MINER' WAGES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1403, 1 April 1912, Page 3

MINER' WAGES.

JIIXIMI'M Wi.MAK.DS; ABORTIVE COX mUiXCE. (By Tclosraph.-PrOES Association.) Thames, March 29. Thar.ses miucrs and representatives of the mining companies lu'id a niettiisj today. It was a trieiielly coninrent'e tn avvivb ui a.) iigrcenit'ist on the question of wa.?es and other mutters. The present minimum wage is Ss. Gil. ;:er day. This is di-c-r.ied insufficient considering the increased cesi of living. 'l'hc men aro now askimr lOs; as a minimum. Instead, of inking ths cafe direct to the Arbitration Court, it was decided to first meet 'the companies' representatives in friendly conference, nnd discuss the whole position in aa endeavour to arrive at a satisfactory agreement. Tim ineii also ask for abolition of the Saturday afternoon shift. The conference is still sitting. Later. The , conference between the 'Pinnies liiif.'i-.j and mine-owners t;i-jvc;l resultless. -Til; miiiors demanded, generally, n minimum of 10.-., with II?. for wet shifts, m?'\ ami vs-snBC I . The companies' representatives cgi-rcd to sivo tli« pvos-ut niimmuiu rjles apiilyiujr-in the Waihi district. T!ii.s was not --lcc-ptable U> the men, and the imltr-r will ir.iv,- yo before the Ar];iiratbn. Cnirt. Waihi, Miu-'/h 29. The O'.nciliVinn Council cnmj.-c.cd of Mr. T. H:ii-k- Giles Ce]:i»:i->ii>iier. and nsse-sors. commenced yesievc!:'v, ami conelu:!.'il it'-- sitting this afternoon in the. niiitler of tiie dispute between the Ohiiu. , - niuri br:i ncli of tiio Ainakiiiiuited Socie'y iif Engineers a:id local milliner companies. ]t was ajjrfcd that -15 hours, lie a ivwk's work in wet ulncos, with sis hour*' shifts. Itcgardii!": apprentice?, it was agreed to issue cerlificates of ■service of time. Tin; ininiiiiuni waje for tradesmen sewing five years' appreiilicesfciij or five years' continuously" in oils company to be 11s.; youths' wages for the first year Is. a dav. second year Ss., third year os.. fourth year 75.," fifth year 'Bs. After this they receive journeymen's irages. Tile prowsro charaotori.'ed by the utmost good'feelini's on both side?.