THE WAIHI STRIKE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 24, 25 May 1912, Page 7

THE WAIHI STRIKE.

STAGNANT DRAINAGE. (Per Press Association.! Wailii, Alay 2!. The town is still maintaining a peaceful aspect. The union is patiently awaiting news from the Wellington conference as to the course deemed advisable to follow. Sluicing mu of the town’s concrete channelling was dene last night. Many odours have hc.cn in evidence lately, the result of stagnant drainage from hoarding houses, etc. A mass meeting of miners will he held to-morrow. The Engine-drivers’ Union intend to appeal to the Arbitration Court in ease registration is refused. Contractms in connection with past work ai the Junction Mine get paid to-day. MJXE RETURNS. Wailii, May 21. The Wailii Company crushed and treated 21,Go!) tons of ore for a return valued at €18,103. The pm’inti of operations for this was twenty-one days, ending the 17th hist. All work in the mine and batteries ceased on the Monday following the strike. ’! ho total output to date is €9,930,957, and the dividends paid to shareholders £1,383,843. THE WATERSIDE WORKERS. Auckland, May 21.

-Tnc Secretary of the Waterside Workers’ Union cremes that the imeting held tin’s morning considered the question of a levy or cessation of work owing to the Wailii strike. The union considered a. telegram from Mr Cauhain, the union’s representative at the Federation of'Labour Coiifcr-

uice in Wellington, ypd decided by a majority of 9Gj, votes to ; in struct

ii s delegate to act. in accordance n till liis judgment. 'flic. 1 Secretary 1 inys that stops were taken to notify the snipping authorities of tho meeting, and it was not tho union’s intention to delay shipping. The members of the union state that Mr Canham’s

telegram wasi a rerptept for instructions as to how hoi should vote ujiou auy proposal pht htforc the confer-

ence to call a gc-neipd strike of unions affiliated to the federation. OXK COMPANY RESUMES WORK. Auckland, May 2!. Tiic Herald’s Paoroa correspondent telegraphs that the WaihkPaeroa Gold Extraction Company has made all arrangements to re-commence work at its .mill at Paoroa. Now men arc under engagement to take the place of those who left the works this week, and the company can thus start crushing again as soon as it is ready it was considered all along hy most people that the company’s employees at Paoroa were working under the conditions governing the members of the Thames Miners’ Uni--011, seeing that the mines at Komata and Karangahake are working under an agreement with the Miners’ Union at Thames The position so far as the works at Paoroa. are concerned has now been settled hy the Extraction Company becoming a party to the agreement made, and which will, hy consent, he made an award of the Arbitration Court Pending the re-

commencement of crushing operations, the employees of the Extraction Company who did not go out on strike are being kept engaged Dredgiup operations are still being carried on and unless something unforeseen hap pens the mill should he working a: usual next week.

APPEAL TO THE GOVERNMENT. Wellington, May 21. Mr Donaldson, cibnirman of the Waihi Hospital and Charitable Aid Hoard, waited on the Minister for Internal Affairs (the Hon. G. W. Russell t’nis evening, and represented that it was 'anticipated that by the end of the current month the borough would require an overdraft of £367 in consequence of the strike. In view of that he asked for assistance to meet all special demands. In reply, the Minister pointed out that the borough of Waihi had received upwards of £16,000 during the last financial year from gold duty. There was no need for an application to he made to th'e Government at the present stage because of the strike, which had lasted only a few days. The Government had no intention of altering its financial policy to meet any temporary difficulties that might occur. If the strike continued for any length, of time, and it was found impossible, to rate the district sufficiently, the matter would then lie considered in due course.