STRIKE CONTINUES

Hokitika Guardian, 28 June 1933, Page 5

STRIKE CONTINUES

HASTINGS RELIEF

DISPUTE SOLUTION'ANTICIPATED.

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■ /.■ dLAS.TIJfGiS,,.'. June : 27. Strike condition's.'',continue at - Napier and Hastings;'but .there k a possibility. tjiat ,a mass,.meeting of. the unemployed 7 to-morrow,morning in rapier will .result in a settlement of the dispute. . y . ' ' ,

At this-.meeting / certain proposals will b e , put to tho men, which, v it is thought by:jitr W. IJS: 1 'Barnard,M.P., Mr iMaddisoin/ .fMayor; of ; . Hastings), arid others, will prove acceptable;

However, que.Qfj The workers representatives, Mr .H; Kay, declines tonight'to commit diimself, stating that the only Thing .to do now is to hand th-a* dispute over nation ally; ■; and that there would , -be/ .no.: settlement until the differences with the. County. Council are settled. . .7 .7,-.,

At a meeting at/Hastings this evening . the .. Mayor. (Mr iMaddi-Son)', announced that the; cause the'strike had. been; removed 'by the; -yßivers Boards decision to' abandon its proposal to. use. unemployed labour ou its preliminary . diversibh 'scheme. The position now, -was that .the men could ! ' go.back to ;th.e J .Wofka.-f)ii‘ .which they Were eiigaged t hefpre'ftlto'’ k trike, the- •< reason for' tlieir. action 1 Having' .been • removed, • -1 . "•./V'T V. 'i.:A\ 7 7 ’ ’•/ Messrs Barnard and A. • E, Wood (certifying officer) .ars: (sanguine that the relief workers will approve of the propositions, to., he submitted *to them to-morrow; morn ing- in. conjunction with Mr Maddisoh, ~and..that they ..will.declare the strike off, 'and return to work. ,7-v. A"■.}.■ ,V"7- - Questioned This "ey€riipg.7as to the attitude of the Hawke’s Ray7provincial council of the 'national union of unemployed,-Mr'Kay said That at a meeting--this iaftern / oon,>%e ‘ council had decided to place’ th£ whole matter in the hands • i 6f.Hho national' council of the 1 national, union of unemployed. Therefore, tb-e, 'issue.: ' bepome a national, one. Heh refused to; commit himselLiWhen., questionedt° the : hroba;% ' attitude-; ff?' The;;, jtjien - when r tlje v v- liea r 4 /fW pfoposais drawn up bV M'-cisrs . Barriard.'A^obd• and-Maddison. “They * might accept.' iW*t know—and. th©v/.TUidtlf' hot. ’■?lio said.