LABOUR PROBLEMS
THE! TROUBLE AT THE BARRIER MINES. ASIATIC COMPETITION. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received May 20, 1 a.m.) SYDNEY, May 19. The Amalgamated Miners* Association has instructed its delegates not to endorse the action of the combined unions at Port Pirie in recommending the men to resume work. A referendum is being taken among the Broken Kill miners to-day and tomorrow on the question of resuming work. The Premier, Mr Wade, has promised to introduce legislation against the long hours worked in Asiatic workshops. He stated that the existing law had proved ineffective to stop unfair competition against Europeans.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6823, 20 May 1909, Page 5
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99LABOUR PROBLEMS New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6823, 20 May 1909, Page 5
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