DUNEDIN ITEMS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11846, 18 July 1893, Page 2

DUNEDIN ITEMS.

» (P-ek. Press Association.) Dunedin, July 17. C. Hsyne3, tho present laayor of Danedin, has definitely decided to contest tho Waikouaiti seat i The follow in ■> mining returns are ' reported to-day . -Dunedm Dredge, 6Oozi gold j Sew Hoy, 108 ms 4i?ts ; Roxburgh : Dredge, 22ozs j Ettrick Dredge, 18jzs ; Upper Waipori Company, sOozs 3dwta { . Jutland Flat Company, 12ozs. The inquest on Daniel Cox, found dead ' in the Bernhill coal mine, was opened today, but adjourned again, so that tha Inspector of Minos should receive notice to attend. Mr MIIIf, manager of U.S.S. Company, was interviewed by a Daily Timeß re- " porter to-day with refereace to the ihipping strike. Mr Mills said that, while no/ ■ course of action had yet been deoided o&, the Company will probably ask the men to submit to some reduction, probably the £1 per month sjivon somo years ago. It is not intamlnd to take the men by amprise, but give them fair notice. This step will only be taken it the state of busine3!i rendsra it absolutely necessary, and the Company will eipnct the employes in the other branches to accept a redaction aloo Mr Mills hopss that when the ' time comes the men will fall in with their views, and the Company will make it nnderetood that they intend to be fair, and not take advantage of the opening afforded by making sweeping reductions*