SLAUGHTERMEN AND THE WAR

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3109, 13 June 1917, Page 5

SLAUGHTERMEN AND THE WAR

A HINT TO JlliAT COMPANIES. Matters concerning the exemption' of slaughtermen drawn in tho military ballots were mentioned at yesterday's sitting of tho First Wellington Military Service Board. A representative of one of tho Wellington companies was appealing for several men, and had given reasons as to'.-the difficulty of replacing them. in'l!. One of the members of tho board'iexr pressed the opinion that the slaughtering companies should get together and;'compile an exact statement of the position'of the industry—the men. employed,' the men required, and how far they can adjust matters to allow single men-to'go to the war. '• '--■''i Mr. W. Perry (a member of- the board): These men have had their oases adjourned sine die, and the cases li&ve to be reviewed More the Second Division is called, and tho information shoiuld'bß ready. The board lias done a good'.'d&l of work in the country districts, and wfe know what the position is there: serious. Men .are wanted. '"'! ,; Mr. MTJarcn: Tou should have'.'iWcoft ference. These- men are reallyj 'doing military duly, and onr board has 'sever taken the view that they are exe/npt !>#- cause they are doing a certain _claiS ( .bf work. Some people have that idea.," v ,_, The chairman: We throw out' the 6m!Lr gestion to you as the secretary of. a;T>jp meat company that you should conference. Otherwise yoiu may be' losing men you may find, it hard.•to. part with. Mr. M'Laren: .Wβ pnt tho saroe.pigijestiou in Taranaki, and in a very short time they had one of the biggest meetings (at Eltham) that the farmers of Taranaki had. I think there were over three hundred representatives at , it. We aro eimply urging you to do the : 'ean\e thing. ",' '''', '". Tho appellant: I will pur the retommendation before the company, '■' POSITION DISCUSSED IN :! : i,,: "' AUCKLAND. ';..'f!'" { By 'lVlegraph.—Press Association.;.,':, Auckland, Juue'JJ. i The i>osition oi slaughtermen- :undel the Military Service Act was discuesod to-day by the I'iret Auckland Military Service Koard. Tho board thlj caee of William Bottomley, a slaughterman, who is employed at the Soutlidown. Works, and who previously was granted exemption sine die on condition thatjiib remained in his occupation. On account of the stoppage of tions Bottomley was discharged by." the company. He was thereupon called up by the Defence au/thoriles, and appealed for leave of absence until slaughtering was a"ai« commenced ill September. { The board stated that the company appealed ou tehalf of its essential worjvort, and the Government supported it. and protected juwi engaged in essential, i;lidustries. but the moment the supply.pt sheep ceased or other circumstances intcrvwiwl mid refrigerating or killing was lapped tlie company discharged its men and left them to their own ™«S; The Assistant Superintendent ofttor> stated that in Wellington appeaU made jn the off-season ou behalf oi sl.iu = uwi v ZTsZ-Zt or for other reasons, meii ed through the wa all tho year round, *itu snoi when no work was <1»«■ patecl a shortage of'etau tter