FRICTION AT HUNTLY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1680, 21 February 1913, Page 4

FRICTION AT HUNTLY.

"FEDERATIONISTS" AND "ARI3I- : ■ TItATIONISTS." I. g, fair IVjiegrobi.-Priii Atoiooktton.i ■ • , • Aucklhndj February 20. ■ There is apparently .still' fHbtton'; m Huntly between the "fodotatio: lists tho "arbitriitiohists. Last even ng s meetink of Huhtly Coal Jliueh Uiiion 1 was held, and proceedings became t, c ,ry WW Eventually the chftirmaii decltircdl th 6 meeting closed, and with tho secretory ana. others left, tho meeting.| .... Those who rbmained decided, to have a mdetinlt on tlibir own and a,:vbto of no» confidence was carried against,,tlw cxccutivo.of tho union. A new cxecutivo wa« appointed. The attitude of' tbb' cOni.po.ny was again discussed olid niattprs tciok 4 rather ouiitiottsJ Mb. ■' ; f' . .Tho result of,tlio meeting is oonsiderj . od to, b6 victory for tho "fedorationists." . ■It ia ■ understood that' last'•nifcht's notiw , of motion to wind up the new .union was I to havo been brought forward but tho sccrbtory of tho union,'when ebon on:-th& matter, stated that his execlitivo j had taken legal advicb oil tho- mutter, and. their solicitors advised' that i'liuch could not Ijo dono until thb union biincelliid its registration under tlio Conciliation and' ArbitratioirAct, ahd in'the. event bf this happening tlio Unjoiu would njhder 1 itself liaulo to penalties.pronded'jor in it*, agreement Avith the: company;'; ■ . As tlio result of last night's (meeting is is understood - that the' execUtivo of' tho Iluntly Coal Miners' Union liilve liid an action for trespass altainst liun-mtnilxiM of tho union wlio took a leadoig part lft the disturbance. -i v ■ t *