SLAUGHTERMEN'S DEMANDS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9692, 17 January 1910, Page 6

SLAUGHTERMEN'S DEMANDS.

Questioned by a "Hastings Standard" reporter, Mr Nelson, of the Tomoana Freezing vvoxks, said he intended to strongly urge all companies to resist the demands of the slaughter men. 'I do not care for the 'bjg man,' " said Mr Nelaon, "I surrnse Igcan call myself a big man, an ) • ■ ;r----sonally I don't care much wheti <v I pay the extra money asked for or not, but the small farmers are the ones who will suffer." He considered that the demands ot the *v oration came at a very inopportune i ime, when the Home meat market was in a most unsatisfactory condition. One thing he thought would certainly happen in Hpwke's Bay if the demands of the Federation were acceded to, and that was a big reduction in the number of lambs exported. The district sent away a large number of lambs each year, but the lambs were less this year than last, and the margin of profit was so small that any additional cost would result in a 60 per cent, reduction in the output. One farthing per head did not seem much, but unless they resisted this increase, it would soon grow into something more serious.