COAL MINES STRIKE
GOVERNMENT’S ATTITUDE. ALLEGED INDIFFERENCE. GREYMOUTH, This Day. Mr W. Purdy, secretary of the West Coast Council, has forwarded the folloAA r ing telegram to the Minister of Mines (Hon. C. E. MacMillan) :— ‘ ‘ The conciliatory attitude of the miners is evidently not appreciated by the Government, AA r ho remain indifferent. The miners and the public request Government intervention.” —(F.A.) | MINERS MEET. - ' NO DEVELOPMENTS. Except that a meeting of the Northern Miners’ Council Avas- held on Saturday morning at Huntly, there are no developments to record in connection Avith the strike of coal miners in the. Waikato. The meeting was held in A tlieatre and was largely attended. After the meeting-Mr W. Davison stated that the following resolution had been carried: "That direction goes from this council to Mr McLagan, secretary of the United Mine Workers at Brunnerton, asking him to place before Mr T. O. Bishop, secretary of the Coal Chvners’ Association, the advice that the Northern Miners’ Union are prepared to meet them on a new agreement Avithout any qualification AA’hatever from either side.” It was also decided that the above resolution should be sent to the Go\ r ; eminent.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, 13 June 1932, Page 5
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