HUNTLY COAL MINES
PROSPERITY-BEGAINEDr ' By Telegraph.'— Press-lssoqfation., Huntly, Monday. Friday was pay day at the the second since-the. strike .was broken. The total paid-out as wagea was a little over £2700, a sum which not only shows a considerable increase on the first pay, but-a] so proves that more men are being employed, , Most of those who are not sympa-; thetic with the arbitration union have left, or are about to leave, the town. As quickly as they leave, others are arriving, in such numbers that they more than fill the vacant places. .-, . &
House accommodation is at a premium, and as soon as a house becomes vacant the owner .is besieged by numerous applicants..
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Waikato Argus, Volume XXXV, Issue 5535, 17 February 1914, Page 2
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114HUNTLY COAL MINES Waikato Argus, Volume XXXV, Issue 5535, 17 February 1914, Page 2
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