MINING DEADLOCK

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, 31 October 1921, Page 5

MINING DEADLOCK

STATEMENT BY OWNERS’ representative (United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day, Regarding the telegram from Oroymouth re mining deadlock, Mr l. ■ Bishop, technical adviser to the Mmo Owners’ Association, stated to-day jL. at the Westport conference the follo .- ing alternatives were offered by the min© owners’ delegate;— p ., m J (1) That Messrs Davidson and Lt&hoj) should leave at once for Southland ana make the best arrangement possible regarding the two idle mines and then arranged for a meeting of the Otago and Southland companies and mmeis • unions to make » ■« llm districts, the W«* Coast mooting to stand adjourned m the mean(2) That the present negotiations be allowed to proceed and that immediately after their conclusion Messrs • and Bishop should go to South ami rmA ) endeavour 'to procure • a satisfactory settlement of the deputes thme. The proposals were declined by too miners’ delegate who■ roggertej tha Messrs Davidson and Bishep . ou l gn to Southland and try teNmng about resumption and if success? 1 ' and resume the. West Coa*<*n*reng. To this the mine owners • declined, to agree on the ground H» 1 it was simply wasting time, ■ , ■ ■ made no provision for reaching ' Mr Bishop says it is thick otherwise than that tho nnner. federation officials attended *[»» W 1 port, meeting with ! break off negotiations before they realty, “Lroce.l, \ nMc, ", ,“ Otago and Southland districts .vgi^ cofne. They have, m the arrangements for holdm o C^fhe C owners decision regardmg future, pteps will probably be, announced m a few days.,-