THE- MINERS BILL.
"Received March. 11, 9.57 p.m. . , LONDON; March 11. In the House of Commons Mr. Gladstone- was asked, if lie would consent to -defer tho Miners Elight Ho'ivs I Jill for another session owing to 'he depression of industries largely dependent on the price of coal. He replied in the negative. The Metal Exchange at Swansea, )■■ presenting: 326 members of Souc'i Wales and MonmouthsLii-e, unanimously condemned tho Bill, predicting thai it would seriously diminish the output a± coal, increase the price, and injure trade.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 12 March 1908, Page 5
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86THE- MINERS BILL. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 12 March 1908, Page 5
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