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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 December 1957Vol. XXVIII, No. 5

Another Inquiry-Strikers

p. 26 · Read in the full issue

Resume Work

Suva, Dec. 9..

4LTHOUGH this latest sug;; strike is generally recognised : nothing more or less than struggle for power between politic: agitators union “leaders” arr would-be “leaders” who shout have been dealt with very firm! the Governor at the week-end di cided to make terms.

He has appointed a Commission: (the Chief Justice, Sir Ragm Hyne) to inquire into the merr of the charges against the Sirda:j and into the soundness or othea wise of the inquiry into the san matter which was made by the CS Co., under an arrangement wi; the mill-workers.

The new inquiry commences <■ the 16th, the two Sirdars are be suspended in the meantime; bOD sides are to accept the Commi sioner’s findings.

Having thus gained a victory namely, the setting aside of the i suit of the CSR Co.’s inquiry, whii they previously had undertaken accept—all the mill-workers n turned to wo-k thus morning.