WORK TO STOP AT NOON

Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24226, 6 April 1944, Page 3

WORK TO STOP AT NOON

DECISION OF WESTFIELD SLAUGHTERMEN

(RAO AUCKLAND, April 5. The management of the Westfield Freezing Company, Ltd., was informed to-day that slaughtermen at its works will cease work at midday to-morrow, instead of continuing for the whole day. Their Easter holidays were to have been from Friday until Tuesday, both days inclusive. It was stated that the matter has been referred to the National Service Department. It was learned fairly early in the day that sheep and lamb slaughtermen intended to stop at midday to-morrow, but later the management was informed that all slaughtermen were going to take the -same action. There are about 100 slaughtermen at the works. A stoppage of work on their part will affect related departments, and will mean that the whole works will virtually close until next Wednesday. A representative of the company said that the immediate effect would be that several thousands of head of stock would have to be carried over until' Wednesday. This, in turn, would mean that work would then be started on an accumulation of stock, and the works would not be able to draw further supplies from farmers as quickly as they would if a full dav were worked to-morrow, or as rapidly as the season demanded. All the stock being killed was for either Great Britain or forces in the Pacific.