FREEZING WORKS DISPUTE.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 279, 23 November 1921, Page 7

FREEZING WORKS DISPUTE.

HASTINGS MEN WTLL WORK

DEADLOCK AT GISBORNE. NiAPIER, Tuesday. A meeting o-f freezing workers at Hastings to-night decided to commence work when ca.lled upon. Two of the local works will open to-morrow and the third on Monday. GLSBOKXE. this day. Following upon a meeting of directors of the Kaiti Freezing Works, the chnir-j-rnan, Mr. C. A. DelatoUT. made the folI lowing statement to a reporter:—"The 'directors decided that os work -was pro|vided to-day at the Kaiti factory, at the ! rates ]>a\-.tbk> last season to meet the alleged unemployment, and no ; labour offerer]. a.lth.oujjii sheep llfld been -brought in, the works will not be o.pened again at present."

*' Xo tho conrpsmy,' commented AJr. Dela-tour, " the matter is unimportant, ■but to the farmers the possibilities are very serious." NO FRE3H DEVELOPMENT. (Hy Telegraph.—Press Association.) OISBOiRME, tins day. 'Pie .position in regard to the opening of the freezing works remains uncha.ngod, the men being determined to await promulgation of the new award before deciding on the course of action. The free-ring coirrpaiiies are watching any development that will a.i3ow them to proceed. Ktcc-k in tlve district is in a forward state and considerable loes will accrue if opening is long deJayed.