THE MINING DISPUTE

Hokitika Guardian, 11 January 1924, Page 3

THE MINING DISPUTE

[BY TEIjKOB.UMI—I*KII CRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Tin-; west port .minks. WESTPORT. .)annary 10. ' Work resumed »t Stockton Mint' today, hut owing In a Vitality, will m idie till next week. The Westport Coni Company’s Mil lortmi mine resumed working to day. The same Company's Douniston mine begins work to tnorow. FATAL ACCIDENT AT STOCKTON MINE. WESTPORT, .laminry. Ilk A resumption of mining to-day .it Stock-ton, after the protracted sped duo to the industrial trotihle, was mtended by a sad fatality, a lirakeman tjm the Company’s motor train hoiug kivled, when just about to close the (Jav’s work. Particulars tire not available as to bow the accident bappened, and as to whether the deceased jumped oil the train or tell oil but it is understood that deatli was install- * taueous. The deceased was Trey ton (Tommy) Potter, 32 years of ape, a returned soldier, and the son of a I armor at Cape Eoulwitid, lie was mar lied with one child. In consequence of this fatality, and the following day being "pay" Saturday, the Stockton mine will be idle for the rest of this week. NO PROSECUTIONS. WELINGTOX, .January 10. Miners’ Union having ratified the coal agreement. prosecutin'’' against both parties,will, in accordance with the decision of Cabinet, be with drawn on Monday, if the trouble haended by that day. Jjwur months have elapsed since the ics first ceased to operate. Dotufts of the voting on the question ot ratification are a.s follows:--Deiiniston: — For, 12!?. against. 3. Millet ton, for 219, against 4; Ngakawuu, for 38, Against 29; Blackball, for 88, against to : Boa, for II against 16; totals, for 470, against 97. There are about 1200 members of the affected Unions, so I hat more than half of the miners failed to record yotes.