PAYMENT OF THE FINE. LAW MUST BE CARRIED OUT.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13636, 15 April 1908, Page 5

PAYMENT OF THE FINE. LAW MUST BE CARRIED OUT.

. . „- ' r AUCKLAND, April .^fe. ?- Referring to the recent developing W of %he Blackball miners' which" iflie men bayA gone ottt.on stri g\ the Minister for. Mines (the Hon. Mr McGowan) thw morning informed t Press representative that the law-m it be Vjarjried put. "The nien jnayaA fc a certain* stand- and believe they idgs wrthin iiheir rights," Mr McGmg j said, "tmtthe fine must J>e paid. J|f • that there is no possible doubt, £«|j? at present impossible to say what 11 llvelopments of the future be, Jgjt the law must be paramount .and must -bfe2*WriW-*«i* i :Nb GoverifciHairirTW passively stand by and see the litir defied. The public are apt to be ; jnmr and clamour for an immediate flettl©mentVof * , rather eampjex, sitaation. This is not* a matter, however, which can be . rushed throtigh. It may be taken for granted that the Governwg* will .do swhat5 what is right m the BUtHj case, and the first thing is to collwb this money. What is more, therein na 'doubt t)ie Government will do it.