End of the Strike.

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13236, 16 March 1907, Page 5

End of the Strike.

WELLINGTON, Mnn.li 15 T e Mimstei cf Labom announced to a deputation this evening thit he bid le cened lPfoimahon. that strike wai ended ,-the si night ennen lia\nig decided 1o return to woik. on Monday The le presentatn es of the Union'and emplo.ycis, he said, had agieed to leixe the nnUeis in duptite to the Arbitration Couit to adjust TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT MEN'S DEMYNDS CONCEDED INCREASFD KILLING RATE CHRISTCHURCH, Mauh 15 When the Slang' fermen's "Union passed their fiist lesolution lint they would ha\e nothing to do with the Aibitiation Com I, the secietaiy and one of the vice-presidents of the Unim iecei\ed a messige fiom Mr Midway, of the Labour Depailmenl, a<-k mg them to meet him He tlien tilked Jhe niattei mci with tncm They told him that they bad no faith in the Aibitiation Couit because the Com I did not know the facts of the Hade Mr Mackay then pointed out (hat the Com I had powei to appoirt expert .Kiessois on w' ose le commendations thej would base their de cimou Another "meeting wii held lis.t night, when this position wis explained and delegites weie appointed with full power to tieit with the (.ompmi&s Tlie delegates, with Mess's T H D.a\cy and Geo WilU. MTI R . waited upon the employeis this afternoon, ard after a confeience* which h-ded 2£ hours the em ploveis pricticaHv agreed to all tfe de mands of the men except that, the/25s pel 100 foi fiee/ers wis leduced to 235. An agreement was made out and nlified at a meeting of the Union held to night. The following weie the conditions agreed to (1) Woik to commence at 7 i m on five dm s in the week and cease at 5 p mi, w lth ten minutes . moke oh in the morning I and ten minutes in the afternoon, pio I vided Uiali in oidei to cut out any. mob , -which mry be on hand it 5 o'clock not o\ei thiee sheep oi lambs per min may be slvughtcied aftei tint hour, oi on any day pieceding a holiday (he "been oi lambs pel min On S ltmd.vt s woi k shjll commente at 7 a iiv and ce.se at 12 o'clock, with (he, minutes smoke-oh, piowded tint m older to cut out up to five sheep oi lambs pel man may bp killed after tint limi (2) All not'er «hcpn to be paid for at the rate of 18s pel 100. pieserveis 20s pel 100, fiee7ing sheep and limbs 23s per 100 Sheep killed bv piecewoik as at piesenl, 25s pei 100, lams other tlnn lamb rams 4d eic' (3) No dead sheep to lie skinned (4) Killing ind dieting sheep or lambs to consist of killing, cleaning, tokinjr off ■kins and shanks with wool piece, taking inside out, wiping und Ihoioughlv clennmg, mitluig on neck strings and butchers' tajrs; butcher', will l>3 supplied .with gambles md fi;- at then hooks (5) Bukheis to piv for damage to carcase or skm, but no fine ,lo bo inflicted until aftei two personal warnings per 100 caica'es per nian have been given; fines to be Is for damage to caicase and 6d for damage to skin,

(6) Slaughtermen to wait: 15 minutes in the event of a cut out, but after that time to be paid Is. 3d per hour. (7) Grindstones to be provided Tor every 25 men. (8) Alt i-llieej) to be penned before being killed. . (9) The following to be the holidays : New Year's Day, Good Friday, leister Monday, .l'rince of Wales Birthday, : 'Labour Day, Christmas Day. Boxing Day, reigning .sovereign's birthday, and picnic day. . ' ■ ' ' (10) No work to be done on above holidays or Sundays, save for local rcquirement.s fur four hours as existing at pre-i-ent. (11) No obscene language to be permitted, and any employee guilty of same after having been once warned will be liable to instant dismissal. Work will be resumed at the factories on Monday morning. At a meeting of the Union 'to-night. Messrs Davey .and. Witty were thanked fur their services, and the Southland 1 strikers who,agreed to continue to hold out at the request of the local Union, were also thanked for their loyalty. The Southland men will also return to work on Monday morning. SOUTH'CANTERBURY STRIKERS. It is understood locally that, none of the men employed at Pareora or Smithfield were included in, the batch of defendants brought before the Supreme Court in Christehurch yesterday. .'•