THE MINING INDUSTRY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 647, 26 October 1909, Page 8

THE MINING INDUSTRY.

-.; J : MIN ISTERS/;;:'^ --'- l &^^^:^!^^o!^^^^Mm^£'^'i^Pa^^'^^'^^lPieei^^'B:''''^ -'Miner! Ministe '|:-' l i^*?. J <^K-Ward),'--':ihe : ';Miiiisteri' fbr, Pnbli t:::Worka,{Hon.; : and'-the Minista Millar), yesterday.;-; |:S''.Mr*'E.:;Semplo, presideih't'ibf tho Miners' Cor jWierenoe, > inade.'- apprebiitiye; mentien:. bf ; ,th jfs.?.?.lp , V '■ wUch' the; Gorernment 'took'! to "avert'-' :6<iemed'imminent some,:time back . g;.:Min'ersygeh'eratlyj:¥e:-cbntiriued,;were oppose; f medical examination;; and a ; royalty' shonli J ffc be imposed; gold ".won'; to: ereato; a: fund, t •:jl'^M-fused--in;:.■ coniiebtioriswith tho;dreaded dis |Jf,ease^''nlihers'l;complaint:, , ,'• ;The';-'miners wouli ; out, than ; pro l|»N>isibn.h-made : -'f,or.;-;:'alTorduie' ':: -.; st. jii:thoso wTi6,:coritract«'d::it;:;: It.was felt .that thi ||;.:;'time:- wasVoppb'tturie:;.for-;th6':'setting up .of i jpSpyil;'CMmints^on';t6'';ingniTe^iiito , ''the yentila :;thol.^'nr,io'fs : ;min'eslv:; Doubtless': thi Ijifea'ction iof Vthe;!,Gpvqrnment;;,on'; thei'question :.o |j;;::;'med|oal;l , <thi |p! cmintryyfrom :6ne:bf;the greatest industrial up ilp'.heayals^^.'.whiohi,had-ever-threatened.. ~;' |0 : |?!|;:p^ : ;Wr|at^he ! -M ;'';'"-■' I P.- J. tb the cbnference ' '-' :|g;vJli'Naeinplbycrishallvrequire r any worker t< 'MB undorgoi'.'atihealDhl;'cxdihinafiaii' 'as s a j'cohditioi ;|^/W. : ,employmeiifiv'-;i-'S••■"''>/■';'.■''•'l"■■■■'■''-''■'. 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S^';.;2; : -No';persbn':shall.be':'precludod,>from ma Ipft'taihing.':' acclaim "far' j.compensatibn, : v byvreasor My-ifijiieiyi that he-lis-riot;domiciled'or',rosfderit/ii '|^Ne^.\Zealand.-;i;Y;--:r ; S;':^:-:H' J ';;; shall,".: in; a ddition.; t c wi compbnsiitiort,->:bß : :.'entitled;;.to .irecdver. a : suhi '■Ms! tb.wafds ::medicil ;-qr t^ing^firstlaid),.';n6t exceeding:- t«n":pbuhds.:.\.':";x.; |? y ; -'/ ; 4. : v?Nb .'cbmpbns'ation, shall 'bo. payable in' re-!;?j'speqt:-of.;any- .-'injury-'. by accident:which'. does 'Jiflinot' .disible'.theiwbrker.fo'r ..'aiperiod'exceeding ■ : a*seyen;:daya.':' : :K"i , tools; or- other, imaterialdirarc 'fK;supplied ;which::is ; the.'.employer; such jV.cpjt shall'nbt Tap- taken into accpunt in.ccmput. ; ■eJ;ing; : ':.>.-'-•'.■■:''■; : ':A : f;At-:;'-,o^.; : An !: ('jivdurredv \ti.' b. mine-if it'.