Macdonald Mine Still Idle

Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 106, 6 May 1941, Page 4

Macdonald Mine Still Idle

Per Press Association. HAMILTON, May 5. When only three or four of the 70 to 80 mine workers who live in Huntly arrived to catch the special bus to take them to the meeting arranged to be held at the miueliead this morning the meeting had to be adjourned to take place in liuutly later in the afternoon. The meeting was arranged in Wellington by the executive council of tlie United Mineworkers’ Union which arrived during the week-end to discuss the deadlock at the mine. It was arranged for the workers to be at the miuehead at 8 a.m. to-day to hear addresses by the executive council but. those workers living in Huntly refused to go out to the MacDonald for the meeting. It is understood that the meeting at the MacDonald mine was attended by a good proportion of the men living near the mine but after au hour's discussion the meeting had to be adjourned to Huntly so that there could be fuller representation of the men. The Glen Afton mine was idle to-day as the men wished to hear addresses by the delegates from Wellington. They travelled to Huntly for the afternoon meeting on a special train from the mine. It is considered likely that the executive council will have to address two meetings, one in Huntly, and one at MacDonald to reach all the miners concerned in the .dispute.