MINERS GAVE NO AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT WATERSIDERS.
WESTPORT, Jan. 13. At a special urgent meeting of the Bulier Miners Council, held at Westport on Sundav, and attended by the Minister of Mines (Hon. A. McLagan) and by Mr. A. Prendeville, a member of the local council, wlio were'visiting thh district, various aspects of the waterside .yorkers ' dispute were discussed. No 'St^tement; was ; made available to the PreSs as to the nature of the business or' any of theidecisiohs reached. It is understood, .however,. that the meeting was called 'as a res'ult of a promise made at Wellington^ to the national exejcutive o£ the Waterside Workers' Union by;a promiiient .member of the Buller Mih'ers Cqtincil that tliO;,miners in the Bul'icr distfict would shpport. the watersiders' executiye in their .attitude in the;ipresent] dis'pute. Tlils iiromise, it is .stated, 1 was mddp without the authdritv of'7 ^li(i couiicil, which. 'had given liiui.-jno instructions to; givei'any such und(ji*taking to the l "waterside workers. .', . v .
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Chronicle (Levin), 14 January 1947, Page 6
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