VOLUNTEERS ON STRIKE.
Per Press Association. Wellington, April 25. Since the beginning of March the Wellington Submarine Mining Volunteers have been on strike on account of dissatisfaction with the management of the company's affairs by the officer comimimling. hi that month they wrote to tins olheer detailing their grievances, anil asking that the letter he forwarded to the oiliecr commanding the district with a request Hint an ewjuirv be held into the matter. Xothing more was heard ot that letter, and the men deter mined to stay away fi-om parades until an enquiry was held, and did so. The Defence Department did nothing until «, few days ago, when it issued an order tor (he company to parade to-night to receive tlie engineers' shield lately won by it. Jt was felt that this was the crucial point, ami much interest was taken m the matter. -At the appointed" time, forty-three men appeared on parade out of eighty odd in the corps. The liisliectnr-fiener.il (Colonel Davies) sternly addressed the men, and then orc ered_ those who intended to obey orders m future,to march forward. The. whole number thereupon marched forward. Jt is probable that the mutiny has now ended. '■
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 26 April 1907, Page 2
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197VOLUNTEERS ON STRIKE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 26 April 1907, Page 2
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