Labour World
LABOUR CONFERENCE. \ NOMINATIONS INVITED. . (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Last NightNominations for representatives of the Trades Unions and Employers' As sociaitdoais ;t'o af t end 'the International Labour Conference at Geneva in May on behalf of New Zealand are now being invited by the Government. There will be a representative eaeh of the workers and of the employers, the final selection being made by ballot in a manner similar to the election of assessors to the Arbitration Court. In addition, there will be direct representative of the Government for the position of Trade Unions' representative. It is announced that T. Bloodworth, of Auckland, has consented to nomina-
COAL DISPUTE
WEEK END CONSIDERATION. BY PRIME MINISTER AND PREMIER. PROHIBITIVE IMPORT DUTY FORECASTED. (Am*. Pr«u A—i. and San Oabla.) By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). SYDNEY, Last Night. The coal dispute is likely to engage the Prime Minister and Premier Bavin during the week end.' Mr Bavin has announced that the Government is seriously considering i L .he withdrawal of its offer- of last September of a reduction in the coal handling charges. Mr Scullin is perturbed at the recent turn of events in financial circles abroad, due to the industrial unrest in Australia, while Mr Theodore is reported to have told seme of his constituents that the Federal Government is seriously thinking of imposing a prohibitive tariff on imported coal. Coal Dispute Volunteer Mineis Assailed Man Seriously Injured Reed 10 io a m Sydney .This Day Remarkable scenes were witnessed at the Central Railway Station last night following the arrival of a party of volunteer miners from Rothbury. The pickets attempted to molest the men, one of whom was brutally assaulted and was sent io hospital with severe scalp wounds. During the stoppages at the mining towns en route to Sydney, the volunteers were hooted and insulted by groups of miners gathered on the platform. Many of the volunteers, upon arrival, made a dash for the waiting taxis, but MiUard, the man who was injured, walked. He was soon struck down and kicked.
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Inangahua Times, 1 February 1930, Page 3
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