NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1575, 19 October 1912, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(3y TslceraDh.—Pr«,j Association.!

LAKE BOAT'S STEAM TRIALS. Xfr r A »•» Dunedi ". October 18. i V acoojiipnnicd by roprosentatiyee of tho Harbour Board and other local bodies, proceeded to Kingston t "ITY'l* f lrect th ,° officinl trial of tlio nou Lako steamer KarnsUw, which the frit. f;' 1 ' 000 }.. 11 , is spooled to make M J Kingston to (hahwny i>p the lake) in ono hour and a

THE CONSUMER PAYS. Auckland, October 17 Consequent upon the increased cost'of handling coal since the outbreak of tlio labour troubles in Auckland, a rise lias just occurred in tlio prico of this commodity. inquiries made from local merchants this moraine elicited tlio information that, during tlio past few weeks tlio cost of bundling Taupiri coal lias increased by about 10s. per ton. Tlio prico to customers lias boon raised to a proportional© extent. HUNTLY ITEMS. Ai.tr i. Auckjand, October 18. At Huntly tlio following notice has been posted at tho Minors' Union office:—"Tho executive of the Waikato Minors' Union cannot see its way clear to grant permission to any of its members to accept empi wniont of any kind from any employer until further notice." A further notice contradicfs tho Btatement that the Moderation of Labour does not approve tho action of the Huntly minors. Official information lias been received from tho Federation that tho position at Huntly has not yet boon fully considered. In Auckland everything is very quiet in connection with tho general labourers' strike. AFFAIRS AT REEFTON. mi. RfiiNon. October 18. J. he Conciliation Council sat for two days in connection with tlio Beef ton minP'sputo. It concluded last night at 10 o clock. Several possible solutions of the dispute were> discussed without a definite settlenient being arrived at. Finally it was resolved by tho parties to confer with tho parent organisations. The Federation of Labour and tho Mine-owners' Association will need to be consulted before any further development may be expected.