TAKING WIND FROM HIS ACCUSER’S SAILS
DIRECTOR ADMITS PAYING TO KEEP COLLIERY WORKING By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Reed- 11.30 a.m. SYDNEY, To-day. In an official statement telegraphed from Hobart Mr. R. N. Kirk, one of the directors of the Stockton Borehole Collieries, stated he paid Mr. Hoare, president of the northern branch of the Miners’ Federation, a bonus to keep the mine working. He says that for a long time the colliery was subjected to irritating tactics and lengthy stoppages. The situation became intolerable, and i: was thought that the president of the Miners’ Federation might be disposec to consider an arrangement for maintaining peace. It seemed worth whilt paying the president of the federatioi an insurance premium, based on the tonnage output, to secure continuity of work for the colliery, and to induce the men to obey the awards. Mr. Kirk says: “I did not disclose these details to my directors or te the secretary of the company, wh#< were quite unaware of the payment! made to, or through, Mr. Hoare. “Such payments were made by me out of the selling commission pait to me by the colliery company, ant from the allowance made to me by the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, which was anxious to keep the pit regularly at work in the interests ot the steel works.”—A. and N.Z.
The Acting-Premier, Mr. E. A. Buttenshaw, announced on Thursday that th* Council of the Miners’ Federation had written to him asking that a Royal Commission be appointed to Inquire into the allegations made by Mr. Hoare to the effect that Mr. D. Cook, who claimed to be acting on behalf of Mr. Kirk, p?*l him considerable amounts from time to time to keep the mine continuously working and in view of the fact that Mr. Hoare further alleged that Mr. Cook, by strong inference,* implicated others ashaving received payments for that purpose. Mr. Buttenshaw announced yesterday that the Cabinet on Tuesday will consider the request for the appointment of a Royal Commission.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 276, 11 February 1928, Page 9
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