WORK AND WAGES.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 February 1919, Page 5

WORK AND WAGES.

| THE RAILWAY SERVANTS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The Conference of Locomotive Engineers, Drivers and Firemen's Association, which was to have opened in Wellington today, was postponed until the litli, in order to give the Minister for Railways an opportunity of outlining his proposals- Jn a letter to the Secretary the Minuter, states he has no proposal* to put baforc the Association- The Conference will discuss what action the loci;, men are to take. TROUBLE AT BLACKBALL. Greymouth, Last Night. As the result of a meeting of Blackball miners on Sunday, when the differences with the management over the in-' torpretation of the award -were discus?ed, the coal output at the mine during the last few days has practically ceased. The differences cover several points in the awards. One is about the use of "flat sheets" in trucking, the miner* contending their use hitherto customary in this mine is not provided for by tlw award. The trouble is purely local, as the Blackball agreement differs from those in other mines. As regards the disputed points it is understood the Miners' Federation executive advised Blockball union to work and submit the dispute to the local Disputes Committee representing the management and the men. Meantime, however, while all the man have been going to work as usual, there has been little or no output. j