FIJIAN STRIKE
A COMMISSION OF INQUIRY.
An official statement concerning the industrial trouble in Fiji ' ,een J®' eeived bv the Government from Iho Governor of the colony. It reads as foll0"Iil Indian workers still out at Suva, Rewa, and South Coast centres ,hey put forward no demands fo ",;; tr , ,k t L E ; and it was only late last week that tney submitted a statement of grievances by deputation to me. I thereupon appo,ntcd commission to inquire into whole question of wage? and high cost of Lv im: which is stated to be can— o trouble. Commission has been wclcomeil by public generally and by Indians, lUio are selecting representatives to gne - dei.ee and preparing Blatoonte. fators have been trying to extend striM to sugar centres on north coast, but ywterday Ulonial Ri oai Rcfmin" Company made substantial otter of increased wages and price for uno Sn'JSiSd. numbp 0 Tndin«a •t Suva and H«wa are oi t unwi ngiy work bv intimidation.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 115, 9 February 1920, Page 4
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162FIJIAN STRIKE Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 115, 9 February 1920, Page 4
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