MINERS TO RESUME.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 744, 17 February 1910, Page 5

MINERS TO RESUME.

NEWCASTLE BALLOT. OF 129 FOR WAGES '.. ■. BOARD.. •■■■'": ;;■ ■ By TcleeraDh-Presa Association-OoDyrlent.' ■■;.- ■ Sydney, February 16. The Newcastle.'miners' ballot, shows a majority of 129 in favour of accepting the Wages Board. There is one return to; come, , but this cannot materially alter the result.;.';,.;. ■ ; ..: ■.'■■ ■■■'' Efforts are. being made, to Have the mines cleaned up in , readiness for working by -Monday. ■ •'".'. /. ":'■/■•.-"." : .' The Helensburg mine has. resumed work, The Southern mines (in respect of which the ballot showed a majority, of 479' for resumption of work); are,-work-ing full-handed. . ■■■.'.'■.'■■.• -.--i '■'.-''■'.'■.■.■ Numbers of vessels rendered idle by the strike, are, getting'ready" for. recommissiori. ,'.-/'■, '.:■'.. ■'■'■ '■;';. '.•'' •,■• :. The through service to; Western . Australia will resume, from v Saturday' Eeit. [The Newcastle inen were the original strikers, and the Western and the Son-, thern miners struck .in; .sympathy with them. The Western men ; returned to work some time ago. Both the Southern and the Newcastle miners:have now balloted on the question of acceptance; of a Wages Board and resumption of work. The Southern' miners carried the proposal by 479 votes and thoi/Ncweastle miners have -now carried it by 129.] ; V-:' ;; ■•■■.■•■• ; ' :; -VV- ■':- ■'■'■ ■

A HITCH

POSTPONEMENT TILL WEDNESDAY, (800. February 16, 10.15 p.m.)

>■ ..■■':■ . ■■'':'.''."..Sydney,i February ; 16.: r . .., When the-:Wages-. Board met at Newcastle this afternoon.it was learned that a hitoh ; h4d occurred■' in the negotiationa for a settlement, of the dispute.: : '.'' "'.-

.'.Mr: , - Charlton,.' a',member ;of V "the Assembly, ,who| is.- engaged, in formulating the miners' clajms,.said' ■he. had,hoped to have' arranged for the, men to" return to work on Monday, but he had not had time to complete thotask; Hβ asked the' Board to adjourn: till.nest Wednesday, , and said he'.trusted, to ljave the'.men.; back that : day; : ..": ■^;-: [: : %) ■'.}, ■v.■,-..,<'; '.}';■' v, : ''<;•: . ''. It' is feared that a serious obstacle has arisen .in; connejition Vtyith.the' i efforts; of Judge Soholes Charlton'to bring the; masters and ;.men' together. ,-;;.■'■ ! : .. .'.. .-

' "FRATERNAt GREETINGS."? v.;''/DOMINION \A : , .; . 'tßy,:TeleKrai>li..— Presa Aesociatiob.) ';'■•;'. Christchurchj February 16.' The Tramways Federation' Conference agreed to • request Mr. MTVilliams, the representative from '.the Newcastle ers,, to'.: convey' fraternal greetings i from the'.conference -to hie'federation,. and to , express the appreciation;of the tramway employees', conlevenoe at the 'stand; made by.tho. miners-in the.' : recent retriie;'',"--A-mptipn .;-expressmg- indignation a,t -.the severity': of the sentences imposed 'on the leaders of the strike was.agreed to. > '..:■'.. OF-' ■ ; ■■ ' ; ; EFFECT OF,STRIKE.. ■•; ; .Mr., J. r Russell French; general' 'manof the Bank of. New South-Wales,-interviewed .-. in'.. Wellingtpn.a- yesterdayupon■ his'arrivaV from Sydney;'expressed .the r.opinion.; that' the strike , '.had. not had-.' any. serious effect upon - the ■. prosperit)7 of-New South Wales.. .There had'undoubtedly been • gieat. :inponveniehce and loss. of time. But now.. that- the strike was. .over he ithought things, would "settle down peaceably.; There had. been a great dislocation .of the shipping industry,'and that would, of'oourse, be a loss of,revenue ■for'.- thei.individual -."shipping companies concerned. 1 - ' The wool, and " wheat! ;h'id' been , ,, delayed in" transit to ■ Sydney, but apart .'from;:that there -would,be no 'other heavy/loss'to r.the State.'as-, a. whole.. The ;wool:'.and \ wheat' ; were "now- coming for-ward--as:. before .the strike.- ■.Hβ-did; , not see any -reason: to apprehend trouble in the 'future: :-.What was "wanted: by .the publio' as a whole was peace; and,', in-: deed,' that ..now. seemed , to f.be 'assured, .