ARBITRATION COURT.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8913, 5 September 1907, Page 2

ARBITRATION COURT.

The Slaughtermen’s Strike

Per Press Association. TniAEir, September 4,

At the Arbitration Court to-day the cases against the Smitbfield and Pareora slaughtermen for Striking in February last were dealt with. Twenty-two Smithfield men out of 42 cited were fined £5 each. The rest had not .been served or were not actually concerned in the strike. Most of the 41 Pareora butchers were stated to have left for Australia before the proceedings wore instituted. A few were excused as not concerned in the strike, and of the rest only six had been served with the sufumous by registered letter, and these wore fined £5 each. The fines wore made payable to the Inspector of Factories, Sir J. White. The Crown Prosecutor appeared for the Inspector of Factories, and Mr S. G. Eayrnond appeared for some of thoso who had affirmative defences and wore excused. Some minor cases were dealt with, and the case of the- country printing offices or Canterbury was partly heard. This will be concluded to-morrow and a compensation case will then be hoard.