MEAT WORKS BUSY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17918, 24 October 1932, Page 11

MEAT WORKS BUSY

■prML _ Lmple labor provided R'" • , I DERATIONS PROiOEED QUIETLY I ~ BOperations proceeded quietly, at the Kddand freezing works op Friday and Bturday, and the loading of the New ■aland Shipping Company’s steamer Rmuera was carried on at Central ■harf. The butchers and slaughtermen ■ve made no further move since their Kusal last Monday to accept the new fens of employment offered hy the Rt was reported that the free labor Inch has taken the place of the regular Rrkers at fercstfield was working satisBctorUy, and on Friday the men killed Bo pigs and 1200 calves. Although Iditional labor has been put on, there Bs still vacancies for boners. ■Equally satisfactory reports were rented at the office of the Auckland Burners’ Freezing Company. It was luted that good results were being Stained at the Southdown works, and Bhough considerable labor had been Bgaged, there were openings for men Bo wanted to learn slaughtering. DurB> Friday the new hands at the Horotiu Erks killed 800 bobby calves, besides Be meat required for the Hamilton Insehold supply. ■The new hands at the King’s Wharf 80l stores also did good work, although I was found necessary to eliminate some B the workers who could not maintain Be pace. These were replaced by others Bected from the steady stream of appliflnts visiting the stores. | NEW STAFFS SATISFACTORY ■lndkations of a breakaway among Bioßßb in the freezing works dispute Ire reported from Southdown works on Biday, where it was stated that applicaBns for reinstatement had been received Bm a number of former employees. The Inagenfent did not engage any of the Bn, who were informed that all vacanBs had been filled earlier in the day Ben a few new hands were taken on. lAn official stated that the new slaughBing staff had become proficient on pigs Id bobby calves'; and was giving satisBtion. A start' was also made on Biday on beef, and a number of bulls Bre passed over the board. Although Iw to the work, some of the men had Ido a good showing at the end of the ■there were no fresh developments at la Westfield works, where the day’s kill It 1200 bobby calves and 400 pigs, ■ese numhers would have been, greater It for a breakdown of part of the plant. Bring the day employment'was accept- | by 15 new hands. ■The staff at the Horotiu freezing works ■ feeing steadily, increased by tlie euBfrment of voluntary labor daily, and B' killing of pigs and calves for the Bmrt trade has commenced on a small