Shearing Notes.

Maoriland Worker, Volume I, Issue 6, 20 February 1911, Page 16

Shearing Notes.

Dear Editor, —As there has been no organiser sent into this part of Canterbury, 1 suppose that it is up to mc to let the boys know how we are getting along up this way. Shearing in this part of the dominion is just about in full swing, all the first sheds having started. Haldon has cut out, and the men have gone to Ben Qhau. Grey's Hills started on the 7th; the Wolds and Glentanner on the 14th, and Balmoral on the 15th. Shearers are on the scarce side, as most of the sheds started short-handed. There are only eight men at Balmoral ; that station is going to fill up from Mount Nessing when they cut out. There has been a good deal of lost time with shearers. As far as I can hear all the members are renewing to a man, and paying up the levy, and I expect to see a record membership this year. All seem to think a great deal of " The Maoriland Worker," and I hope to see the ballot carried to raise the contribution to 15s, so that the paper can be established on a sound footing. All the lads are very much disappointed at the verdict given in the shed hands case, and think it is about time there was a change made in the personnel of the Court. It is easy to see that it is no good to the workers as at present constituted. We worked here on Boxing Day, and the shed hands got double time. I think this is about the first time on record that the shed hands have ever been paid extra for working on a holiday.—Yours, etc., A. J. KING. The Wolds, Tekapo, Mackenzie County, December 27, 1910.