COAL CONTRACT
(Press Assn
CONCERN AT HUNTLY OVER RECENT MOVE BY GLEN AFTON
. — By Telegraph — Copyright)
HUNTLY, Wednesday. It is understood that the existing North Island coal contract to the railways expires about th'e middle of this month and considerable concern is felt in and around Huntly at a. rumour persistently current in the distriet that endeavours are being made by the Glen Afton Collieries to secure an exclusive contract for a five-year term. Such .a contract, it is alleged, will entail the shortening of mlen and working hours at the other mines, and result in considerable hardship to the men concerned. Telegrams of protsst have been sent to the Prime Minister and Minister, of Mines.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 292, 4 August 1932, Page 5
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116COAL CONTRACT Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 292, 4 August 1932, Page 5
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