CHRISTCHURCH TRAM MEN.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1471, 20 June 1912, Page 4

CHRISTCHURCH TRAM MEN.

' ST 13 ike Apropos a l'defe a ted:

■ PrbssC Association.) -. Christchurcli. June.lo. , :.s The; position in regard to the tramway "trouble;; has7greatly''-improved. . The'.men have, deferreiiaction' until after Ihe'clecr.lio!is;:pl,.;..t!ifl"Tran)w'ay' Board, when the .'imitters:iuidispute will be reconsidered.• Later. ..The vole taken at two meetings of Iram.wny^c'm'plbyces.'jyesterday: indicated that jhe.'proposakto, striko.on .Monday next did .not?' fintUfavourrovcn;; among. members-of tho union 1 , themselvos,'.-/-The morning nieut.intfeoniposedjof/.the night.shift, was at .teiided.ibv'6o men,; 38 of, whom voted in favour.: oi> a strike and 22 against. That gavo'thp strike', party a majority of 10. At tho'evehing : meeting, composed of tho day shift','•..thoso-iprosent were almost unanifmo'usfagainsti.a,:;strike.' There were 105 i'men: at; the. meeting, and of that number ]biiivl]l);;votod'' fqr.sthe strike., 9!!. recording !theii : '"vqi'C«.ngainst:.it. On tho two inestings,. therefore.: the figures were: ■. •* •'•]-For , 44 - ■ - 121 Majority, a-ainst "7 {The,]discussions at the'meetings wore at : tiinesf]pf 'a",very, 'animated nature. f'A •■■hmnber of. i those.;'who spoke admitted :that;--iio"? fault'-,could 'reasonably he found ■with.the construction of the roster so far as that' went, but what they',wanted was '"thal«men-)'employed--:on broken ■>work - and .kept. w-nUing.about.all day should, be paid tor eight. hours each day. ■■ ■ : :'''.AViser,;ccu.i!Selssprevailed. at tlie' evening :mcetirig;"i\Vhqiu:'n'-'number v "of-tho.older men urged (lie - meeting not --to _ 'precipitate trouble ■.when iteouh! bo/avoided;..- PeaceVfjtlSsii'of/io<!sv'slionid]ifirst oftall !:o submitied{iand;:;abovo;;a!l;; tho lirst';thing, to do a'p'p.rorichfthei.board by.'letter or deliutat ion - nltd. urgo: the. .claims of > Hie nlen' •ifleHcil, and wait. and*:see."w-lial. altitude tlw h;),r;-d would take n])-' 'Hiai. was the inn'ri. i'l-oiirr ((inr.-c to ioi'ov.- than the one S;rop«.-:'d.' ; -!rh"i£veaVoning'.of'those opposed \!a'Hie >ti;|l;(i/ prevailed;?: with;;!he; result, tjial ■ t-.ii'.c-'fi'iia !'■' vot : v,-ji's';a'.j\s:i.\'c 11 a boy^ov'*.':.^:-