MANGAHAO TUNNELLERS.
THE MEN’S CASE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Feb. 11. The acting-secretary of the New Zealand Workers’ Union, in a statement, says that the Mangahao tunnellers were verbally informed that there would be no reduction in the contract price till the tunnelling was completed. He admitted the men earned 38s a day, but this was due to exceptionally good ground. They were now in hard country. The men were charged £6 per case for explosives, compared with £3 10s at Waihi, and were also charged Gd a point for sharpening steel. The men had offered to accept a reduction if explosives and sharpening were reduced. The reply was unsatisfactory. The price of tunnelling is £3 2s per foot, which the speaker contrasts with £6 14s paid by the Wellington municipality for the Semple contract. Mr. Cook anticipates a settlement if the Hon. J. G. Coates meets the men.
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Taranaki Daily News, 13 February 1922, Page 4
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149MANGAHAO TUNNELLERS. Taranaki Daily News, 13 February 1922, Page 4
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