MINERS DEMONSTRATE

Southland Times, Issue 21219, 21 October 1930, Page 7

MINERS DEMONSTRATE

ATTENTION CALLED TO PREVAILING

DISTRESS. NEED FOR CONSIDERATION STRESSED'. (Per United Press Association.) - Westport, October 20. This afternoon some 500 or 600 miners from Millerton, Denniston, Stockton and Westport came to Westport for the purpose of holding a demonstration with a view to calling attention to the distress amongst miners,' particularly at Millerton where very short time has been worked for some months past. Cars conveyed the demonstrators to just outside the boundary of Westport and a procession was then formed. Headed by the Granity Band it paraded through Brougham, Palmerston, Lyndhurst and Russell streets, finishing up in Victoria Square. Here the Deputy-Mayor (Mr J. M; Robertson) presided and speeches were made by leaders of the miners from the several centres deploring the importation of coal when New Zealand is able to supply all the country’s .wants, and generally calling attention to the need for more consideration being given to the coal mining .industry. The deputy-Mayor expressed the hopo that the Government and others, concerned would take notice and that good would result. The proceedings were quite orderly.