MEAT WORKS STRIKE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16467, 17 February 1917, Page 6

MEAT WORKS STRIKE.

deadlock continues. <9 UNSUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE. OFFER TO THE STRIKERS. No settlement hag jet been reached in regard to the strike of about forty of the freezing-chamber hands employed by the Auckland Farmers' Freezing Company and the Westfield Freezing Company. . An attempt to secure a settlement of the dispute was made yesterday by the conciliation commissioner, Mr. T. Harle Giles, who summoned a conference of representatives of the men and , the employers. He did this by I virtue of the powers vested in him by the Labour Disputes Investiga- , tion Act, 1913. The assessors for the union were: Messrs. W. • Cusack, 0. Mason, and T. Perhey, whilst Messrs. S. j J. Ambury, A. Rowlands, and T. Simson ; acted in a similar capacity for the employers. Mr. S. E. Wright was advocate I for the employers, and Mr. W. E. Sill appeared for the union. After a discussion lasting about two hours, and oonducted on amicable terms, the employers' representatives retired for consultation. On returning they stated that it had been decided that the posiI tions of the men on strike were still open to them if they chose to return to work. Tho representatives of the union stated that they would convey this intimation to the men. On the motion by Mr. Simson, seconded by Mr. Sill, a hearty vote of thanks was passed to the commissioner. The assessors were unanimous in stating that they were deeply sensible of the efforts made by the commissioner to effect a settlement of the dispute.