SLAUGHTERMEN'S STRIKE.
IN GISBORNE Per United Press Association. Gisborne, Feb 26 Work was suspended at the Gisborne Freezing Works this morning, but at Nelson Brothers the men weTe killing two lambs an hour, with long i:th:rvals between each animal sl«ughtored. Later. employees at)Nelsonlßrothers' Works met this evening, but their decision has not been disclosed. The men declared they wished to bring matters to a climax. The'following 'telegram was despatched to the Acting-Premier this evening, by Mr C A De Latour, ■ managing director of the "Gisborne Slieep-f aimers Company: "In view of some 100 men, mostly Australians, impeding the whole industry of sheepfarming in tho Colon}, would you consider the advisability of arranging for the immediate despatch from England of 100 qualified butchers as assisted immigrants, the Freezing Companies guaranteeing them employment."
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Colonist, Volume XLIX, Issue 11871, 27 February 1907, Page 4
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131SLAUGHTERMEN'S STRIKE. Colonist, Volume XLIX, Issue 11871, 27 February 1907, Page 4
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