CARTERTON.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4636, 15 April 1902, Page 3

CARTERTON.

(By Telegraph—Own Correspondent.) Monday. Sixty-seven sawmill employers in the Wellington and Hawke’s Bay district have signed an agreement binding them to work their mills only five days per week. It is stated that the total output per week from those mills will be lessened by about four million feet. A cold southerly, with rain,' has been sweeping through here for the last two days. Hail fell yesterday. This morning tho Tararuas were snow-covered. At a meeting of sawmill hands on Saturday evening it was decided to form a branch of tho Wellington Employees’ Union. It was resolved to protest against the system of employers keeping in hand back pay. It was unanimously agreed that wages should be paid at the end of every week. In the Magistrate’s Court to-day, before Mr James, S.M., the two youths Charles Harbetfc and Charles J. Smith were committed to stand their trial at

promo Court on charges of wilfully sotting fire to outbuildings valued at £25. Bail was allowed, each of accused in £l5O and two sureties of £SO each. Private Ackerman, of the South Wairarapa Mounted Rifles, with a score of 62, won tho marble clock presented by Lieutenant Jury. During the past fortnight over 6000 freezers have boon railed to the Wellington abattoirs. Besides purchasing Longbush and Table-lands tho Government is negotiating to buy the Mangahuia swamp, Foatherston, Johnstone’s block, and a section owned by Mr Strang at Gladstone.