GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 265, 30 March 1911, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

FLAXMILLERS' UNION. * By Telegraph.—Press Association. Palmerston N„ Last Night. The New Zealand Max Workers' ■■ Union held a special meeting on Saturday to decide whether to cancel the Arbitration r Ae't registration with' amm to leseuisfl (the right to strike, tints following the lead of Wellington and TaranaJri Dairy Workers' Unions, which refuse to raster and have affiliation with the Miners' Federation, outside of the Arbitration Act to which the West Coast and Auckland General laborers' and Shearers' and Shed Employees' " l Unions now belong. The flax wakere' delegates, after discussing the situation for some time, postponed discussion until next Saturday, when a general meeting will be held at Palmerston North. THE BLACKBALL MINERS. Greymouth, Last Night. A conference between the management of the Blackball mine and the representatives of the Miners' Union at Blackball was arranged to be held to-night. No discussion took place, the meeting being adjourned till 9.30 a.m. to-morrow. FARMERS AND LAND AGENTS. Auckland, Last Night. !At the monthly meeting of the Clevedon branch of the Farmers' Union, the following remit waß ordered to be sent to the provincial executive, "That the Government be urged to legislate in the direction of land agents' commission, M as to put a check upon land booms by land agents and speculators, by compelling them to take out licenses as in file case of auctioneers." MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. Wellington, Last Night. The Hon. R. Mackenzie left for th« south by the Maori to-night. He is to open the Waiau road and railway bridje on the South Island Main Trunk line to-morrow. The Hon. G. Fowlds returned to Wellington from the south to-day.