PEKINE GASWORKS DISPUTE

Otago Witness, Issue 3512, 5 July 1921, Page 55

PEKINE GASWORKS DISPUTE

Y\ ELLINGTON, June 50. The lauone Gasworks dispute was disat a meeting of representatives of tho industrial organisations of the dominion, held m tile Trailer- Huii ye wci-diiy, and the following resolution was passed: - 'licit: this meeting of representativos of org-uii-ed v. orkt : ■ i- of opinion that iho | Put one gaswori.ors should be financially supperted by the organised workers of New Zealand, and that financial support tc !,o given should lie equivalent to vhe rate- earned by the stokers prior to the lock-out. Tins meeting further agtv s that the unions represented will do all that :s possible to obtain the finances necessary to pay the men the weekly wage agreed to A further resolution carried was:— This meeting of representatives of industrial organisations strongly louiLnin.tho action of a majority of Pc tone borough councillors in refusing io recognise the Wellington Gd.s workers' Union in settlement of the present dispute-; this meeting views the present lock-out of the Pet one gas stokers as a challenge to the right, of bargaining, and an attempt by a majority cf the Petonc Borough Council to impose arbitrary conditions of labour on the men.

In the St.atfmvA (Taranaki) district this year 15,000 calves were inoculated as a pro caution against blackleg, a disease that is unknown in the South Island. Of these 75 per cent, were heifers, and of the heifers

75 per cent. Jerseys or well into the breed. Inoculation is done free by the Government. As there are 60,000 dairy cows in the nisi riot-, the natural increase should bn 60,000 calves a year.