THE COAL SITUATION

Hokitika Guardian, 8 October 1920, Page 1

THE COAL SITUATION

•AUSTRALIAN &, N.Z. CABLE APSOCIATIOIjf J RUKRMIRO DRIVERS. COAL OWNERS’ LETTER. WELLINGTON, Oct. 7. The Executive of thp Coal Mine Owners’ Association met again this afternoon, wlipn advice >vas received from Mr J. Arbuclde, that no decision would be arrived at by the- Pukorniro inen until after 2 p.m. tp-mpiTow, as, in the opinion of the Executive, the Pukeffiiro ion ha,d not taken the prpper steps tp have the matter dealt with in. tinrp for to-day’s meeting in Wellington. • It was decided to send another letter to Mr Arbuckle, ig which the following passages ppeur:—“My executive- is of opinion that the Pukemirp Union has only beep trifling with tfie matter, ap that no real effort has been made to have operations resumed this monypg in accordance with an grrapgejpent )»?%* between ypp and myself for a meeting of the Nation?}! DispptP? Pqfffmßtep, pr even that }V.ork WPnld be started tfi-moj-mw morning. In view of tRo fact that the Pukemirp Union Ras had since Tip s | day last, which offered ample to#* to. arrive at a decision before this .date, and that a resumption fif VQrh U 1 8 morning was a condition meeting of the Natjpppl ElsiHites Cpnmittop, my the 0»)y c<m(M>o» pn w)>icj} »»V 'W now be r.esOPied ?>t $9 ?!R8 e ' _ i .-irli the very reasonable proeordance WIFI W lO f - t Se oil Vni»B *«IW »*> sW«*i * ' he event of any a p drivers on' any pretext whatever vewill not on i , nec6 ssary fuse to perform any P tion§ in connection w th pr vent}lptippofth p r ■ Secretary ter is S'gnpd by MF of the Owners’ Association.-

PUKEMIRO DISPUTE. WELLINGTON, October ■ **■ ExeCUt T to ° f d ,t°to consider the Ass oc ? apon rne wflg no Pulcetmro dispute resume *s Cwft * «y ** P t? view of t|>» Sl'OW’ff ..“S* a, Tuesday (to the off«t «'« « |te resumed work to-day, the Committee would meet) necessary dispositions at tliC mine w.or. made to carry this out. The directors of the S n ; had made special arrange- , to l£ , e t their manager, meats to 'S tu , + i who was in Auckland, to the mine.'" He learned, when he arrive that the men had not resume , were calling a meeting for to-day. The Pukemi.ro Union alone, Mi Piyoi con tended, was preventing the meeting ot the Disputes Committee. ‘Ho is informed that the men have decided to resuni at once. Mr Pryor adds that lip will endeavour to get the members of the executive together again before they leave Wellington. The Pukcmiro Mine ivas still idle to-day. The Miners’ Union met, and took a secret ballot as to whether work should be ’resumed on the conditions suggested.' The result of the ballot will” not be known until to-morrow afr ternoon.

YORKSHIRE MINERS ATTITUDE. \ 'LONDON, October 8. Tire Yorkshire miners’ oouncil have decided to recommend the members to vote against the datum of an annual output of 242,000,080 tons or more to get a rise. The Gleveland miners’ executive decided to recommend acceptance of a datum.