAL

REGULATION, PROPOSED. AI FETING OF COAIAIITTEE. t ——fli (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY," September 27. At a meeting of the Central Coal Marketing Committee, yesterday, the observations of the districts upon the draft proposals for the co-ordination and regulation of the output and sale of coal were .considered, it was found that the draft was generally approved in principle, and it now remains to give further consideration to certain points that, have arisen from the examination of the proposals submitted bv the districts.

Another meeting of the Central Coal Marketing Committee will be held at an early date, and it is anticipated that the district organisations will then be- - '- •> p • lion formally to signify their adhesion to the scheme.

Ai! NHR S CON FER WITH CABINET

Mr v . ’L ( ’,ilhomas,:Minister in charge of employment, accompanied by the President of the Board of Trade, Mr William Graham, and. the Secretary for Mines, Mr Ben Turner, met representatives of the -Miners’ Federation to-day at No. 10, Downing Street. The Prime Minister was present for a time, hut, owing to his approaching departure lor America, was unable to remain throughout the discussion. The whole situation in ’the .mining industry was reviewed at length, and the meeting was adjourned for a fortnight. i It is understood that officials of the Miners’ Federation will have a further consultation with the Cabinet sub-com-mittee on the nature of the 'organisational changes in the industry to which the Govornmentlinteuds to give legislative effect this winter.