COALMINERS' WAGES.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14871, 20 September 1918, Page 3

COALMINERS' WAGES.

OWNERS' PROPOSALS.

"ACCEPTED AT KAITANGATA

I L United Pkesb Ass.jCJAiioN.., ' Dunedin, September 19. In an address at Kaitangata on Tuesday night, Air P. x \ivon a member of the executive, of the Coaiminers' federation, stated that the owners had agreed to inciease wages 7-J- per cent, to piece-workers and 10 per* cent, to wages men. A ballot was taken of Kaitangata miners o.i Wednesday, in 158 votes in favour of accepting the oW-i ers proposals and 43 against the offer. Mr. Niven also stated that if the miners, accepted the owners' proposals 'the new rates would come into operation on the irlsf. instaiitv