THE SLAUGHTERMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8365, 27 February 1913, Page 8

THE SLAUGHTERMEN

PROGRESS AT LOCAL WORKS. The tallies are steadily going np at both Petone and Ngahauranga. At Petone yesterday the tally reached 2300. The slaughtermen are hardening up, and in a short time are expected to improve materially. At Ngahauranga sixty butchers handled upwards of 2500, and turned them out in a satisfactory manner. Plenty of men are still offering at both works, and another batch is being ailoted “hooks” this morning. A meeting of slaughtermen was held at Petone on Tuesday night and the position discussed. It is understood on good authority that a decision was come to accepting the companies’ terms, but it l is not ascertainable if any conditions were laid down. RUMOURED CONFERENCE. It was stated yesterday that a conference between the Canterbury slaughtermen and their employers was to be held at Christchurch with a view to work bemg resumed at 27s 6d per hundred, but so far no information is to hand on this subject. SUGGESTED NEW UNION. In regard to the formation of a now Slaughtermen’s Union, it is stated the Crown Law Officers are at present considering the position. Mr M. J. Reardon informed a “Times” representative yesterday that before such could he done, seeing there tvas already a union in existence, the sanction of the Arbitration Court would have to be obtained. The Labour Department had had the application for registration in its possession a fortnight and had failed to notify him as required by the Act.