STATE COAL MINE

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 707, 5 January 1910, Page 5

STATE COAL MINE

THE DISPUTE. THE SEDDONYILLE AWARD MAY BE ADOPTED. HEN DEMAND ALTERATIONS. (By Toleeropb—Press Association.) ' Greymouth, January' i. The Hon. R. M'Konzie, Minister for Miucs, held a confeienco with tho Mineis' Executive this morning in regard to tho State mine Btuke. Hβ offered to agree to any award in existence at Granity, Soddonville, and Denuiston.

; executive v; agreed ;;;to 'accept ;¥; the minora; was; held rat '.six^-Vclock' 1 this'.eVeningi' to •■ consider : ;)tho':; conditions.; ;JAs;very. close' pn- eleven: o'clock.' The {meeting, in--sistedyon ;certain;;alteratibns;;;tol';thei;.Sed(lqnviile;]igreement,Sdndlithe '. consider';the,(matteHjn the''morning:'2■';.

-v;-It_isi;more-than- likyy:that:.'an;amicable ;settlem^(!:i^vill' ; ■ miners;:; have^consented?■ to - start.-work. 'to-morroV;-' morning. ;';;■•' J ; ;'' '.^ : ;, ■ >'J ■■i[d, : ':' : : : :

UNEASINESS AS TO THE ISSUE. WILL THE MEN RESUME? Some uneasiness is being felt on the West Coast as to tho outcome of the conference between the Minister for Mines, Mr. R. M'Kenzie, and the representatives of the State mino workers.

tionvis that "ffie} : union:has"' ; depided:not^tb ; presume }:w;orkj.till : ' t tlie, 'demandi;i jtb'at;, the ■:,Statci/shauii" truckirigs-'&nd rmade"the : basiS:pf"tbVmen'B.demand,Va'hd' {it that; it: will; be;- altered ;in';tbe ! :4igbtest/.''^ ;i^;:'!. :^^;'*v^:<--q^:'i:

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