SLAUGHTERMEN'S STRIKE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 14 February 1913, Page 5

SLAUGHTERMEN'S STRIKE

RESUMPTION OF ; WORK.; v , . ~'... lAJnitbid P#esß Association. J' christchurch, f<ivi3; "" The present position with' regard to the trouble with the slaughtermen, is • improving," and it is reported.' that at alt the works in Canterbury more butchers started this morning,-'and' that ''applications are coming in still from men who are anxious to tako. up work. Sonlo ,of the men who» have applied,' and whose services have been aocepte<J, have not yet started ■ work, as. in some instances they are at present in.the coiiiitry, ■ in other instances,; they ha\ y e' »ik "... week's notice to their present empsysis.. '* So far the works are tapVfullV : m&nxtcdf, and it is hot expected;that a lull output " J," will be .'obtained, for ioirie time, ," ;;' meantime it is considered ihadvlsaple. for farmers to rush their stock into tljfc, ,v ma.rke t. Applications Being reeeiveelvfciiv; '• slaughtermen's work are.comirig front all parts of the district, arid judging liy present indications, the nunioer nt present manning the boards will bb ; gircaily augmented during the next few/ .. INVERCAR-GILL, Feb. 15. Killing started at the Matauva, Ocean .„. Beach, and Makarewa freezing• >,works to-day, 16 men being at '; tauia, a similar number at MaJtarewft', and 10 at Ocean Beach. . These Were W ~■.*'. that were required by the • the meantime. The * officials ■> of. |h.V ■'■ ■ companies state that they are/satisfied .wftfh the initial start, and thafc the men enlaced include expert ' slaughtermen,, though not members of the union.