The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-16 00:00:00

THE ROWLEY HALL COLLIERY STRIKE.

SETTLEMENT OF THE DISPUTE.

larg meeting of miners on strike le the Rowl,y
Hall Col iery, Regis was held on We nesday at the
Bull's Head Inn. Dudley Road. Mr. B. Winwo-hi
presiding—The Chairman said he was very mush
averse to .trikes, but the men in his opinion had
had no alternative but to cease work. After the
meeting on Monday he had received a telegram
from Mr. North, one of the proprietors of tli,.
colliery, who said that the q'testio,t in dispu.e
was the loatin& of rubbish with the slack Ht.
firm had never had any objection to the reweighi
eye.ry ditn.uty.Al2,, A n c‘i my, Inn& wit ynifißt,uld.
an interview with the manager, and that gentleman
had informed him that he was not empowered to
settle the dispute, but he was authorised to state
th it the firm were prepared to advance the tubs of
slack lcwt., viz., 20owt. instead of 19owt, for some
of the tubs and 17cwt, instead of Newt. for others.
rhe position of affairs to his mind was anything hut
satisfac ory. Mr. Nerth had in the past made
v +rious promises whi.h he had neglected to fulfil.
and urril a pc per agreement could be arrived at
he could not advise the workmen to resume work—.
(‘‘ We are not going until they observe the law'').
Et was distinctly specified in the new Coal Mines
Regulation Act that the coal and slack shoal] be
wAghed, and the men were only claiminz their
rights in asking Mr. North to comply with the law
—A miner said Hr. North frequently disputed the
check weighers' figures, the result being that many
of the men were deprived of their proper weight
It was unanimously resolved not to resume work
until the employers pledged themselves to abide b)
the various section of the new Coal Mines Regulati n
Act, "

1 OnWednesday afternoon a deputation waited upon
Ar. North for the purpose of diaciissing the
grievances of the workmen with a view to an
amicable settlement of the present dispute. The
deputation consi-ted ef representatives from the
tillers Union. the Miners' Federation, and the
Nfid and Counties Trades' Federation. —After
eousiderable discussion a written agreement was
irawn up of which the following is a copy :
"Rowley Hall Colliery Company, Rowley Regis,
fleal. Du 'ley. June 13th, 1888. I hereby mitre° to
'he following terms with a view to terminating the
present disagreement with the men employed tat
this collie y, viz :—Weighing and averaging tubs:
It is arranged to weigh and average all tubs,
Weighing of coal and slack: All coal and slack, both
rough and fine, to be weighed. Allowance ceal :
This shall babe extra attention. Overtime: This
shall, in all cases where practleable, be avoided.
No, 6 cogs; This shall be settled in conjunction
w th our manager and the men to the satisfaction
of all parties, Loading of coal, slack and flue : Oa
th part of the men it is promised by the agent
and representatives that this shall in all oases be
properly loaded. For the Rowley Hall Colliery
Company. F. W. North,"— A meeting of the men
was heli in the afternoon, when it was moved,
secende i, and carried, that the above agreement be
Lceepted, and the men resume work forthwith,

MONEY LENT WITHOUT BILL
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female, without sureties and ,irictly private.
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for prospect-4r: anosniie of rt--payments t(4
G. H. SHOVE, ES(I , 21, John
London, W.C.

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