COAL TROUBLE SETTLED.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1921, Page 3

COAL TROUBLE SETTLED.

definite terms wanted. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. __ (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, June 2-. An official statement regarding the Coal Conference reports Evan Williams informed the Premier they had reached an agreement with the miners which he hoped would to-morrow be put into definite form, with all the differences settled, but without the Government assistance they could not apply the agreement to actual practice. L herofore we associate ourselves with the millers arid ask Government to reconsider the position regarding the ten millions. If Government will help til the end of September it is arranged that the period begins on Ist. October and runs definitely for a year, subject thereafter to three months notice, thus not terminating before Decembei 15.2-. Mr Hodges confirmed the statement and added ‘‘To get the quickest resumption of work we must have the clearest statement to place before our people. If the ten millions are not restored, the settlement outlined cannot be reached.’’ Hotl.- LlOyd G'Oorge said: “There is undoubtedly a most serious opposition to the ten millions. I cannot give an answer to-night. 1 reguire fuller information regarding and districts.” CONFERENCE RESULT!/ESS. LONDON, June 28. There has been a conference of the miners and coal owners with Mr Lloyd George. It broke up at midnight, after two hours’ deliberation, without any result. It meets again this morning Mr Llovd George said be was willing to grant the £10,000,000 subsidy Init insisted the men should return to work immediately. He insisted also that the men enter into an agreement j_n continue the present system for a definite period.''The Miners’ Executive took an unfavourable view of the Government statement.