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00LLIERY MECHANICSr UNION.
A coblnod meeooting oat t·ho members
of the Newcastle district branches of
the Colliory Mechaunics' Union was held
at Ademstown on Thursday night. Mr. T.
Moran gpr.tded; and expluained that they
were aIll4 together to doal.with a build
lug tmrOlti'etlon 'ln theo interests ot their
asielatton. The time had arrived rwhea
they ahould have some Ited assets, si
when a colttngency occurred they wouolO
have aomuething to fall '?.oa on without
iLmposi:g e?tra levles upon their mua
bh.s. -a, re:arred to the assistance tley
had rerlcved form their .-latutand co a
rados during tte recent dispute, rof'ls
ing to take nay moro money. This wao
a spirit they highly appreciated. Under
the prasnnt circumstances they paid b;s
pe, weak and 3s to each child. They
could never -o through enothor orlsls
as the laut wlihuut some definite scheme,
ueih as would be submitted to them. Mir,
It. S. Morton, general secretary, sail he
would Isa o referred a larter autstud.
a,l.c, b.t those present Noadi Lo .,llo
to discuss with thoso away the objects ot
the echemo. 'lho sub-commlttoo ap
pointed from their general meeooting bud
recomunonded that It was advisable to
advocate a building scheme for assist
Ing the relleof Junus of the asociatbion;
that land be purchased oethor in Gecs
nock or Newcastle, the uullding co be
orected either in Coessnock or NSeoeastleo,
and the nature of tile building to .he
lock-up shops and ollicons. It wnas fur
thor recolumendod that a building s liemo
levy be .truck on the meom'bors. It was
suggested that ilvo trustees be appointed
by a ballot of the members. The scheme,
to his mind, could have only boneflilal
results. If mambers would put their
shoulders to the wheel, it two years they
would have the property paid off. The
colomlttee had strongly reocommonded the
bheome. If momboers endorsed it, no time
would be lost' in giving effect to the
recommoudaulon. The executive could not
out on a levy for relief. They had tp
find some way out of the dilllculty, If
the building wore erected and troublhe
occurred In Maetland or NewL.stlo, the
revenue to be derived form thls scheme
would be of Ilmmense bonoflt to the mom-.
bore.
SMlr. Haywood favoured tohe scheme. It
was a stop In tho right direction to con
trol real estate. Mr. C. Androws also
supported the project. I1 they could pay
the tull levy they would have a bulld
log In nine months. The secrotllry lsaid
ho would pay his levies, evhlch would.
under the scheme, extend over two.yeare,
In a lump sum. If the other moembers
could soo their way dloar to do so, tleir
building would be an accompllshed faet
in a few monthos. 'ho schemo waes
adopted, and a resolution weas carrled
urglng that a speelal mooting of tho dolo
ganto board be convened to deal with it,
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