N.Z. COAL OUTPUT
AN AGREEMENT REACHED.'' ; Per Press Association —Copyright). • -y ■■ v, 7;j ‘ M'ELLINGT(INJ £ May I7v ' I An agreement. was ’ reached.; at *, fjhe, concluding session to-day 1 , of, the conference between the delegates;representing the coal mine workers and the,colliery owners, but details of the. settlement were no announced. These \vill be made public later., ' , Before, the proceedings, concluded the Prime Minister, Jlon. P. , Fraser', and some of his colleagues, were incited to the conference to hear the decision arrived at. , , In a. subsequent p(he: Min r ister of .'Mines, Hon, P. &. . re? ferred in general terms to concessions that have been granted ( to' the miners. ■ !, Mr Webb said that he was confident Ithaet though the *-- agreement was a (very good one, no extravagant claims (were made or cdnceded.' The ripners had jail undoubted claim on concessions that 'had been granted to them. ■ Hon. vD. G.. Sullivan had said, : Mr Webb stated, that he was hopeful that This agreement would produce results that would more than compensate for ’extra charges that would be made on 'the public purse. r - . , - ft, < ;The Prime Minister said that ,he was ■ delighted“to rdad the- resolution) j / mmmmmammmmmmmmeam
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Hokitika Guardian, 18 May 1940, Page 3
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