WORKERS AT OTIRA.
SEVERAL GRIEVANCES RECTIFIED. By Telegrai.h.—Press Association. Christchureh, Last Night. A telegram from Otira states that delegates of the Workers' Union met Mr. Holmes, Chief Engineer of the Public Works Department. Mr. Holmes made an offer to put the miners on the contract system the same as at Bealey, but at much increased rates owing to the bad ground at Otira. He said a meeting of miners unanimously decided to accept these terms. Mr. Holmes also promises fortnightly pay and rises of wages for outside employees. Housing accommodation would be attended to, and he would use his best endeavors to obtain a doctor for the Otira Hospital. Several other grievances of a minor character were also rectified.
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Taranaki Daily News, 13 March 1920, Page 5
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