COLLIERIES IDLE
DISPUTE AT RUAWARO. (Bv Telegraph. Press Association AUCKLAND, This Day. Fifteen men employed at the screens at the Renown Collieries, Ruawaro, 'near Huntly, refused to work yesterday as a protest against the engagement of other men in the work o± dumping coal slack. As a result the collieries have been closed down indefinitely. , . , The disposal of the collieries slack is in the hands of Waikato Carbonisation, Limited, which employs a special staff. The miners who have ceased work maintain that as they J* re not on full time at present they should be permitted to undertake the dumping operations themselves when the mine is inactive. Although the dispute directly concerns but a few men no less than 180 have been rendered idle. The luanagament of the mine has intimated to the employees that it will not discussthe matter until work is turned A“s?v ing of the men is to be held to-day and it is hoped that a settlement will result.
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Waipa Post, Volume 43, Issue 3328, 28 July 1931, Page 4
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163COLLIERIES IDLE Waipa Post, Volume 43, Issue 3328, 28 July 1931, Page 4
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