HOPES SHATTERED

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17147, 24 September 1926, Page 8

HOPES SHATTERED

IMPASSE m GOAL CRISIS PROBLEM OF HOURS CABINET MEETING TO-DAY i Klee. Tel. Copyright- United Press Assn.) (A nst nil in n nmi A’./.. Cable Association.' .11.', l ived S»■ 11 ii■ i!1 1 11■ i 2d. 2 | >.m . 1/ >X|)(i\. S« ptomlsi i- 23. Tim hopes oi (onl sidtlcmcni raised 1.. .t night v.i' ! 'c simile.cii. The miners' leaders to-night me pes-imist ii\ and let{ Lon,ion lo veil Ine districts until Minidav. • The lulls! dillieititief are due to the i|iu:stioi! ~f ineu. a:- i lie miners ex.ceiii. \ r siiii i- unu ilimg to make a defiinto ninr.siin on the point. The i.wiiers avi ciilv pj-epared lo lake part in tin m-got ia; nn . if tlie hours are i.'it to he a-iju.-u'ii in il-i- various d ; s .rn is will, till’ Wage.'. U is estimated now tl-.at 109,000 mimvaie working in van,,it- districts. After the miners’ executive inft- Downing sti'd-t iiie Government was in close t• ; u •.! i with I lie repfeseiitaliven of the Minina’ Assm.inLi< ii. who turned down the miners proposals, whti-ll Mr. A. ,|. Conic Unis summed up: ’’ The miners’ exeo'.t't.ivc: is prt pared to recommend, (1) wages not less than I hose pavtthle in tin 1921 agreement- as a temporary arrangement f ■ ihc immediate resrnnption of work; (2) tlie terms of the national wages agreement shall he refer-

red to an independent tribunal to be agree,! on by the parties; (3) the terms of reference to the tribunal shall be in emrsideration of the application to the industry of tlie reconmiendations of the IP vai Commission/’

Mr. 15a id win, learning l lie seriousness of the position, decided Unit it was useless to recall the miners' executive t<> Downing .street., and decided that Ihe whole Cabinet must he consulted on ['VidriY.