THE MINING TROUBLE.
In regard tn the decision to give an indemnity, a more painful exhibition of weakness has seldom been given by a New Zealand Government, says the Christchurch "Press." The position previously taken up by the Government was the only correct one. The attitude of the mine owners and insurance companies was absolutely justified by the circumstances, and the men were wholly in the wrong. The immediate consequences of the trouble were regrettable, but having right on their side, the Government should have stuck firinly to their guns. Their action, however, has shown that they are as weak-kneed as their predecessors, and equally able to eat their words and swallow their principles whenever they think such performances desirable. If this is the effect of the new biood in the Cabinet, we are afraid the country may look forward to some queer legislation and still stranger administration.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3093, 15 January 1909, Page 4
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148THE MINING TROUBLE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3093, 15 January 1909, Page 4
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