SLAUGHTERMEN
MEAT COMPANY’S INTENTIONS.
(Pet Press Association — Copyright .)
WELLINGTON, November 23
It is 'stated authoritatively, that according to present expectations the Wellington meat export company at Ngahauranga works wUI commence killing some time next week. If former employees do rot turn up, free labour will be engaged. A similar statement was mad© on bghalf -of the Gear Coy. Normally, each of these works employs about one ■hundred slaughtermen. 1
MEAT LOADED ON KARAMEA CHRISTCHURCH, November 23.
■Th© watersiders responded to a- call for labour at Lyttelton this morning and proceeded to load 12,000 carcases of meat on th e Karamea. The meat was killed last season under the old award, and it is understood that the men received instructions last evening that loading should proceed.' Operation were carried out without any sign of trouble. The Karamea leaves tomorrow lor New Plymouth.
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Hokitika Guardian, 23 November 1932, Page 6
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