OTIRA TUNNEL.
DECISION OF GOVERNMENT ANXIOUSLY AWAITED. (from ora owx OTIRA. March 14. There arc no fresh developments in connexion with the strike, and no word has vet been roccivcd from "Wellington. Most of the men are anxious about the outlook, .and many eon template seeking fresh field.; of employment. A number of the men are making good use of iheir holiday by laying in a stock of firewood. Surprise is expressed at the length of time the Government is taking in arriving at its decision. The delay is neither in the interests of those, who have to innocently bear the brunt of the strike, nor in the interests of tho speedy completion of the tunnel. in the meantime the men at the l>ealey end of the tunnel are still working.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16161, 15 March 1918, Page 6
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131OTIRA TUNNEL. Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16161, 15 March 1918, Page 6
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