Slaughtermen’s Trouble.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 8, Issue 30, 12 April 1907, Page 5

Slaughtermen’s Trouble.

GISBORNE STRIKERS FINED. Auckland, April 9. The Arbitration Court’s decision in the Gisborne slaughtermen’s strike proceedings was given by the Court in Auckland to-day. The Court found forty-six slaughtermen guilty of the offence of taking part in a strike, and fined them £$ each. Mr Justice Sira made no comment in giving the Court’s decision.

A well-attended meeting of the Auckland Slaughtermen’s Union decided to ask the Arbitration Court to include New Plymouth in the Auckland award, and passed a resolution expressing sympathy with the Australian slaughtermen who had been unjustly charged with promoting the New Zealand strike, and regretting the serious charge made against the Minister for Labour by the Trades Conference; also expressing the opinion that both charges were the result of a misunderstanding. The resolution concluded:—“We have every confidence in the purity of the motives ot the Minister for Labour, and trust that nothing may transpire in future to mar the fraternal workings of fellow tradesmen of Australia and the harmonious working of the Department of Labour, to the mutual interests of all concerned." A Threatened Strike. Masterton, April 9. The men employed by the Railway Department in the Opaki ballast pit have notified the ganger that unless they are paid 9s a day they will knock off work after tomorrow. Thirteen hands are involved. The pay was reduced from ps to 8s a day a year ago, and since then all the original gang but four have gone elsewhere;