WAIHI MINERS' HALL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1678, 19 February 1913, Page 8

WAIHI MINERS' HALL.

TROUBLE BETWEEN OLD AND-NEW ' ; UNIONISTS; :■• ';• .-'■". (By Telcgraph.-PrcSj Association,) ' :. \ ' Waihi, FobruaTy 18i. Tho Miners' Union Hall has passed through another, stage of its eventful history. • ' .'- ' .■' ;j .;. It will bo remembered tnat. immediately after the tragic occurrence in' tho vicinity of tho hall the premises wero entered and taken possession of by a number of financial members of the old union, whowerb' also members of tho arbitration union. Possession lasted for' a week,. and was terminated by tho unexpected re-entry of prominent .members,bf.tuo Old'unj'on, who opened'tho'doors "'whilo' tho hall'was empty. Since that time the members of the union have occupied the premises;: thosecretary (Mr, Franklin) holding the keys' and using the building for'the old union's purposes.';' • ■ . ' ' : -:'' ' ' ".',■■' '. : Yesterday ' afternoon eight financial mombcrs of tha old union, but who! are out of tho books'of the new union, Svnlked into the hall to pay their contributions while tho secretary was thcro. The- secretary, insisted on tho payment of all Lsvics duo to; the old union as well hscoutjibutions. To tills tho members objeotcdl'expressing, their willingness, to pay tho or-' dinary contributions, but notning moro. ', As the secretary 6tood firm in,the,matter, no payments woro made, and ns; tho members decided that they' had the ,ripht to tho uso of the.haJl they took-possession of tho building, and aro now occupants;'