THE MINERS' STRIKE.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 55, 18 February 1870, Page 2

THE MINERS' STRIKE.

A meeting of miners and others took place at the Victoria Hall last evening, to consider the present unsatisfactory state of the relations between. the water companies and the miners. Mr. John Shannon, being called to the chair, said that the present meeting had been convened, not so much to hear speeches, as to ascertain opinions. The Committee desired to hear the opinion of the miners in the matter, as three of the companies were prepared to reduce the present rate charged lor water. The Chairman then read the following resolution, which was seconded"by ]\lr. Grreen, and carried unanimously:—

" That a proposition be published in tomorrow.'s issue of the ' Chronicle, 5 add essed to the water companies, requesting them lo select from tlie members of their own companies four delegates empowered to confer with, an equal number of miners elected by this meeting, upon the present state of the water question—each party binding themselves to accept the joint decision of the united delegates as a final solution of the present difficulty. In the event of non-agreement by the delegates, the whole question to be referred to an umpire to be mutually approved by both parfee.- 5 , whose decision shall be final." Messrs. Shannon, Green, O'Loughlin, and Lewis were unanimously elected delegates". The meeting then separated.