SLAUGHTERMEN'S STRIKE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 11 February 1913, Page 6

SLAUGHTERMEN'S STRIKE

BELFAST AND ISLINGTON STILL

IDLE. |Dmit>d Press Assuciation.l CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 10. The rumours that were flying about to., the effect that the freezing works at Belfast and Islington would open to-day or to-morrow, appear to have no founda-" tion in fact, and a reporter who went out this mornin<r to see if there was any truth in the statments was told that the feezing works officials had received no intimation in regard to this matter from headquarters, and so far as they knew there were small prospects of killing commencing for some time yet. There is little doubt that up to the present the supply of labour coming forward is comparatively small; at any rate it is not yet sufficient to warrant the opening of the works for the reception of stock, but the probability is that directly the supply is sufficient, work will be started, even if the output is small at the beginning.

RESUMPTION OF WORK AT OAMARU.

OAMARU, This Day

The Christchurch Meat Company's Eve!in e works star', re-killing to-morrow with free iahour. The management state that a large number of applications" have been received for work, some from experienced men.

WORK IN HAWKE'S BAY. MEN'S PAY INCREASED. HASTINGS.. Feb. 10. The butchers manning the boards at Tomoana put through 1000 fheep on Friday, and 450 for the half day on Saturday. Thirteen butchers are slaughtering at Pakipaki, and applications' for hooks continue U* come in freely. Every day sees a marked improvement. In appreciation of the stand taken up by the Hawke's Bay Freezing Work 6 Industrial Union of Workers in connection with the strike, Nelson Bros., Ltd. (Tomoana), Thos. Borthwick and Sons, ltd. (Pakipaki), and the North British Freezing Co. (Napier) have decided to adopt the pay provided for in the award now.'operating at GTsborne. This decision, which was conveyed to the secretary of the Hawke's Bay Union by Mr W. Nelson, managing director of Nelson Bios., amounts to an increase in wages of ;10 per cent to all members of the union, and will affect about 200 employees at Tomoana, and 150 between the Pakipaki works and the works at the Port. The new rate of pay will come into force as from Monday next, but the other provisions of the. oresent award will be adhered to till the agreement expires in ISI4.