THE SLAUGHTERMEN'S STRIKE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8362, 19 February 1907, Page 4

THE SLAUGHTERMEN'S STRIKE.

By Telegraph—Press Association

WELLINGTON, February 18. The Gear Company slaughtermen resumed this morning, and twenty extra hands, most of them Wellington Meat Export Company's employees here, were taken on. The Meat Export" Company, so far has not conceded the 23s demanded by its men, and the men continue out. At a meeting of the directors of the Wellington Meat Export Company, to-day, itjwas decided to interview the Minister of Labour, this afternoon, and to ascertian whether the Government poroposed to do anything to relieve the position. The suggestion that the Govern-.' I ment should endeavour to get butchers |to take the places of the men who have left the Company's Ngahauranga works was brought under the Minister's notice. The directors of the Company were supported by representatives of various Employers' Associations in the city. The proceedings were not open to the press, but it is reported that the Minister promised to bring before Cabinet the suggestion that the Government should endeavour to find sufficient slaughtermen to allow the Company to proceed with its export business. CHRiSTCHURCH, February 18. A reporter, who made enquiries today at the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company's office, was informed that the slaughtermen's strike is not likely to extend to the Belfast hands, who are members of the Union, and fully cognisant of what such a step would mean. The Pareora strikers are casual workers and non-unionists. At the office of the Christchurch Meat Company it was ascertained that there has been no further development in the slaughtermen's trouble so far as Canterbury is concerned. As far as can be learned the employees at Islington and Smithfield are not feeling any dissatisfaction. THE TROUBLE AT PAREORA. TIMARU, February 18. The butchers at Pareora Freezing Works resumed work this morning, a full board of temporary slaughtermen's assistants having been obtained. The butchers' % < assistants who went out on strike are still standing out, with the exception of one, who took the place of one of the temporary assistants shortly after work was resumed this morning.