THE TROUBLE AT OTIRA
MINISTER'S PLAIN HINT TO THE MEN. AVhen approached by a Dominion reporter on Saturday the Hon. W. Fraser gave the following account of tho origin of the trouble, at the Otini works: — "One of the men on the works afi tlio Bcaloy end of the tmniej," said Mr. Fraser, "made use, so it is reported to me, of insolent and abusive language to tho overseer, who reported him to the engineer-in-charge. Tho engineor in charge dismissed the man, whereupon shortly afterwards the rest of the men announced that until the man was reinstated they would cease work. The engineer ' declined to doi anything, but he reported the matter to mo. My instructions wero that the man was not to be reinstated. I could not allow the men to take charge of the works in that manner. There the' matter rests as far as I am concerned. "There'is one thing certain," the Minister added—"that the men will hav.e to make up their minds very soon as to whether they are going to work or not, because this state of affairs cannot go on indefinitely. lam in hopes that wiser counsflJs will prevail among the men." ' ' ' .''•'.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3007, 19 February 1917, Page 4
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198THE TROUBLE AT OTIRA Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3007, 19 February 1917, Page 4
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