BRITISH COAL CRISIS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17688, 28 July 1919, Page 5

BRITISH COAL CRISIS

THE STRIKE SETTLED. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS ACOIIPTED. Pr«se AB3ociation—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 25. Oflicial: The coal dispute has beau settled.—A. and N.Z. Cable. CONFERENCE ADJOURNED. LONDON, July 25. ■ine Miners Federation has accepted the principle of the Government's formula and has presented estimates to show how the formula -will -work out in different districts. The conference has adjourned to allow the Government to check tho estimates — A. and N.Z. Cable. EFFECT OF THE AGREEMENT. " INCREASED OUTPUT. APPEAL FOR RESUMPTION OF WORK. LONDON, July 25. i-he Prune Minister has issued a statement that the Government's consultation with the. miners resulted in an agreement on the basis of the Government's formula, in order to carry out the arrangement 47 minutes had been fixed as the definite average reduction in working time in consequence of the introduction of a seven hours day. • The federation announces that the agreement secures an increase of 14.3 per cent, wnere there is a reduction of one hour p the working day and a proportionate increase where there is a lesser reduction. tfie executive urges all the districts to carry out the decision, and appeals to those who are idle through the dispute to resume trork.— A. and N.Z. Cablef RESULT OF'FLOODING. SOME MINES RUINED. REDUCED OUTPUT IN WALES. m ■4 t , LONr, ON, July 25. {Received July 27, at 5.5 p.m.) As the result of flooding some of the older Yorksbre pits will never be used WUI ** waterlo SS ed for The first week's coal output in Wales nnder the operation of the seven hours day shows a reduction of 994,600 rtons.— A. and N.Z. Cable. DERBYSHIRE MINERS. PIECE RATES ACCEPTED. n> •a t , LOND °N, July 26. (Received July 27, at 11.5 p.m.) The Derbyshire Miners' Council has accepted a piece-rate settlement.—A. and A -L. Cable. CAUSE OF YORKSHIRE CRISIS. PRECIPITATE ACTION. m ■ ,t , LONT> ON, July 22. (Received July 27, at 11.45 p.m.] The following is the cause of the Yorkshire crisis :—The Sankey Commission calculated, that the reduced hours would decrease the output by 10 per cent. The Government thereupon decided to add 10 per cent, to the piece rates in order to maintain the miners' earnings, but the miners claimed that as some mines were a ready working seven hours a day the allowance should be more than 10 per cent. j The Coal Controller and the Miners' Federation were discussing the point when the Yorkshire miners struck for 14 per cent., though the Controller in the meantime had fixed the increase at 12 5 per cent. If the men's demand were conceded it would necessitate making an increase in price above 6s.—A, and N Z Cable. EXPORT FROM CARDIFF. RESTRICTIONS CANCELLED. LONDON, July 26. (Received July 28, at 0.10 a.m ) The prohibition on the export of coal from Cardiff has been cancelled, also the 2cwt limit for deliveries to householders