COAL MINERS' UNION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 11 August 1909, Page 16

COAL MINERS' UNION.

FEDERATION ALMOST COMPLETE. (Fboic Ouk Own Cohbesponotnt.) GREYMOUTH, August 3. Mr Robert Sample (president of the New Zealand Miners' federation) returned on Saturday night after a very successful trip to Otago, where he ipduced . all th» ooal miners unions to join the federation. There is now only one small union — thatat Stockton, in the Buller dietrict-^which remains outside the federation, but Mr Semple' is hopeful that, as the result of a visit, at the end of this week this union I will join, thus completing the federation ! of the miners' unions throughout New ! Zealand. Mr Semple states that unemployment is causing a good deal of distrea* down south. The Ka-itangata correspondent of th« Free Press says: — "It will be remembered : that three months ago the executive of the, Otago Coalminers* Union in Kaitangata, received notice from about 90 of the Green I Island members of the union that they were going to withdraw from the union ' and play a ' lone hand.' This notice expired on Saturday, but it would seem the | defaulters have to a certan extent regretted , the step, no doubt recognising that as far ,' as the union is concerned Kaitangata. is the: 1 ' hen that lays the golden egg.' Two delegates from Green Island— Messrs W. Hol- ! lows and A. Love— came to Kaitangata on : the 30th, and met the executive in conference on Friday and Saturday. What ac'tu- ■ ally transpired at these deliberations is not stated, but it is understood that the dele- ' gates 'swallowed the leek,' and signed the j document withdrawing their resignations before the time had actually expired. Th© position- of the other* is somewhat different; the time has expired, and it is no* . clear whether they can be taken back on ' the old footing, or whether they will bo 1 required to join afresh and pay the entrance fee."

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