THE HUNTLY MINE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 105, 26 September 1914, Page 4

THE HUNTLY MINE.

MINERS RESUME WORK. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Hamilton, September 23. A large meeting of miners at Huntlv last night discussed the recommendations of the deputation appointed to approach the employers to resume work to-day pending «, settlement of tiie demands for oil-round increases. The matter was argued at great length. The dhawanon, Mr. S. Doxon, vho is president of the Union, poinlfced out that the directors had premised when a settlement was reached to make the increase retrospective to tttuo -time of resumption. About three tarndred men were in the building when the motion for resumption was put. About seventy voted for the motion and twenty againat. It. The remainder abstained from voting. When tbhe •whistle blew tfria morning 200 of the 230 men employed at tlite Extended Mine resumed work.

Ralph's mine will not open tar sonic time, owing to the repairs and neeesaary safeguards against ifurther explosion* not having ibeen completed. Auckland, Last Night After &n enforced pwiod of idleness extending o*er a for|bimsit, .tlhe industrial wheels of Bumtly were again set in motion itliis morning. When the wtatilc sounded 198 men were reialdy to go down the Extended mine,, and cd Radpth's, the Bcene of the explosion 'which cost 4;) lives (three gangs of 20 men ela* descended to carry omi tlhe cleaning of the falls of coal, prepaaia.twy to resuming regular work. Ttae msuiag|ein» of the mines, Mr Woc% and 1 Mir Metehctr, efcntted that thie response of men was quilte satisfactory. Usually tlhene are about 200 men in tlhe Extended mine, but as Fridav is M© tost day of the week it is presumed ttlia-t same of tlhe men aire watting tta begin with a dear wee*.

lb is jiu* ft fortirigjht Sintee tßi» explosion stopped work alt the ma»«, tat olthiaui'h the mien hare not) been earnbafi wiytJiing they hare (received a week's pay, due to tJhe fact Wita* .the Oompaairf always keeps a -week in hand.