THE HIKURANGI STRIKE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1461, 8 June 1912, Page 4

THE HIKURANGI STRIKE.

'i!-t\,'--. i.,^ ;: --,DIKECTpIJ.-. ■•."\'*-N i K /■ ;?(By Telegraph.—Press'Association.) "/ . .■:!-' : -' ( ■'_ Auckland, June.7u ?•■' '-■ "The company considers it has been very 'badly treated, by tho llikurangi Union,' ■ ' said Colonel \V. D. Holgatc, managing di- ". ■•, rector,, of tlio Northern;, Coal Company; ■'■■■ when opproachod by a reporter this >noni< ■'~ .;. ing on the matter of the slrikc at- Hiku- ". 2. Ki'ngi. "About iiiiin moulhs/'.ago anP* agreement was entered into wil.lv the unionj-S;\v ''arid Federation of Labour. Within", 'mouth of-the signing. of.Miat agrcementJSK the nicu went out on strike ■ing any intimation to either tho IVxlera- $ :V. Hon or directors of the company, .it is. s■_£ :onlv fair, however, to say that upon l!iat.i/;'i "occasion they did not get the support ot■■}'■'^ tho. Federation of. Labour, but'were re-.-^ ; commanded to so back to worlc;^whie,li.. v j. .they did.- Practically the same thing that--;;:'''« iluuipemd -one'month' after the agree- ;..- ■'mo'iit was-"entered into has.happened on "': : --:; this present occasion, the men having iiouo ;/£;. "out on strike without Riving any notice ■■"■'/.' :w!iuuevcr-to either tho manager at the directors.. The reason-.for.- ; -'> ft their : going out we do not clearly undcrr ;>;;■■ stand yet. Tho agreement lias been strict-''.-■"; iy adhered to on our .side. I, as manas"' ■■'", l iiijT director; visit tho mine about every; fortnight, and have, never received any'-.':'.?;■ deputation,- nor iiavo I been interviewed. i--':l «bySany : of tho Miners' Union officials re-. .;&■?! gardin'g -any: matters in connection ■the 'vvovkiiig of the mine.'.', Tho less cans-Vs->;. led toUhc'. company by tho strike-is. prcttyi/\;: Jconsiderables-as ,vvo. i 'liavo.to purchase. New-;,v ";-■ casUrivceabf.toj'supply our-contracts,;'and:*;':j-;im;a<!d!li<mMvc;.havO;to lay, tip our ■men,-oifi'^'t-;■ .:-.!,;: ■" , ' : j!o :.''W-'y>s ; .-!.