POSITION AT WAIHI.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1464, 12 June 1912, Page 6

POSITION AT WAIHI.

- ■'■•' ■ -'»'■'. ■ ■ ■■■■ OFFICIAL DENIAL. ; EE&AftD.ING DRIVERS 1 VM&X:. ißi Wccroph-r-PTcss. Asso.ila.tloml Waihi,. i.un<3 1 : 1, Mvv 11. I'. Barry, siiperintendent of t.li.c Waihi .(jo'ld-niihiiig. Company,' lii.lci'■Hcwcii Willi regard to S.t.stcnic.nl.N iaiioni ilie fprmat)i>;i 'Of tjic ffiii-ili Knjjflie■drivors' Union by M>, l>. lloNVarif, jiresi* jleiit o.E ..the- Canterbury Cfojiei:a't liff.boi.ircrs' Uiuah, 'ga.vs an , Cinpliatic denial lo- Howard's ifeertfon. that "l.|i)y ■liew uiiipii hnd 'iK'on j.brm'e.i! by eiriI>lpypi:s," '■• . llr. .J3arr.y,. ■prjbcscu'iiig, said:. :''! 'had n<s ftnowleMge'ipf wlVo was' goitfrig i\j> tiie new unioii; : did. not know* tho union wis being Id.riu.cd e'xcppk from Vy : hat I saw iii. the , iievspapprs." ■As to Hip su'pcrinieiuipii.t or spineonq in authority. a.rraiigi.hg. a .mcei.'ing ..at which the. iipw liiijon , w.as .fbrmeii, jlr. B.arfy sai<l : : "X. npvor heard, Of. .a..■.'ingl.e ■nlce'tlng being held, of who held it, njijil Lhact lib. comiii.uni.catipiis with anyone c>i.V■, ■the subject,, either verbally Or in'writing," . Wijfch regard: to .Howard's hssct.ti'oii : fibciiit rnn'tfprs cpnji.eqtid ..with tliE> f.a.rly stages of. the foEniaiiM. of tiie new iiji.irfii coming from Hie suppfii>.teni!cii'ii. ! s' oilic.p. ■Mn. Harry .said , : ; "This is. a;v absolute ' Suhric'atioi.l, nnd not .a- word of jfrifffl ijj. it." ' INIGUIIA.tD STATEStENTS. (By X«ieirra,ph?-Sri!.ii Ae«<>r>latioii.i Waihif .iiijw jr.. Further allegation as felte inaccuracy of tfe allegations- liiaile , by M'rjj Hb'w■fi'r.cj-,. pro.sidp.n.t of. five, General. LalOTiirers' ; lj:n.ion. of .are fiiriuslied by the- 'SViiilii .ijiigj'no-sU'iVers' iJnion'.-ex'jfciii &.?. Jfr.. Howard stilted tliSt. Jtlip. majority of tlie. drivers (in '(hp, fteld; wij'rc. .iip.t niembexs. of. tlip lie.w .Hiiipii; nor syin-? ..pathetib-. with ■!(;. -and that the .oujplbyers': ■were' xespo.nsi.b'.iß for its , formation-.- Tlip. ■tlctai.lesl .ngiires sh.di}- thai *'! 1D tofel-engiiic.f xtyiyors'cinployjed liujiiljer -feev.,en.ty-oneV of : whom , -eigh't :-arq- ni?.nibers: of the ■ Siiialof Engineers' .(al,re.raly- tin;-: , (i.r-r Hie. Ar.hittg'tibn: Ac.tJ. The liojV iiiiioin's. membership; -totals fcirty-tVyq,. tli;is Imvv : 'iiig. only twonty-KJiis drivers' ivhrt sire Jiiit ■ under the Arbitnitjori Act 0f theSc-so'ine ,, .have.ailppfoti a' .iveii'tral...attitude: -..knWir.ds' (ho di.spii.te;. 