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The mine-owners have replied to the Government proposals, stating that no progress can be made towards a settlement as long as the miners persist in demanding a national pool and a national settlement of wages. They suggest the establishment of a national board, with a neutral chairman, whose decisions should be final, to deal with a standard wage on a ratio of profits to wages.
The miners have also replied, merely intimating that all districts have rejected the Government proposals.
The Swanwick collieries in Derbyshire, which normally employ 1,000 men, reopened for work this morning. The men have accepted a flat rate reduction of half-crown. a shift, with a mutual undertaking to abide by the terms of the general seftlement.—Reuter.
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