STRIKERS FINED.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13342, 6 February 1909, Page 10

STRIKERS FINED.

(γ-eess association* HASTINGS, Februar>:^,g| At the Magistrate's Court ings to-day seventeen men 3*|||gß charged, on the infoirnation of'tse*ln|9 spectoT of Awards, that, being ««"|n|§||H ed at Thomas Borthwiek awLSJIEIiM Freezing Works at Pakipakii ~ mh£«h ing bound by -the Hawke's Bay n*«H ing works award, they did go on l£gH§§9 on January 13&h. The cases arMSjCWH of the recent difference between manager and the feilmongero «>*p|||B sjjell in the moraine and noon in which to smoke. Hw-'WHJHffIB for "smoke oh's' , not being.) gt*fgJj3M as such spell was not provided.jft»lM the award* the men in o.noat«ott r 4aMß|j|ijß to work in batchee of five. lowing morning the men's demMJHJHII granted, there being a l*Tg»)f4!JM| of work in. hand in the men also inejstcd on an apok>air§f§||§ the manager for his action them "curs." . Mr S. E, McCjij||§ S.M., after hearing the evideMriilKp it was clear to him that the nMRi all combined and decided to fC&WsI £$ batches of five. He coniaderofiM §j? what occurred was a strike. I? should have either cpmmuiticatagH Sγ the Inspector or witl their Ifaiqraf ■§* not 'have gone ont. Jndgm«aff|*jL given against each man for- J £s|§ ll costs. Three other men, *typ£sgß>* appear, were similarly dealt vilßSsSlessi? DXTSEHOTS, Febrail^^ The sequel to the coal at Kartangata in August; 'bjJFfß&ti heard before the day, when 37 truckers -were c|tfra||| witih taking part in a strike. '-*fi® Inspector Hollows repw«gw%|3p Labour X>epartment, end that the whole trouble wae d»*¥ss* misunderstanding, inoemuch been rumoured that' a u<^r i*[y!sißO Whittaker had been the strength of that influence of the ringleader since decamped), the lads refused to work until Whitt™??&,3Rß, re-instated. Since then eTer y**SEH£rl worked smoothly, and good * c istedi between the Company truc-kers. Hβ did not ask Btantial penalty..... Wifife The Court inflicted a finej reply to a question by Mr H <™°*SS« Honour stated that each *" K *'*SSp. was responsible for the full * the fine: They would hare to U amongst themselves as to WfJrPtfMjA It is stated that about half °V*?K|?J| who took part in the strike J»*t» Kaitangata. . ?St."H