After the Strike

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 168, 15 January 1914, Page 5

After the Strike

j UNION BOOKS, , - j By Telegraph,—Press Association. ■'}?, .... Wellington, Vosierda*, The executive of the Wlmrf l*3metM " 10 " ivjll probably coine to a to-<lay us to what attitude it will «»5-l up regarding two requisition* from 3 >tnkcrs who are members of asking for n special meeting fliihfteU union to be called for. Saturday. ,<)j(L of the requisitions asks that the nig shall consider proposals that threft'i members of the union be l take charge 0 f the union's book* And/® subject thou to thorough mvestifi&tiojv','. and that pending the investigation thr h secretary be suspended and two acting* ■ secretaries lie appointed to hold for sue)) period .as the union in Keaerd 3 meeting may decide.

The executive states that it i» w«tou*4! to abide liy the spirit ill which .union was formed ami to curry ont'tbe <>-■ rules of tlie. union, 'intended at ajtf.' ' meeting to decide all questions br Jjjl.4 lot. >•> In a typewritten circular issued "Sy employers, the foreman in easea of ip- •. timidation shall immediately suspend * - tho individual at fault and report ttw t matter to the head offer. RegartJingy tho matter of increased police rope? i vision on tJie wharves, ,Mr R. Fletcher, ' chairman of the Harbor Board* states T that in normal times it will not be ne- >, eessmy to increase the waterfront police, Very little trouble or, pillaging occurred' in tho ordinary course-of svente," aad>'/' two policemen were sufficient to patr& > the wharves,.

V.v. . f§ - i, • TUB HUNTLY JIIXEBS. EXKOLJIEXTS IX TIIE NEW UNION.* I Auckland, Last Night. ■MI tolil, about 200 men in now work in the Extended mine at Hnntfy. .f For two hours Inst evening, spul all day to-day, officials of the new union ht\* ■ been interviewing applicants for mem* ■' bersliip, and 120 have been accepted, 34 ''■> rejected, and a number of upulicati'OlUl' ' lield over. Preparations are now beidj *,' made to open Ralph's, tho other Huntfe' j mine, and , operations will be recoqjr, "* meiiced there within the next few dayi. . The police, are now leaving the town- % ship, but a sufficient numbeY will ro- v 'j main for a time to cope with any ' gency that may arise. No ditturbaow ■ is expected, however. ' J