'I'o--the- allegation- that- i'lippmplbyors ivere in any. Avgy .resr/oiisible:- for-- , - tjiii rieiv/Uiribh- ihe- bxf.ru.t.i-v.o ij'iv.e iiii ciivLphatjc , dejijaj;,: Unci plia.ljch.jie Mr-. Hpiyarti- , to- ilisprovc its -.figures l fliid slarcihe'n.t. StJJf VOTED; ; : C(i.i-isfcHu.r:p.li, .Juiie. 11,' : ■ Sh'jpp.iiiß wa.s- .hjmg: up fpi- f\vp- lio.iirs--at Lyttplton. this- nio.rniijs. Av-hilo i.lie. watprsidei-s , -.di'scus=c.d tlip Waihi 'str'ite. ■ It was. .d.eeWed--jo: vote , bflM- to ilie. Wlrjlfg'-' f.tindr also fo -niake- a \i\t ;of i'st wc-e.k. ' ' ■'*'■: AT JlEßFtOjf.: , ; : . . Ftebftbn,. Jmud. ,H. I ;. P.rpcee.d.i.hßS' itt -the- .mining, dispute '.riie goftiitp .vfPKe; , .-Dlie, Cit'iiens' EpmimHce:-' .■me.ti.-las.b'ni.iiß.i:,. dhd resplvc.tj: to.'risk' the;. .Hdtfi ,:J.. (soTvin , ;. .Minister. Tor jNlinbs; "i't»- : :o.ffer; ltis b'pth \vith :a. . of returning, tp.. the iStafii-q.ua in : | ■■■O.cfpljer-l.A.st.. - pi.smission..:pf .the' .q>ies ; tion : .n-s- to ■■.pppositi.pn,'trt. tlie Spfilicjitions.' 'for iprotoction . by. .th.G : coiiinany- .wasde- : :fer.red. : till iu:nt.te.rs' -liaYe -fuT-fhcr; qV-. : ■yelbped.. , i 'Jlr, i?a'ghhi secrptaijr :6f ihty.-nnion, jrir- . forms tlie- Innjigalhia. ,t 'ft , inii;.^"' : 3ii : answer ; :tp cliar(jes ) ,tha.fc..]iis salary was-cut &.wn'i ■from tliQ date of'flie. niiti.'Jfivit-"lio.-yiii.ir inly ■■ijccept. -Iyck-rtut; : p.-i-v. Kb ■ lbckroujfc :jiay ■lni<t\v?t lipbii .Riyen, . Jiiit- . p.reiwration for "paying out ,is.'now l.eii!^-:n-ade. . . ■ i - m . ~ ..' ■ -Retif.io'ri.i .Tu.ne, 11: ■ ! -The , :- Miners? Uii.ibn; pr;e ; .hpli'iiiiv-'an. iiiii^ ■pgrtant-.-.business- m<jetirig 'on- , ' -Thursday , , ■night, . .;B.vcry-. .day sees -the' ranks .of; ;tlio ■ me.il.unemployed: 'jit tp.w.ii"thinning., , iSlqs'fr-of-the siiig.le .moil haye'-.plVfanYeS ■ :jl).cr.c:-;ai.i(|: ■cbMijia'rati.yely fe,«- ,g.rp; Mrig-' ■i.rtC- abmits: 'f)ie. feeiiiiij aghiii.H' tlie Ar-. ■ bitratiph. poiirk is go.t.tiiigi:. very bitleiv,! ' .- ■ WESTpOftf 'tJS-VV-. ' ■ ;< ; v - '' ■-~ \y«(poHi. june'-Jl. ■ i , -Ata.iineetipg;. or: th? .JVqsipbr't-G.ene'raT. ;,Labbiirers. Ifniph.'.tb-higlit nboVit: were ' ; : presbu|,.. Tt: -was. .decided' ip. iiiokp-: a-Kvy : ;-.pf ffi; Gd,. per ij-eckvpsjf nian :W'nye per cent, 0!i-...w.agc?) oii Iwlvalf of- ; :thp. jamilies of miners at l\'aihi' amf-i -IJeoftpm ' ' '