-shall: have, |;;: tKQvarea fc.;which;.thb;mine; is .'situated, .'or':on , fertlarid,;-.canHgubus',-sbr-.:0n...1and .whereen,,cbal br !i\;;bre'isjboing,-treated.under the- supervision or rjViCohtrpl.f.of^..'the."muie6wneT, bfdwhere6n;machiri- : S.'ery. ,utilised:fdr,'.trcating;ccal' or ; .bre;is situated; p';;.y7.VNoiperspni : : ts;:w'as : .engaged t'f tuti'dred':»nd{pt^;.p6i/uusy\ : p ; i\; unfe 'rVage-: weekly; eaVnj.ijgs'during'.-tKe twelve (p;:'immediateiyipf fev:'ceeded; / fiyq.:-pbiwd6.^';'':.^:.:;;; ; -:; : : ! . : nd^)exceeding.;dn'e;:hundred pounds !;:.';may'.. , He:; : < hear^ -either a:Jump.,-sum »';*:'or.;;a..:weekly .Eav'mdnt,.'and' his -/decision,"? subje'et ig[;tq;Sub-sectionf|Bb),:shall- bd;final. - "!H V ;~Zr ■■;$% |;;4:'';9. : - r 'Where":;'tno-/Claim<;does' : nqt tho &\>'jmainitrate,-kojs(^ K-rpbithd-s)': 1 withou'M-such 'leavej:..appeali l " to;.; jhe. of.-:Arbjttfatibn'.'ur^ttVan'yi'.iioiiit v df;iaw.fi■ ■ r;f;";.'«lo^Repeal : 'and 15?W Section M, 6";aiul 53, .'fiMMwKV^y^;;^^ p;:"SSSir.;;.lbseph;'TO^ fetation;fbri'itsK.exjJir.essibn of appreciation^af^tna' ||ia'qtidn,"wbich ; ;took..in ■cSim^ fc-;stioh'//,with j ' affecting -ttaSliw 3irdustry.-SThe «f act:;that; not. ta^single : - cla^wjhid; Ev.been;made|shbWe'dvthnt'. ; it-:.was,fully.justife tsf':itakingithe;'c'ohr§o'Ywhich';^l;;li.i('d. t^^ !':S/:,th'dupnt;:tte,^ {f, : .'mission :dhe.'" -„ ''•'. ■■;..-;.-., ■■•■ ■■■■ ■^i'jSf-h 6;;«i;;Hori'.'.E/;MlKehrieh^ith'';linjit^tions.Vf^ iy.'4;Sir;;jdseph,^wdiit:, : on'"t'o":say^ irft'Cbhsidered j at^faritearly;?;'dale;'; J by,.itho'.G6'ife? l ii^ t|i^rhent.v.slt;;wa|:;rfbt : :desir!ibb [*^m'ent::should : ,cdn'ti*nue'the. : system^;.of.;Buarantcfei: 1 ;*tlio -State^liisurancq:;Dqpartmont..fili: ,^fan! T; &;'nectiqn-.wjth;p.e(sisk : as'ths l ;sf.wibusVbfficesi;({ncluding :.the; State /office), 'were' i•£;^aiftst.;the^ptgp^l;'slll ; ;(ase;qf:a crisis it was fc;aJl.: l do : sdswonld.;be ;i;;iWrong;',;',.Tlib.rGdyeJnmehtt had '.decided to .strite; I :»Vout'«{rieumbcdn|dsisi:;and S'to 'abolish the; system' .'fr/dt.me'dical e^amlpation.-ih''th'e,;case''of jivorker's ftjrpverj'.the"..'agifiW %v i eiis'ible'i",tp]-s^ria;,.the; ameridments'.'tb-tli'e^Minos in a i^Billv;. ;The.: '. :i3o*%'nment 1 wished;: t0, .-,;do- every-. ji ! vthirik;!possiblotb'''^'rbm'ote'-,th'e'a^ it;hsd.r|pf. see' : that it did>not; lay itself f.- v open; to' ; a' cli jrjejj of ■■_ doing any thing that Iwas %&m !ft ¥s x"':-% "■:-'!