COAL INDUSTRY DEADLOCK

Taranaki Daily News, 19 July 1929, Page 9

COAL INDUSTRY DEADLOCK

FAILURE OF CONFERENCE COMMISSION TO CONTINUE UNIONS OFFER NO SOLUTION By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Australian Press Association. Received July 18, 8.20 p.m. Sydney, July IS. Less than half an hour’s discussion to-day sounded the death knell of the conference between the mining industry unions and the coal proprietors arranged by the Royal Commission which is inquiring into the conditions in the coal industry. The unions stated they had nothing to offer in the way of a compromise and the owners had no solution which would satisfy all parties. A joint statement to this effect was issued by the representatives of the parties at the close of the conference, and the commission thereupon resumed its investigation.

The commission, seeking a means tor the re-opening of the idle pits by private interviews, asked the parties to meet to see whether there vyas any hope of a compromise. At a conference last Friday the ownerr offered to accept a reduction in price of Is a ton if the miners would accept reduced wages, but no agreement was reached.