THE STATE COAL MINE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2501, 14 May 1909, Page 4

THE STATE COAL MINE.

A PROBABLE STRIKE. [Per Press Association.] GREYAIOUTH, Alay 13. There is every prospect of a strike at the State mine extension works. The authorities last week dismissed three men from the tunnel works without giving any reason. A meeting of the union was hold on Saturday night, whan the following resolution was carried: “That if the three men were not reinstated pending an inquiry, the union would give the district engineer twenty-one days’ notice of their intention* to cease work.” Tt was decided that the president and secretary (Air. Fry) interview the district engineer with a view to ascertaining if an honorable settlement of the dispute could not be arrived at. They held several interviews with him, but these were of no avail, so yesterday morning, acting on the instructions of the meeting of the union on Saturday, they attended at the public works office and served Air. Lewis with a formal notice that the union -would cease work in 22 days from that date if the three men wore not reinstated. The secretary of the union states that the engineer has no fault tci find with the work done by the men. but complains of the way thev spend their money after earning it, '