BLACKBALL MINE

Hokitika Guardian, 26 June 1931, Page 3

BLACKBALL MINE

OWNERS' EXPLANATION.

By Teleyraph—Per Press Association)

WELLINGTON, June 2o

Replying to -u.r m'cLugtUun, -or Bisuop, iSLcreuiiy of the Coal -uine Owners' ’Association, says the BiacUnan Coy., lias no quarrel with Unionism as such. Tim re is no attack hy ihe Company upon Unionists. There was a dispute between the Company and the l.moil as to working No. 3 dip section of the mine. On February lfi, AlcLaghlan was told the terms upon which the Company was prepared to carry on working in that section would! be. stopped. J lie Company s terms were rejected by Mr MoLagiaii and the .-.ectioii iias now been s topic/, aiui the stoppage is pci inaiieut. n.e dispute lias uitroiure been eiideu.

iilo L/ouqiailj I.OpO;, to Uovt‘u.p Ao. 2 dip section ami is inviting tenders tor „tie nuce..sai.y i.orK. There is nothing k u prevent members ol the Blackball Union Irani suliinittiug tenders.

m.iNsttri’j STATEMENT

jltic ~..iH ugci oi tlie Blackball Coal

ju.u, j.iiq. company

,u», oil two uiucreni occasions, sii.ee

mu trou..ic ai toe mii.e coiiiiiiuiiceU, appiKtt to the Secretary of the Union ior men. Oil. the first occasion we ap t , i,ui tor LWciuy unionists, anu on niiLiicr occ.ision lor six unionists. Had

no not Vianteu union men, we would not nave appuod tor them. 1 lie onion

ielmuc.y rdusuu to give us .the men. ~*r .Met...gun further stated that the Company could immediately find employment for fifty meiij but we cannot at present employ that number. The Company is prepared to take any men i'll ether they are unionists or noniinionis'ts, that come along, for we have work for competent men.