BUTCHERS WORKING VERY SLOWLY

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 93, 14 January 1926, Page 7

BUTCHERS WORKING VERY SLOWLY

FARMERS SUPPORT COMPANIES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, January 13. Killing at the rate of a lamb every fifteen minutes, the slaughtermen at the freezing works in Canterbury worked steadily, but slowly, to-day. The men are not allowed to kill the day’s quota as they like and then leave the works. One lamb is given to a butcher every fifteen minutes, and as a competent man can easily handle lambs at the rate of ten per hour, this means going very slow indeed.

The executive of the Farmers* Union and the General Committee of the A. and P. Association carried resolutions to-day concerning the trouble in ' the freezing works. The resolutions generally supported the companies in ■ resisting the demands of the union and -. promised support. The Farmers’ Union resolution contained the following. “That in the event of _ stoppage, . branches of the Farmers* Union should , be asked to do their utmost to find -s men to carry on the work.” There was more rain to-day, and this should help materially to restore the pastures, which were failing badly on some of the lighter lands of Canterbury owing to the dry weather. Tin’s will relieve the farmers of much anxiety, because while the deadlock continues they must keep their fat <’ stock on their farms. FEILDING WORKS AFFECTED. Palmerston North, January 13. There is a definite opinion in tho Manawatu that the freezing works dis- ' pute will come to a head on Saturday. The trouble has extended to the I-'eilu-ing Company’s works at Aorangi, where the men demanded an increase of 2s. 61. per 100 for slaughtermen, and an increase also for day worker’s. Consideration of the demands was deferred pending the return to Feilding of Mr. J. G. Cobbe, chairman of directors. In the meantime the company is working at full pressure, no stoppages haring occurred