DOG WATCH IN MINES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1838, 26 August 1913, Page 4

DOG WATCH IN MINES.

MINERS' GALL TO FEDERATION, (Br Telegraph—Frees Association.) Wostport, August 25. The minors' unions at Granity, Donniston, and Stockton yesterday icforrofl tho dog watch difficulty to tlio federation exooutivo to deal with. The Blackball steamers aro being loaded at Wostport to-day. Thoro iB a marked fooling of uncertainty throughout tlio district, but tlio lialimoo of opinion favours tlio probability of a peaceful settlement.

.Tlio Granity Union resolved i ''That this meeting jof tlio Granity Miners' Union ask tho Blackball miners to put tlio disputo unreservedly in tlio hands of tlio National Executivo of tho United Federation of Labour j also that wo urgo the federation to take up tbo dispi'to. If not wo will make common rauso with tlio Blackball miners in tlio dispute." GENERAL" BALLOT. Greymouth, August 25. A mass meeting of miners was held at Blackball yesterday to receive a report from tlio dolcgates to tho Westport conference. An outcome of a meeting of delegates of miners is that a l.illot was taken to-day of all tlio Coast unions oil tliroG issues. Tlio Blackball! men hflvo decided to abide by tlio result l of a genoral bnllot taken. Blackball is described as quiet. It has a deserted np» pearaiice.