SLAUGHTERMEN'S STRIKES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 225, 11 February 1913, Page 8

SLAUGHTERMEN'S STRIKES.

—— . j 1 : i ■ I MR. REARDUN'S RETURN. ' (Per Press Association). Hastings, Monday. Mr. Reunion, secretary of the Slau«-1 termen's Federation, lias returned °t Wellington. He was met at Hastings bi a number of ex-slauglitermen.' The se3 retarv of the local union stated thn tlicri! was nothing to report, but ther might be shortly. WORK AT NGAHAUR VNGA. Wellington, Monday.. Killing was resumeu at Ngalmura'ns Meat Works to-day. Twenty men ar at work. The managing director, M Foster, is highly satisfied with the qua ity of work and anticipates an improve ment in speed as soon as the men hav become accustomed to the work.- He e> pects full hooks at the end of the weel POSITION IN HAWKE'S BAY. FREE LABOR DOING WELL. ' Hastings, Last Night. The butchers manning llie board a Tomoana put through 1000 sheep o Friday, and 450 for the }ialf-day o Saturday. Thirteen butchers are sl'augh tering at Pakipaki. Applications fo hooks continue to come in freely. Th firms speak in high terms of the wor of the /new butchers. Nelson Bros., Ltd the Tomoana, Borthwick & Sons, Ltd the Pakipaki and North British Frees ing Company. Napier, have decided "A adopt the rates of pay provided fori the award now operating at Gisborj This decision, which was conveyed ; the secretary of the Hawke's Bay Unii by Mr. W. Nelson, managing director Nelson Bros., amounts to an increase' ii wages of 10 per cent, to all members o the Union, and will affect about 10 employees at Tomoana and 150 betwee the Pakipaki works and the works a the Port. The new rates of pay wi come into force as from Monday nex but other provisions of present award will be adhered to until the agreemen expires in 1914. j BELFAST AND ISLINGTON. '' r Christclmrch, Last Night.; . The rumors that were flying about t ; the effect that the freezing works s > Belfast and Islington would open to-da ■ or to-morrow appear to have no found) tion in fact, and a reporter who wej) out this, morning to see if there wp any truth in the statements was tol that the freezing works officials had r ceived no intimation in regard to th matter from headquarters, and so far § they knew there was small prospect i killing commencing for some time ye There is little doubt that up to tlj present the supply of labor coming fo) ward is comparatively small. At an rate it is not sufficient to warrant tlj " opening of the works for the receptio 1 of stock, but the probability is that d " rectly the supply is sufficient work wi e be started, even if the output is BBia 5 at the beginning. * THE POSITION AT GISBORNE, Gisborne, Night.' At the Kaiti Freezing Works to-da r there was a board of 41 slaughtering and five more will commence work ti day. The Taruheru works started t 1 1 dav avi th 14 men. The Freezers' Union to-night decide to adhere to its former decision not j strike. Most of the unmarried slaughte ■ men are leaving or have left the distric PATEA RE-STARTING. Paten works are starting work witl a full board of butchers on Wednesday next. 'lt is the intention to give thesi men a three years' engagement if the] a desire, and every consideration will hi I given to several learners applying, al 3 1 though almost all the men are expert! I that have applied.