THE SLAUGHTERMEN

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 7 February 1913, Page 5

THE SLAUGHTERMEN

MR REARDON IN HAWKE'S 811, MEETING OF THE BUTCHERS. (By Telegraph.—Press AiSocia:-c^.), HASTINGS, Last Night. Mr M. J. Reardon, secretary oz :' /: Slaughtermen's Federation, arrived in j Hastings last evening, and subsjIquentlv attended a meeting of tho Slaughtermen's Union. Interviewea to-day, Mr Reardon said there wae [ no information for the press arising out of the meeting. Asked if there* had been any change in. the moil's attitude, Mr*Reardon replied in the negative'. He said that the tallies recorded by the men who went on the boards* yesterday did not their position. At Tomoa.ua, 28 men killed 500 sheep, and at Paki F.aki six men managed to put through 1"3, whilst the .North British works ;.- the Port totalled 170. At the latter works there were ten butchers, including eight Maoris. So far as he could learn, only one unionist had caved in. and returned to work. Th-rt was at Tomoana. The tallies recorded.yesterday did not weaken the position of tho strikers, and they were quite satisfied. Jn reply to further questions, Mr Reardon said negotiations wero lo\t in progress with a large buyer in the North Island, who was preparer] to grant the new demand. The gentleman in question bad a numher of extracts to fulfil fov the Home mnrW.. and he would insist on the compass killing the sheep according to + bo terms of agreement he had with Ho was prepared to accept the terms of the agreement entered into at J \c Tomoana works, but he had not b* n n consulted. Tho sheep he had borrr 1 :!; would be slaughtered at the ~ v, r k.c-most most convenient for delivery. As long as the butchers wero prep 1 ' :•;>!? to do the slaughtering, he would insist on the*companies doing the f" iezing. Tho strikers are very reticent. J?-"-garding what took place at night's meeting no information is <>!>- tainable. Tt is understood that th"men were unanimously in favour of standing by the demands, and are confident that the companies will ultimately agree to the new tennis asked for. Twelve men went on the hoards at Paid Paid to-day. Applications arecoming in from outside districts, but preference, is to bo given to local men. 'Twonty-eiirht men slaughtered BCKT sheep in a short day at Tomoana, andtheir work is improving. T-OYft-'niTRY \yrvßTCc: N.. Last vdght. r Hie Lonirbnrn freezing works start killing again on Monday at 8 o'clock. The ooinnany have been advertising for sjauphtermen. and havo been 'mocessful in securing a sufficient number to commence work.