SLAUGHTERMEN’S STRIKE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 15, 16 January 1913, Page 5

SLAUGHTERMEN’S STRIKE.

CANCELLATION G/ Z 1 TIED

(Per Press Association.)

Well. - gton January 15

In to-morrow’s Gazette there will appear the formal notification of the cancellation oy the Labour Department of the registration under the Arbitration Act of the Slaughtermen’s Federation and core. onent unions, nlmos*- to the la m*u ent Litre was a doubt as - whether certain information would b f rece’ved from the Canterbury Uni> in tune, but the papers came to n nd and were finally dealt with late t.. 0 afternoon.

Enquiries made by the Department have shown that there is no reason why the cancellation should not be granted, so that the added trouble which was threatened on the non-ap-pearance of the notice- ir last week’s Gazette need not now be feared. The cancellations will only just appear in time, so far as the Wellington and Canterbury unions arv concerned, foi the agreements under which tin slaughtermen in those districts aw working both expire at midnight to night. If the cancellations by some mischance are not gazetted to-morrow evening the employers can absolutely prevent the men from making an) move by filing in an industrial dis pute on Friday morning. Such a development, however, is not likely tc arise. The agreements under which the other slaughtermen’s unions art working do not expire until the end of the month. So far a could be ascertained to-day, no other unions have given notice of their intention to cease work. The arrangements seem to bo that Wellington is to bt the scene of the test of strength between the two parties. THE POSITION IN GISBORNE. The Poverty Bay slaughtermen no tified the local Trade- and Laboiu Council to-night that they would cease work as from the 31 st inst. The local managers of the freezing works will not state whether they have been notified or not, contenting themselve: with stating that there is nothing fresh to report. Mr. C A. Delatour. managing director of tin Sheep Farmers’ Company, went south by the Takapuna, together with Mr. Warren New Zealand secretary for Messrs. Nelson Bros.

WAITARA PROBABLY AFFECTED

It is stated by t' • ‘News’ tint there is a probability of the Waitara butchers “downing knives,” in sympathy with the butchers in Wellington, on Monday morning