FREEZING DISPUTE

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 December 1926, Page 6

FREEZING DISPUTE

LOADING OF MEAT. (Per Press Association.) NAPIER, December 2. Free labourers completed the loading of frozen meat to the Port Hobart and the vessel got away at 5.30 for London, via Panama. The two shifts of free labour, which loaded this vessel, then transferred to the .Ruahine, and will, even despite a settlement of the freezing workers’ strike, carry right through with the loading of the Ruahine, which must be despatched by Sunday at the latest, in order to reach London in time for the January wool sales. CANTERBURY DELAY. CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 2. As the result of the cold, unseasonable weather that has been expAuenced during the past week, the opening of the freezing season in Canterbury is being delayed still further. A month ago the companies had hopes of being in a position to open their works on November 29. Since then, however, conditions have been far from satisfactory, as regards preparation of stock. It is now doubtful whether it will be possible to commence the killing season by December 13. The manager of one of the companies stated this morning that if sufficient stock is not forthcoming to enable a full board of butchers to be employed on December 13, it is possible the works would open a few days later with a smaller board. It was the intention of his company to open as soon as stock was ready, but there was now no possibility of a start being made until December 13 or later. There is no likelihood of the opening being delayed until after the Christmas holidays.