AN ASHBURTON STRIKE.

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 February 1910, Page 4

AN ASHBURTON STRIKE.

THRESHiNfi Mil-!. HANI"* 0" OPT rnr mrnnu-n -pr.« i'HK?s \s?oriATio».l ASIIBIRTOX, Febnian >1 Tin' CiKinli-ui states lha! v i si.m.' time nasi Iho eeneral h.in.ls on !1,,,..!ii,!. m'ilN tlir«.ii-!imit the A-iilmrtoti i'uimilv have i n cliss.-ili.ifio.] '.villi their ;. : ,v. wlii.li is .--inputol.l on a 'pianlity I :,'.■;-■ '| hit) ■■ ■•■•'•• \*'i v niiFiitisfm lory 1P,,,, their point nf viow thi- rear, ns .....1,,.. ~, ( )„. li.-hmoss .-.f !)..■ -rain ami Iho ipiaiitiu "f -Maw in tho sheaf tin- wml: . i ;,.: ~. -aim" Hi.' I.nshols is ii t.-u-k nearly .!..,,!,!,' 'hat of a vear s„. I, us !a«t. Tlio m ,a 1;,,1,1 (hal this fimnM 1.0 pai-i ai m mn.-h nor horn- rather Ulan at -.. liiiieh per i.„51„.l ai :it present. The hrolen weather ....,„.,;,.,,,.,! ,I,,,'inj tin, lasl few W(*>!;s has |.,:,„ u hl the mailer t.. a ho;,,], ami as ;i ine'd-v''- "'v'.ni; y.'-tor.ia'y.' the lian.ls on liic tnili \vor!:iii" in the Wa' ■mni tli. c !n'< I ,l,is moinii.j i~ia.li- repres-'ii'ations to tlit- fanner whose _ i:ii:i iviif lieini; iloall \'„.\ u \ ,I, ,i lon time instead "1 a ipinn .;i v !,.-.;■ (in the farmer nVelinine I" I-,!',. ,l,i -1.,,. whieh woilhl have such an ;„., ~.,!■, mi Iwarin ■ on Iho inteie-ls of holl, hi !' t\ an.l ilie |l.)iniiii..ii ill.' tri'ain ■..,v...,,' men al on..' slopped woii, anil |he mill was left idle. Il is llllilersloo,! thai (he mill hands iliri.iiehi.nl the eoun uv are fairlv nniteil in i-var-l to the !,,,,.„! priii. ii'.le of ii>,. .pi.'stioi, at i.-me, . ;in ,| thai they M-li-iiler they i-linnM he I ~ai,l 1- 3.1 pe'r hour and fin.i ihemselves. [llevlo, iyj are ~„ I, ;,,:, t .,|.