FREEZING DEADLOCK ENDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19501, 3 December 1926, Page 12

FREEZING DEADLOCK ENDS.

AN AGREEMENT REACHED. REQUEST FOR NEW AWARD, MEN ACCEPT WORK AT ONCE. SUCCESS OF THE CONFERENCE. [ivr TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESVOKDENT, ] WELLINGTON, Thursdsy. - The conciliation commissioner for the North Island!, Mr. P. Hally, reported that an agreement had been reached to-day rat the conference between the representatives of the freezing companies and the Freezing Workers' Union, at which he presided.

The agreement was that a joint application, be made immediately by the parties to the Arbitration Court for a new award to supersede the existing award, which doe's not expire until June, and that if the Arbitration Court should amend the rates of wages, such alteration, if any be' made retrospective as far a.'i possible to December 1. It was also agreed that the men should ! be instructed forthwith to accept engagement at all works. The employers were represented at the conference by Sir Francis Boys (New Zealand Refrigerating Company, Canterbury), and Messrs. J. Milne (Wellington Meat Export Company), T. Simpson {Auckland Farmers' Freezing Company), F. ss. Candy . (Hawkc's Bay Farmers' Freezing Company), J. T. Rogerson (Lougbutn Freezing Company), W. H. Tripe (Gear. Meat Company), D. Allan (Wairkrapa Froaen Meat Company), C. G. WUken (secretary of the South Island Freezing Companies' - Association),, and F. B. Saunderson (secretary of the North Island Freezing Companies' Association).

Tho workers wore represented by Messrs. H. C. Revell (secretary c f the New Zealand Freezing Workers' .Federation), A. McLeod (Wellington), T. C. Ellis (Canterbury), A. Baker (Welling, ton), J, Hutchinson (president of the Freezing .-Workers' federation)., W. E. Sill (Auckland) , J. Millburn (Qtago and Southland), and A. Hudson (Poverty Bay).

THEE POSITION W AVOKhM. OPERATIONS START TO-DAY. The announcement that the dispute between the slaughtermen and the freezing companies had been settled was received in. Ancklai d yesterday simultaneously' with a telegram from Mr. W. 1. Si.il, secretary of, the local Slaughtermen's Union, giving instructions that members of th-ft. union were at liberty to kill all lineii of stock forthwith. Operations en lambs for export, will accordingly be commenced at the Westfield and Southdown works to-day.

The first call for butchers to operate on export le.mb was made by the Westfield Company on November IS, when there was no response.

CONDITIONS IN 'CANTERBURY.'

DELAY CAUSED BY WEATHER.

[lit KKCEGKAPH.—OWN CORBSSPOKOW?)' "'" •' r ' dKinSTC;JSp : HCE.' Thuirsijay. As a result of the cold and' unseason-'' able weather that has been esperiimced' during the past week the opening of' the freezing season in Canterbury is 'being delayed still further. A month aj;o the companies had hopes of being in i* posi- J tioa to open thftir works on Monday, No- : vember 29. Since then, however, the conditions have been far from 'satisfactory ias regsirds the preparation of stock, and it is now doubtful whether it w:ill fee' possible to commence the killing o£ stock on Monday, December 13.

FI33E LABOUR 3? OB LOADJ2TG.

STEAMERS AT NAPIER.. [IST TELEGRAPH. —PRESIS ASSOCIATION.] ■■ ' .NAPIER. Thursday. . i The loading of frozeti meat to tho Port H'obart was completed.by free labour this afternoon and the vessel sailed at 5-30 o'clock for London, via Panama. Tib<s two shifts of free labour which had loaded the iPorl; Hpb&rt were then transferried to the Ruahine, and, notwitlis.Unding the settlement of the freezing deadlock, will carry right through "itiii the loading of tae vessel, which must be dospatched by Sunday night at the latest to reach London in time for the January wool sales.