MINERS' COMPLAINT."

Taranaki Daily News, 4 January 1909, Page 2

MINERS' COMPLAINT."

TROUBLE IN THE WAIKATO. A CRISIS AT TAUPIRI.. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Saturday. _ The miners employed hy the Tanpiri Coal Company, Ltd., received notice on. censing work on Thursday, tliat, they would be required to undergo medical examination before resuming work on Monday, January 4. A meeting of the Waikato Miners' Unidn was held the same evening, when the following resolution was passed, to be sent to the manager:—That wo object to and will not undergo medical examination as required by the Tauf piri Coal Company, Ltd.; furthermore we shall hold the company responsible for our wages whilst we are locked out, pending decision of this matter.

AN ABORTIVE CONFERENCE. . - Reef ton, Saturday Night. The conference between the miners * and owners' to-day proved abortive. Th* latter stated that if the insurance tit other Company took the risk for, «ay,' five years they would insure, hut they insisted on medical examination. Tha ' men are determinedly opposed to examination. The federation is trying to induce the Government Insurance department to make the insurances. A! special meeting of minora will bo held. to-night to discuss the position. < Reefton, Last Night. A meeting attended by 300 mraer* waa held last night, but was not opein '. to the Proas. It is understood that the delegates of the federation of Miners and the committee reported that no agreement had been come to with th« . employers., Mr. Colvih, M.P., and Mr. P. J. OTlegan addressed the- meeting. It was ultimately decided that no member of the Union go to work to-moxrotf, The only, miners working in the dja, trict consequently will he tho tribute™ at the Golden Fleece, and they will hava no workers for them. The mines af- • fettcd arc the Progress and Globe mini*, ' I New] Big River, Keep-it-Dark, Energetic. ' I Wealth of Nations, New Ulster, St George, Big River ,and Saith Welcorm} *,, i Syndicate, Tho battery hands also wilj >. twork. It is calculated thato.. rs directly employed at thu affected. Great UiiUgnatvuv , rted against the Government •. lha.t their inoonsidoration of ire is Die 'cause of the trouble : .lie employers and the, men.. , think'the employers ore makuch of the risk,, and also think l employers, in asking for five urance, arc asking too much, enl of censure was passed' on o/ of the Labor Federation re- ' the New Zealand Times to / that 75 ,per cent, of the mh> iffected with "miners' com-, Mr. Scmplc, president of the ' '[■ deration, says this lias been ■-. id. The utmout good order It is held that as the men uir'ged on>23rd December, there opulsion on thorn to go to>