MEAT DISPUTE

Hokitika Guardian, 16 November 1932, Page 3

MEAT DISPUTE

USE OF “FREE” LABOUR.-W

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NAPIER, November 14

Loading to the T'ai.nui-by: free labour about 30,000' carcases of mutton, lamb and a large quantity of beef, will be completed in time to allow the vessel to sail to London at 5,a.m. to-niorrow. Loading, since -the commencement yesterday morning, was carried '°nt expeditiously. What time was lost yesterday through -.rain, was covered,, today. Ther e was- no interference.

NEW PLYMOUTH CALL DECLINED

NEW. PLYMOUTH, November 15. The crew of the steamer, Port Duperlin, commenced to load meat to-night, the waters ideas having refused to answer a call.

The watersiders will hold a gneeting-fco-morrow to consider the pos-itjpl},

THE .POSITION AT WELLINGfbIf

j November 15. _ There is no change -in tlieibcal position in the freezing workers' strike. Jn another week, however, the position Ahould become interesting, a 8 it is understood that it i s intended’ to advertise for, men to carry on the work, and that- free labour will be accepted if other labour is not forthcoming.

BOARD TO BiE ABOLISHED

■SYDNEY, November 15

Tt is officially announced that the Stevens Government is enneting legislation to'abolish the Meat Board created by tlm T.ang Government,' and is i;ubrtituling a Manager and an Advisory Council to control • the Metroplitan •meat supply and th e abattoirs.