*" A well-attended meeting of oflicers ami dele ' gates from trades' unions was held Inst ovening in the Coffee Palaco to consider the Kaitangata ooal miners' dispute with the company. A lengthy und exhaustive statement of tho facts of tho casa from the miners' point of view was made by tho delegate appointed for that pur pose, and tho following resolutions were carried: (1) " That the secretary be instructed to write to tho ehairmnn of directors of tho Kaitangata Coal Company requesting that the matter in dispute between tho company and its employes bo referred to a board of conciliation, repre sented by two from each interest, and a chair man to bo elected from outside by mutual agreement. (2) "That iv the eveut of the directors refusing to comply with the foregoing request we recommend all trades' unionists to refrain from purchasing Kaitangata coal until the dispute is settled, and that a mass meeting of trades' unionists bo called nt an early date to take measures to further this object."

Tho Wellington cricket world is agitated by a controversy a.s to tho number of local men who should be opposed to the Australian team. The decision of the Association to play only 18 instead of 22 men is generally condemned.
