MINING DISPUTE

Northern Advocate, 24 April 1933, Page 9

MINING DISPUTE

NATIONAL COUNCIL’S PLANS. GENERAL STOPPAGE-THREAT. J (Per Press Association.—Copyright.) •. GREYMOUTH, Saturday. - Advice has been_-rec6iy§d that the C National Council of the United Mine.;: Workers of New. Zealand, meeting/ yesterday . at Christchurch, decided that in the event of a satisfactory - ■ settlement of the Waikato- 1 dispute not i being obtained through the present J Auckland negotiations, the matter .will a immediately be taken up by the council’?, with the Coalmine Owners’ Association, A and that failing a settlement, the A council will recommend a national - stoppage in support of the Northern a Miners’ Union, * HOPE FOR MEETING.- ' ‘ •*' WARRING FACTIONS. ■ / COMPANIES HAVE SOLUTION. J (Special to "Northern Aavopar'e.y) .. AUCKLAND, Saturday. Although the visit to Ailekland A yesterday of Mr A. H. Kimbe|l, Un- ;; der-Secretary of Mines, did hot re- *; suit in the reconciliation of factions - engaged in the coal war, the, ppssibility'dt a joint conference being, held ; of representatives of the .fly#- companieA concerned is indicated. •• On condition that the Renown Company withdrew the notice it posted > in its mine, and that two companies requisitioned for the meeting, .’Colonel W. D. Holgate, president of the New .. Zealand Coal Mine Owners’ Associa- j tion, is prepared to call the com- : 'panics. /logetlior. The ‘Renown: - Co;n- ; pany announces that it will withdraw the notice provided the meeting is C arranged, and the Taupifi and Glen : Afton companies revert to the -selling prices for coal which previously ope l *- \ ated. : A After this conference in Auckland,, Mr Kimbell last night met at Huntly representatives of the Northern Min- | ors’ Council. They stated that the y men Avere Avilling to return td Avork if the former Avorking agreemeilt Avas ■; reverted to at the RenoAviu mine. V They contended that the stoppage of work was' no! a ’ strike/and that the' J solution Avas in the hands of the companics concerned.