/' ■/■''■ - : ■'■ .-:;',:*. l ut"ithetprop9sal:.for,a : o^rbyalty;dn;;the-g'qlc^'butpnt?- ; ;;^' J - ! r-y)'\- -J ,!: : proposed; measure''goes' :the*cb'mmilte;6j:thosSv'who:;.wish .togivo Ki evidence ;wi]l^b'e?.;KeaTd'."''By.erj K : £bVjisvenitoj^ne?j!oi^ K;-ftlh::;;reply:;tq^Mf;,;;pmrin'efe^Kd^ ;V : that■'. the, industry': : jras'f, a '; very,' dahgerdn's'' one, $. M ,rr'-M'Ken>.ie ?Se.ela«d,'.tliat. : it!!,was one - of -tho C;!:^f^'>:A.: : ,/ y,;-:-% ; p~^^'^>i^fßJJ^-PTH'kH^^TJEfi^^'.^l';^ |/v;: ; ; of IvqthbrXm Ei-ininin'giihd'ustryiwere.'.brduglitiuhder- the;netice I 'ftyi ther.deputatiorijlater;'/ih. the / day: ■*■'} •»•.--,•: - h': ; vlVln;the;'coujse ; .,of.:his;'ror4yi : ;the'?Mini^ (1 bhi /agreed \ tHat¥i:l?by'4lfCdmniissibii ; ,'shbuld ,;be, kv'appbiritedftp .va'rious.'miivesVso'-iai'.vas ;^ Bfi- cdmnii?sidn;,Sh'ouldtnot;.be Kg' required;.to,.inspeit v ',the:vwhble;;of': > the'; miries. 1 [ !f.';A; request .'that check/lnspb'cfdrs i;shonld. ; -be,- sub-, E;;Eidised .by/.theGoyernmq^ l-.-.'inspcction'Si.was.'on'e": whichv would; havo , to'.be i^ennsiderediby;; Cabinet/Sin 'ftegaifd :;tb. 'a - srig-/ : |i;*gesti'dn'.thdt\truokiiig;should ':be..;ddn'e'by ! day i (f;r.*labqur,'';that.;qubs{idnjSvaS::e.riiiroly; affected ,-by j F-Srtho'jjCOst i'of :I|e Ewdnt r qn ■ to'/'say. ! &•;.that'he'did; not the provisiori'-ibf:' j I;.:,'; bathrooms: | Kibqr:.ofr;ihands,vomiplbyed.-waS;small. K'lf; tfie :'ex- ! 'andH;shbt ; ;nrers ; :were P(I, L ipndß'rtaien'bJ/the;Gbvernment itwould.be pro-. | shbuld ;:be ;df;--a- ---: 0 ; p¥actiwl:;riatiire/:.':Bafare'giving;'a^definite.re--1 ;"v P'y'Ato r -aVpr'onftsal'; tliatfropes''• sh'onlU't-be '-siibsti-' :f 5',"-;tutsd •. for:: cha:ns;,on fjig-wUeels,'.-he.,would. ob-},|^itiiri--irrepbrtj;::?';::;;v:;:++{:/:S"y^\v':J'^:'}<■*:■] I ;doait :with.tho suggesticn i ffi;that;nWherq;-a.Dqve.;nix^shots.;had..tdViba fired,, j f'S'.the /usa-jbf s-'an-;oiploder; should be.;mada' cbni-" || : /jbulsbry; rHe~poihte^^ j -was (iF;c~ ! ;u'sed.'':-It:was.;a".matter;wnto | , 6tbl^;'t^^ h ! :.:-hp'iglit:',of >9ft;::;.wcreV'.qßite'.; | liigbi'.';eno.ngji.-.:-j[oi. making-'i'ihd' l prdvis'iori.' of' [pScliange-hduseabompulsofy:;rA ; :;repqrt'would bo i a ?.-: v contractipg,\w'ithrespectrtojnndergrouhdvwork,' l^yrbuld•^^roquire^v'ery/carbfulsconsideration,':' He [teagrbed;that; thb' rates ipaid;;forTfthat: teork: we're j*..