SLAUGHTERMEN'S STRIKE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 218, 3 February 1913, Page 5

SLAUGHTERMEN'S STRIKE.

THE POSITION IN IiJSIMMSK. FIiEF LABOR AVAILABLE. Per Press Association. dishorne, Lust Nig'lit. ('onsidcrably over 1 (10 sheep farmers, including seme of llii' ino.-l prominent in Poverty Bay. met. nil Saturday in connection with the slaughtermen's dispute. The (ill'ieial a imouncemcnt in t,lie press was: "That the i-;heep farmers of this district are unanimous to stand by the companies through thick and thin, and they will st e that labor is forthcoming should it lie required." Several names of men willing to do duty at the killing board if required were handed in. The names were those of station liamlj said to be adept with the knife. It was stated on behalf of the Kail.i works that the, eompanies had .secured six" slaughtermen willing to start on "Monday morning on the company's terms, and the works will open with a board of about a dozen slaughtermen. The Tokomani workn have secured 14 shuishlerincii to start, on Monday, and it is hoped that a start will be made at Taruhrru in a day or two. The decision of the freezers union not to strike in. sympathy with the slaughtermen. is being much discussed, and the ,secretary of the Slaughtermen's "Union told a reporter that he. with most of the slaughtermen, believed that the freezers bad taken a right, and proper course. His union had not asked tlw freezers to do anything yet. Thev» '-is no agreement between them, but li» felt that tliev would act. as the .;!:nr>V. ermen's bodv requester! tlicin to. The Slaughtermen's Union will meet on Mon.day night, and n smfestion is made that they will Mien ask the freezers to strike in sympathy.

BITTERNESS AT HASTINGS. T-Tastrnas. L«*t Night. The number of butchers who downed tools at the works in TTawke's Bay is Tmnoana 35. Pakinaki 2S, North British IS. The action of the butchers has raised considerable bitterness towards them from thopp engaged in other branches of the works, and the latter naturally resent the unfairness of having their employment. jeopardised bv those who haVe been earning in some cases, treble their own wages, and who constitute only 15 per cent, of the total number of men employed at the works. RETTCENCE TNT CHRTSTCHIJRCH.

I ! Chrirdcliurch. Last "STi<jlit. I A meeting of the Canterbury Slauahj tcrmen's Union, will he held on Mondav | evening to further discuss matters in ! connection with the dispute. A reporter j endeavored to obtain from the secretary of the Union some information as to the J business to be dealt with bv the meeting. but be was unsuccessful. The secretary stated that he could give no information oil the subject. He added tint whatever decision was arrived at by the meeting would be first communicated to the freezing companies. He was aslcei\ if he would say anything regarding tin; result of the conference of freezing companies held in Wellington on Friday, but he stated that anv refily to the , statements contained in the telegram conveying the results of the conference ) would be made by the Union .