FREEZING WORKS DISPUTE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21344, 19 November 1932, Page 12

FREEZING WORKS DISPUTE

OPERATIONS AT GISBORNE MORE OFFERS OF SERVICE [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] GISBORNE, Friday A small increase in the number of members of the Freezing Workers' Union offering their services at. tho CJisborne freezing works was reported to-day, but other than this there, have been no new developments in the freezing workers' dispute. Killing is proceeding at the rate of about 1400 lambs, sheep and pigs a day, and since Wednesday approximately 4000 head have been slaughtered. LABOUR FOR WANGANUI MARTON FARMERS' VIEWS [ill* TELEGRArH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] MARTON. Friday A number of men from Marton have left to man the freezing works at Wanganui. Tho Marton branah of the Farmers' Union has passed the following resolution: —"That this meeting urges tho freezing companies to reduce costs and wages still further, and will support companies by sending men to man the works and wharves if necessary." POSITION IN CANTERBURY COMPANIES STATE ATTITUDE [BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION'] CHRISTCHURCH. Friday " Should unionist labour fail to respond to the call for work offered at the various freezing works in Canterbury, tho employers, while regretting such an attitude, will have no option but to engage other labour to treat stock in order to fulfil their obligations to the producers," said tho representatives of the Canterbury freezing companies to-day, when discussing the freezing works situation. A party of police under a sergeant went to Belfast to-day, where it was alleged that there had been picketing. The police found nothing demanding their attention. A report that they were at Belfast to guard workers loading meat on to trucks was incorrect. No meat was loaded. In fact, 110 steamer to receive meat will reach Lyttelton until no\t Wednesday. Killing for export is expected to start at most of the works next Tuesday. Until then it is not. clear what will be the response to the'call for labour.