THE SHEARING-IMPASSE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 922, 15 September 1910, Page 4

THE SHEARING-IMPASSE.

.■; NOsSETTLEMENT : IN;SIGHT. ;■ h ■.'■'■ (By'Toieerapn.— Press.AssociationJl ; ;;'".• • {][-■./ ■.;ChristchurcH, September".lt ;.■; '■ \ Further'; conciliatory , attempts .to heal up, the .differences,rin .the" shearing dis«. pute have;- .for .the: present .at any : . fate;: failed.; ..Last .night Messrs. •J. B: and P. Hally, two " of. .thef ConciUatiorf . Commissiohers, : ;.inferviewed';the representatives of .'.the' disputant 'parties,! ;.ahd"' asked :them -,to confer, once again; with; the 'commissioners'this morning;: ..Messrs;'! W. Pryor: and ''HX Ackland,'.; the' • employ-> ers': representatives,-., did 'not'see" .their:.' way; to agree, to this",;and .an-, informal■'. conference. was ,'■' held;instead: between th« two 'commissioners and : Messrs.-;.F.-Wad-; dell.and King, ithe men's repfesentativeaiv It, howevef.lcame \to:-:nothing..::': It is: understood :.that' the- shearersl were; will-' ing to make.what.they termed -''a sport-',i ing .offer";.to remain.open, till the end : (.but.ho - arrangements; were ■:made; ~ Subsequently. ..Mr,'.: Triggs' requested the .employers'' represen! • tatives. ..to 'state, definitely,: in : . writingj' what- they.: desired? from;''the-'- men,: but ' 1 the; employers' oould : ;notK . see \ their ..way; to .negotiate any further ■at .' present. .; : It;..is',understood ,■!.'• that ■-. the ■■ Otago shearers''case,will be heard in Dun.:, edih oh "Thursday.; and" Friday ibefow the:commissioners. •:;:■!. : ,.;: : ;'- , v : :■;■-,