WHOLE MINE EVACUATED
WAGE DISPUTE AT HIKURANGI MINE IN DANGER OF FLOODING. ALL MEN SUDDENLY WITHDRAW. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Whangarei, August 21. Reports from state that an abrupt stoppage oc rrc ’ at Wilsons mine yesterday, when the whole of the. employees* including the mine star!, totalling 178 men, withdrew with their tools and other belongings, leaving the mine completely unattended and thus creating a danger to the workings, in this and the adjacent- mines of becoming flooded. ; . This precipitate action is the culmination of a dispute concerning wages. The company’s previous practice has been to make wages up to a standard of 18». per day, provided the volume of output was satisfactory, but a few days ago it refused to continue the custom, holding that the fault of lesser production lay with the men, who contended that the deficiency was due to the difficult nature of the section. The management declined consideration of the matter, and thereupon the whole staff evacuated the ■mine. As constant pumping is essential the situation is very crucial.
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Taranaki Daily News, 22 August 1931, Page 11
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