THE COAL STRIKE ON THE COAST

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3056, 17 April 1917, Page 6

THE COAL STRIKE ON THE COAST

■■" ministers at the mines tour;of disaffected districts Bj- Telegraph—Press Afsociation. T , c . T Westport, April 16. . To-day r Sir James Allen and the Hon. ':,. b - Mac Donald are visiting the - colliery townships of Donniston, Granity, and iNgakawau in connection with the miners' strike. • • SECRET BALLOT • OX QUESTION OF RESUMING ' ,JVORK. fra . • t, '' . Later, rho Acting-Premier and. the Minister of Mines addressed the miners at Millerton, Stockton, and Denniston to-day putting, it is -understood, tho position plainly before thenj, Tho reporters _ were not admitted. The Ministers returned to Westport this evening, and leave on a visit to Greymoulh in the morning. It is intended on Thursday to take a secret ballttt of the miners in the Buller district 'on the question of resuming work. t WAIPA COLLIERS STRIKE , POSITION AT TAUPIRI AND PUKEMIRO. , " By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, April 16. Infoiaiatiou was received in Auckland to-night that the coal miners employed at tho Waipa oolleries, near • -Ngaruawahia, went out on strike this morning.' There are between, 150 and 200 men in tho employ of the company. The men employed by the Taupiri mines and by tho Pukemiio colleries held an important meeting to-night, the result ol which has not yet transpired. It is expected, however, that | the men working in this gioup of mines % at Huutly may go out on strike tomorrow. The Taupiri Company emi ploys over 350 men and Pukemno from 180 to 200. So far as can ho ascertained the men concerned have riot given any reason for their action. The only reason that can.be assigned to them is their opposition to the Conscription Apt, It is hoped that further trouble may - he averted by an early settlement of tho strike of tho West Coast miners by .the Acting-Prime Minister and the Hon. W. 1). S. Mac Donald. ' LABOUR, MEETING IN CHRlSTchurch: . r . Chrfstchurch, April 16. 'A big meeting of Labour suppoiters was held last night to discuss the mu r , • nioipal elections and the Labour outlook. .Referenco was made by Mr. ' Webb, M.P., and Mr. M'Combs, M.P., 'to .the ..miners, .on the Coast, andthe meeting passed, unanimously tho following resolution':—"That this meeting of Christchiirch citizens sends greetings to the ' miners, and offer homes to their -wives and children if they send them over." It was stated that arrangements are in hand to house a tlumsand women l and children if necessary. ■^