COAL DEADLOCK

Hokitika Guardian, 25 November 1929, Page 6

COAL DEADLOCK

CANBERRA CONFERLACE

A BETTER OUTLOOK

(Australian Press Association)

j CANBERRA, Nov. 24. The coal deadlock is still unsettled, as yesterday’s conference of the parties, held at Canberra, has adjourned till Wednesday,- and in the meanwhile the miners’ representatives will report on the proposals that were yesterday discussed to their EJxecutives on Tuesday.

The Prime Minister, Mr J. A- Scullin' who lias called the conference, has announced that he is hopeful of a successful outcome. He says that the parties are quite friendly. The New South Wales Government, lie. said, had agreed to abstain from re-open-ing the Rothbury colliery until after Wednesday.

It is reliably reported that the miners’ representatives arc bringing pressure<on the Federal Ministry to advance financial aid for the miners’ wages in order to obviate the making of a reduction in their rates.

N.S.W. GOVERNMENT

WAGE CUTTING IN RURAL

INDUSTRY

SYDNEY, Nov. 23

A measure to remove the rural workers front the State arbitration field was -'to-day introduced in the New South Wales Assembly, amidst bitter Labour Party opposition.

Mr Bavin, Premier, declared that it would enable thousands of meii to obtain employment.

Mr Thorby. Minister of Agriculture, pointed out that the aggregate production of the rural industries in the last seven years- declined from £32,000,000 to £17,000,000, and over seven thousand rural producers disappeared from the industries.