INSPECTION OF A MINE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 124, 16 May 1908, Page 2

INSPECTION OF A MINE.

A STRIKE BREWING. Per Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night. I'notion occurred at Christie Bros.' mine at Green Island yesterday oyer the refusal of the proprietors to permit the workers representatives to inspect the mine on arrival at Christie's No 2 mine.

This morning a discussion arose among the miners as to tho reason why check-inspectors were refused admission. Alter consultation a statement was ?hon™i ?. P amrmi "S the men was something radically j I ' 1111110 or thc owners would not have refused to allow a chock mspeetion being made, and that tho

nen were accordingly afraid to risk until tV nd W ° uld not «° t0 work of Alinos) " (Goveril ™"t Inspector K is understood that Mr. James aiid « fZ t , S,Uldlc Hiil m'nes, w us willn„ to be present, but the men deelin I? h ; ii,n -. "iHtZZat a J) """M'"- n ' i,nated U,at if 1 " c Jilos - would invite eho,.i,

above It r s V. , li< , ° d Worl<, nw •i p s ,a rt' j ; : tS ' Snl 1° The Lr i fli rCSent "re liable bo

f "wn Vliis f.'ft', . '' ls i" ;c,tol ' of Mines, left «li»n of No.''r!Cddh.'inT "" eXa """' the course of ,1 b.-i 'f L. '• eel that he was n„/ lntl ' rviw . be statpending danger i,, the™™ "" y im " ( . r 'fror, 7l " V e\)'sf,.,| <■'* OH'w!!rki~'^ inn ° f il! "I this mine" underpin aS - He has he found its Wki^T^' 0 "' '°sa safe or Snfiofo + b c ,n no fian tlioao of the Jf y a n inspectors W^n°f at f<lvb rabjy. ? »'»« awav fro m v, ra,ne » about ">a to-dav. i,„t if L '?; w< " proeeedI 11 . spttlement {, „ n !l- 0ss , >le tlmt unless f'Wi work to ' ' At t,u ' ™o,J *°-morro\v ' I 'nutted proposa/a m(> " tllat »«■}' and check i, Co,n P'^"v P ; "<1 for (he loss of " pP '.' t " l ' s "'"St be 'T S "H of the refusal o «s a tlr "l 'until aueh 10 IK-rmit i llS|) , ( , <o l,w n " n< ■ r, " g " f