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to deliberate upon the question at issue and to cooperate with the Government with a view to a speedy termination of the strike, which was and unfortunately still is proving so disastrous to the business
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full report of the proceedings from which it would appear that the meeting to loyally support the Govern
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ment through its representative Committee. In this connection I would invite Your Lordship's attention to the speech made by Mr. Mackintosh, and to the policy so strongly advocated therein with special reference to the subsequent action of the Committee of which that gentleman was a prominent
member.
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On the 29th ultimo,
the Committee approached the Government, and at 5 pm on
that