TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 November 1921, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

j I ; Itr TKf.KdtAril -I’KR i*J?KSS ASSOCIATION i I .1 1. WKLLFRS’ CON FFI: KNCK. I,j WKOUNGTON. November 2:h 1 j 'Pile manufacturing jewellers nf tdi<- ! | Dominion have been in conference drrI !?»•.{ tti«* past Iwo days ami many im- | j ; i»1 1;111 1 decisions relative to the tiade | j*: ivt* I evil ill rived at. it was resolved | I that the N*nv Zealand Manufa. tarin;.-; | j ‘‘V.filers should he lo,med. 1 I ! \i,i.i 'Mi: «].\i;nrit I | | \VKI.U\(;T(I\. I I l-’i son i* 1 tilin' post iii'unt in lions lituc j j ill miilrr wiiv l'»r ;11n:1 1 ij;;11111 L i I<v ! New Zealand Wot hers’ Onion and :i> Alliance of Labour. Tentative prooosals forming the basis of union have i been to by the New Zealand j Workers’ Onion, hnt up to the presentI the Alliance of labour has not semi its ■ way clear to ratify the agreement. Mr | -I. Roberts. secretary of the Alliance ■ of Labour, has, however communicated „ with Mr <’. (Jrayndh r. secretary of the New Zealand Workers’ Onion, stating that tie* annual meeting of the Alliance was tlmroM.ohly desirous of an ild.-i - landin«j; heine a:lived at betweun the two tireanis.it ions, and it is likely that further di>eiissi »ns on the matter ■ ill take place. Tin* membership of the Alliance of Labour eomprisesi over lO.tHIO workers and that of the New u Zealand \\ inkers' Onion over 1 <1.0(10. A \iuoiil; the Indies a (lil in t «*«] with tin--0 Vtliame of Labour are: Waterside ■ Workers’ Federation. Seamens’ Fcdo--5 ration. Miners’ Federation. Traimvay--8 men’s Federation. DriTors* Federation. 1 Amn Society of Railway Sc 3 rants. New Zealand Kn<rinm*rin.u; On- | ion. und Slaughtermens Federation. 3 ConneitiU with the New Zealand War--5 kers* l nion. which is alTdiated with I the Australasian Workers’ Onion, are: I Shearers. Man a wain Flax workers, I Threshing-mill Kmployees, King Coun--3 try Sawmill Workers. Dominion Rail- ■ way Construction Workers, General T.nI bourers of Auckland Industrial District

mill various other smaller bodies ami Agricultural workers. TUB MINKS REPORT. wki.unoto.v. N„v. The mines slaleineiil whs In it | mi the t a hie uT Ihe . I louse tu-ila.v. The .Minister (the I luu (1. .1, Anderson) slates that it was anticipated that alter the let luination of the war, lenewet! eli’orts Mould lie made to increase the production ol mines in tin' Dominion, hut since the a nil istire, eonsidera hie dilliI'.ulty has been expel ieneeil by those inleiestivl in mines in obtaining sutlieient capital to develop and extend their million; ventures. As a consequence. the results which were anticipated have not yet been obtained. Tin’ value of minerals exported and of the coal used in the Dominion amounted to f.t, l;il ,:ii)|, as against C I.lL* I,(ISO during the previous yeaiv. As depth litis been attained at many of the gold quartz mines, the value per ton of ore treated has declined, such value during l!fj(» being Cl Ins lOd. as compared with C2 tls- Id during t.lie pievioits year. This, taken in conjunction with the increased cost of production at all mines, has seriously affected l.lie industry in this Dominion and elsewhere. In regard to coal mining, it is reported that, notwithstanding an increase ol 13-1 in the number of persons employed in or about coal mines, the output declined !iv 1113 tons. The average production per person employed below ground declined from (i-18 tons during 1919 to ti3(l tons dining 1920. It is gratifying to liml that the Inangahua, Otago, and Southland coalfields produced record outputs. KRKbHZNO DISPUTE. OTSHORNE, Nov. 21 The position in regard to the opening of the freezing works remains unchanged. The men are determined to await the promulgation of the new award before deciding their action. The freezing companies are watching any developments that will allow them to proceed. Stock in the district is in a forward state, and considerable loss will accrue if the opening of the works ) is long delayed. 1 1