The Brunner correspondent of the Grey Hirer Argus wires that th_ -'delegates arrived to-day, and laid the following proposal before a meeting thia afternoon :— "That an offer of 4d per ton reduction be made to the company." After a long discussion the meeting adjourned till to morrow. The best fooling does not exist betweon tho parties. CHRISTOHUROH, August 26. The Lyttelton branch of tho Wharf Labonrerß' Union haa agreed that each of the members shall give today's pay to help their fellow workmen iv Australia. It ia expected that £150 will be collected. The executive of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants to-night voted £100 to tho minera locked out at Brunner, and decided to cablo to tho president of the Maritime Council at Sydney, offering £503 per month from this society. A levy of hulf a day'e pay per member was struck until countermanded. At a meeting of the tailors', Tailoressea' and Pressera' Union to-night, it was decided to form a separate union for tailoresses and pressera, m order to affiliate with similar unions m other centres. Delegates were elected to the conference which is expeotod to be held m Christchurch early m Soptember. Thc tailors will form a eeparato union. DUNEDIN, August 26. Eighty men have given 2-1 houra' notice to leave the Wairarapa, dating from noon to day. Mr Millar, aa Becretary to the Seamen's Union, wired ta the executive of the Mari time Officers' Association' apprising them of what has taken place, and is confident they will take similar action. He explains that thia action i 3 taken because the Union Com pany are conneoted with the Shipowners' Association, and the only way m which a satisfactory settlement can be arrived at would be by the Union Company seceding from tlaa.tr A seocia tion and paying the men m their em ploy the rates which the Australian ship owners refuae to give. The lumpera will dis charge the ahip here, but no cargo will be put on board by union labour. Similar action will be taken m regard to tho Hauroto and Tekapo. The Ellis line ia not affected as the owners have complied with the terms of the aaaociation. We learn that if no compromise is effected the Union Company will lay np their whole fleet. 