THE SLAUGHTERMEN

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 11 February 1913, Page 5

THE SLAUGHTERMEN

POSITION IN HAWKE'S BAY. (By Tclegruph—Press A*sociation.l HASTINGS, Last Night. The butchers who manner the boards at the Tomoana works put through 1000 sheep on Friday, and 150 for the half-clay on Saturday. Thirteen butchers are slaughtering at the Paki Paki works, and applications for hooks continue to come m freely. . The firms speak in high terms ofc the work of the new butchers, and every day sees a marked improvement in their work. In appreciation of the stand taken up by tho Hawke's Bay Freezing Works Industrial Union of Workers in connection with tho strike, Nelson Bros., Ltd., Tomoana, Thos. Borthwick and Sons, Ltd., Paki Paki, and the North British Freezing Company, Napier, have decided to adopt the rates of pay provided for in the award: now operating at Gisboine. This decision, wliich was conveyed to the secretary of the Hawke's Bay Union by, Mr Nelson, managing director for Nelson Bros., amounts to an increase uH wa.res of 10 per cent, to all members of "the Union, and will affect about two hundred employees at Tomoana, and 150 between the Paid Paki works and tho works at the Port, The new rate of pav will come into force as from Monday next, but the other provisions of the present award will bo adhered to until tho agreement expires.

UNFOUNDED RUMOURS. CHRTSTCHURCH WORKS STILL IDLE. CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. The rumours that were Hying about to the effect that the freezing works at Belfast and Islington would be open to-day or to-morrow, appear to havo no foundation in fact, A reporter, who went out this morning to see if there was any truth in the statements, was told that the freezing works officials had received no intimation in regard to this matter from headquarters and so far as they knew there was small prospect of killing commencing for some time yet. There is little doubt that up to the present the supply of labour coming forward is com-: paratively small. At any rate, it is not sufficient to warrant the opening of tho works for the reception of stock, but the probability is that directly the supply is sufficient, work will be started, even if the outpvft is smali at the beginning.

THE WATER.SIDERS. TIM ABU, Last Night. The secretary of the Waterside? Workers' Union requests a correction of the press message sent on Friday, night. He did not say anything about "not anticipating instructions from the Federation about handling free labour meat, and when the question arises the Union will discuss it."