THE SLAUGHTERMEN'S STRIKE.
By Telegraph—Press Association
CHRISTCHURCH, March 16.
There is a general feeling of satisfaction in the city that the trouble between the meat companies and the slaughtermen has been settled. The men ceased work on February 26th, nearly three weeks ago, the companies, producers, and the men themselves suffering inconvenience and loss. Farmers have been compelled to hold stock that should have been slaughtered, and the men, counting loss of wages and lines for striking, have lost about £2O each. The men are either paying the fines or making arranuements to pay by instalments at the rate of £1 per week. All the men will on Monday morning.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8383, 18 March 1907, Page 6
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110THE SLAUGHTERMEN'S STRIKE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8383, 18 March 1907, Page 6
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