*b r jyj.obtaih;a.full;fr'opbrt'; ; ',when';.he-jw-ould "consider. ;pn'. its;'merits:; fPe/sdnally;«ho ■. had K : :^C o^ie SKb. n Jthe-board'.:of.;'exalniriers.'' , ;Some of the uni|V,?vT«)csiti«':''%d'/Wn';.bringin| pressure to-bear tb ';,-;servico',-i.un'dergrbuhd;' : .- re-. fc'.rduced.<i I ,He ..'had'- 'frcral'ithqVstart'; set - his -face | ; :..:,agains,t;;,thb'.'pfqpqsai;;;and intended Mo/con tinno-' IftitoXdbiSo'.^BMqre/he"co'iild.,express:any. view on' P t 48 fji£pl Sthe \ :Coal ■{ MinesiVActv '-:he:vwbuld ■• have ; to. 'SVBecureTjt^ ..inspectors'. repd.r,ts..being;.'sent. b^stb::th'q.'^iriesiJ:bu{>ho v ,'wj)flid not/agree'! to tho' ||!fvi-O|S:TH E;: OTHpW-isr ir/E;?!^a.'f'iHr 7^j^s^#"j:;iK'v^y;iv:; i '"'Auckland, , October :25. - : p.ffi.-On SatiiTday;:the:.Mihers'-.Conference, sitting fe atsWellingtafc passed) yapdiis'reSblutioiis affect-t! M:t liig■-■^the:coal : niiningviftdustry;' '■■ ' ■'' '. ',■ .-';.;";,''';; :; " p?'3"Whbh;:they;'Speak: of ;yictimising;:-m«ni..-r.| tyiddn't know;.what j.theji'iineair;"- said -MrrHpJps/,;gate,'";niahaging;direetqr,.bf :the Northern'Co'alp; mining j-.:v.''Certaiiily,.;, : frbm - ; my(exWrience,.;l v ;kiiqw;: ) of.):pq; g^casbi-.wheib/v.a::nanr.is.; harshly/tre'ate'd,';:much fei;;less':'rictiiniOTdi;tva:;VJ:i.'i.:V -i,--i--',':"":.' • ■; ;; --- : - 'iVzr~\'■ With': fif erence , : to 'itheiconfercrice's intention !get; ; ;Clause\B7^of;; thq : Cbal-miners KV'Abt. relating, to vthei^.MghirigVdf'coal'delete,".' S;:-: : lie cohtiriuea,. "(ill;the .awards, provid*; that: thej "■ah»U:reboiTe?i'so'ijiri:iicli*'t|cii,<ton tii.twm-' o;\iii% : : the;cpal. ; ;::.ThcS!fbf«?''it'vis':only, right: ; ahd v"; : fair,:/ : tbat'Jthb coal jsh'ould •be .weighed at; the JS S'pit's.'moßth;:v;;;Th-ei'e ! is /novother.- satisfactory; ; s ; nvay.:"ofdealing'.witll]it,vas coal in.this:country,' i v ':-;certainly r in. thevAuckland .district,.. 1 is./ never P#6bld:'in;.any;< , othb ; r ; '^'aj'.fthan-ty ;yrbight ; :> i :- : W« 4/'';iave,';thbi , efore,;b^':bomr)elled..tb insist np'bn. yV'Vtho/-skips 'tha ,wine,inwuth// Sfc'Swhich -we ;have: : a' : :righti - j;,tp ';d,b;-.:'as,,prbvided.-by. : V:«-the-award;.'r.:.Thb:miners i'vf to; submits : #SW#ith*refer<;ncß:::to■:'. the 'litsistenceg. dn;/.;f,hb t-S'.instalUtibn.^ofyfan^fdr-v'ehtirat,ion/:purposes, absolutelyiiridiculous,; -viias-while fana'.'were:n&esMry;.in;.sbrae'cases..they,; <0: 'o«rtainly Isb':;:irif/qtlwrs','- "ahd" besides.. P.-'th'at:ithe'':rfline.;ihspqoto^^ .p^fiej/venlflation^ ; '