ROTOWARO MINE
RESUMPTION OF WORK SUPPLY OF WAGGONS AMPLE [BY TELEGRArH—OWN CORRESPONDENT] HUNTLY. Friday Work was resumed at the Rotownro mine this morning. Yesterday the management closed the mine for the day because the miners continued their stopwork meeting for about half an hour after the specified time for the commencement of work. Tho meeting was held to discuss a dispute concerning the truckers and tho management, the former claiming an hour's pay on Wednesday because, they alleged, they were not advised that the mine had been laid idlo nn hour earlier and had continued their work.
In oonnection with the alleged shortage of waggons, which it was stated was the cause of the earlier stoppage of the mine on Wednesday, the local stationmaster, Mr. J. S. Scoullar, denied to-dfty that there was a shortage of waggons on Wednesday. Ho said that there were more waggons standing at the mine than were required to fulfill the company's orders.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23205, 26 November 1938, Page 14
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