THE TRAMWAY MEN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12772, 25 May 1912, Page 2

THE TRAMWAY MEN

(Per Press Association.)'AUCKLAND, this day. M embers of the -Auckland Tramwaymen's .tTr.ioii iii'e i Very definite m their expressioixs(,ojE v opinion regarding , the possibility that; they may he asked by^ the to cease work. They say that they do; hot. want to. participate m a,', strike, and all of them seemed, coi}fideiit tliat if such a proposal was-^nb-. Mit-ted to-theiuiion it -would be rejected by ballot. *Tlie" present- temper of the men justifies, the- (presumption; that an qpen vote on the question would not be acceptable^' art'dr' tllafcr. they"; would demand a ballot... '■ • (•Per Press- Association.) ' . AUCKLAND, this day. * - In reference to the meeting" of Waterside Workers held yesterday morning, which' caused delay to shipping, the secretary of." the - 'jjnion/.:! Mr .-.Cbllett, .was seen by a.-iHe^^ald' reporters last; -nighjt, and gave .a denial to; the statements pubI lished concerningnitt He said the union had received a;' telegrahi .from. Mr Caiiham, :who is its representative at the conference of the Federation of Labor now sitting at'WellingtohV- ' This telegram had reference to the strike/ at Waihi, but not to any -action l by the s wati:i > side s , wojfkersy ■ A 'special' meeting >Vas called fop 5 p.m-:''oh Thursday, but the number who 1 attended •■'was not^rep!-' resentative, '-'-and .;the', meeting, was ad-> jour.nedfitiU . 8 .a.m,r-' yesterday. •>< Steps were taken to. notify representai,ives.,y)f shipping companies," and an' explaining the steps Uiken...Mr Collett; said' it would be seen that the > union- had -not acted without- giving .a.n,y, ' notaceV lior h>id -it seriously delayed the > busirtejw ,of the port. As to the business done, at tjie meeting Mr Collett 'said 1 that^ the uriidh was 1 summoned solely 'to- 'consider Mr Canlmnl's teleg^afH,.-'. T^ef^(6»r w&^ , .at&fr lutely 'vo i 'dieciiss'ioiV..'.Qf the. "'.qiie'stipr^ .of ■ a levy o>4 of vt-Ue oesSatiqn of" work; >. The ujiion considered the ; niattei; referred r to by Mr Cnnllani, and decided, by . a majority ;of Q6 yotes to instfuqt -the delegate to act 'm 'nccordnnce with his judi?meni. ' „.-..' , .-...-■ . . .-.■.'"

Inquiries amonix Some members of tho; union resulted m the statement that the telein-ajn . from Mr C-anham was a request! for instructions as to .how he. should vote upp.ii -any proposal' put before the conferpiice to uall'.a general strike of the; unit ns affiliated to Wis Federation.

The Herald's Paeroa correspondent telegraph's :— The Waihi-Paeroa Gold Extraction Company has made all arrangements to recommence work at is mill at Paeroa. New men are under engagement to take the place of those who left work this week and the company can thus start crushing again as soon as it is ready. It was considered all along by most people that the company's employees at Paeroa were working under conditions governing the members of tlie Thames Miners' Union, seeing that the miners at .. Atkamata and Karangahake are working! under- -an agreement with the Miners' Union at Thames/ The tion, so far as the works at Paeroa are concerned, has' now • been settled ' by the Extraction Company 'becorhing a party! to the" agreement made, and which will (by consent) be made- an -award of the Arbitration Court. Pending. the recommencement 'of crushing operations the employees of the Extraction Company ;.who did not go outt on strike ■ are being kept engaged. Dreagingi operations are ist'ill . being carried on, . arid .unless, something unforeseen Jiapperis .the mill should be working 'ajk usual- next week. .. "*"• ! ._£'R.EEFTON> tluVday. Ther-o,.liave..b'eeh;.^o further developments.- • Tlie Mjiiisier' ot: Mines wired to the County , Council," "Cabinet will conOf the MiitelV t|ii.ipn; is > still -m Wellingbf;the- Miriefs' UHioil, is stil m Wellington. "■ °