INDUSTRIAL AFFAIRS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 125, 18 May 1908, Page 2

INDUSTRIAL AFFAIRS.

THE GREEN ISLAND STIUKE. Per Press Association. Dunedin, Saturday. At a meeting of the miners who are on strike it was decided that the men in No. 2 mine should not go .to work until the check inspectors made their inspections, and that the men should he paid for all time lost. The owners refused to allow the check inspection, suggesting instead that, if the mine were shown to be unsafe and they were wrong in refusing to allow the inspection, they should pay all expenses and wages. The Inspector of .Mines has urged the men to accept this, and they will probably agree at a meeting to be held to-night. Christie Bros, lodged £ll (is 3d with, the Labor Department to pav expenses and wages yesterday. It is understood that the -Mines Dopartment will take proceedings against the linn for refusing to allow the check ' inspectors into the mine. 1

SETTLEMENT NOT YET EFFECTED.

A'AIN-OLOKIOUS BLACKBALL,

| .Dunedin, Last Xighl. A special meeting of the tireeii Island branch of the Otago Coal Miners' Union was held on Saturday night to discuss the dispute with Christie ]iros. Messrs. Forbes and Love, check inspectors, suhmitted a partial report on their inspection of Christie Bros.' No. 2 mine on Saturday afternoon, and slated thev were obliged to postpone the remainder of the inspection owing to daylight failing, and the condition of the mine Forbes made statements concerning the

lack of escape outlets and necessary fences across the old workings. He considered the Government inspector's report on the mine unsatisfactory The *«* inspectors had arranged to meet Mr. Christie and complete the inspection at 1 p.m. to-day, but a protest was made against the inspectors bci,,,, „,.. | dered out to work on Sunday, „„,? Uic , meeting decided that the inspectors meet Mr. _ Christie 0 „t „f courtesy, but that the inspection be postponed till .Monday wiring the proceedings, „ w j,.„ „..,„ r( ..;j from Bogers, Blackball.- -Wire financial position and if in need of assistance.' ■tills was received with tumultuous applause. '