WAIKATO COAL STRIKE
SERIOUS POSITION IN AUCKLAND. . By Telegrauli—lrcffl jusociat!«n. Auckland, September 18. Owing to the strike at the mines the coal position in Auckland is becoming more serious every day. lne City Council to-day gave a week s notice lo all tho trnmvnymen ns the stocks of coal, in sight fire only sufficient to last for that period. The COUECIJ, however. hopes that supplies will come to hand in time to Tender such a drastlo course as tlic stopping of the tram services •unnecessary. Supplies of coa for electricity are only sufficient to last, for a few days longer than those for tho tr 'rTerTwas a fairly general rumour * round Auckland this morning that a oirike. of nil mi'nera in the Dominion was imminent owing to the troub e at Runtlv. but a correspondent at. Wellington telegraphing this morning "The rumour that a Dominion coil strike was to be declared on Monday next proves to be unfounded. It piwably\ originated in consequence of th» executive of the Miner* Federation deoi'ding t« meet in Wellipcton on Mondnv to discuss the Hnntly trouble, t understand there are g«>d n™sttfcts of this dispute being sp«dily Owing to the coal sliortaeo tho Northern F P. Comp.inv has been compelled to mt down its sailing list for next week. The mns affected are- Paeren._ ManganM. and the Far North, but it. is i>rolmW« that other services will b<t affected IaWT
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 306, 20 September 1920, Page 4
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236WAIKATO COAL STRIKE Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 306, 20 September 1920, Page 4
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