WORK AND WAGES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9913, 30 July 1910, Page 8

WORK AND WAGES.

JJEW SOUTH WALES SLAUGHTER-

' MEN. _ - United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received Jxilv 30, 9.45. a.m.) SYDNEY, .July 30. ( In the meat trade trouble, tlio slaughtermen refused to endorse the proposal to introduce piecework, and the employers have given , them till Wednesday to consider the position.

THE PAPAROA MINE. [Per "Press Association-.] GREYMOUTH, July 30. Mattel's connected with the Paparoa Mine remain in statu quo, sns'o the (Union sent its ultimatum demanding the reinstatement and compensation of Smeat-on and Harris. The manager Mr Watson, says that he cannot retract from nis position, as there were three cases within a fortnight of dam'age to mine property, causing t;".i 'hours' delay, through negligence on the part of men. Hence the necessity ioi the special notice. Smeaton \vas only employed ; on wages temporarily where the sliotwas fired, and was tilling in time until a fresh contract ecu id Le laid out.

, A mass meeting ol; miners last night decided to adhere to the demand that the two dismissed men should be reinstated aiitl compensated, otherwise the Biihers would not return to work

The president of the Union, iu an interview, said that the men were lighting for the principle that an. enquiry should be, held into all alleged cases of negligence, the offenders,- if guilty, to be dealt with afterwards. In the present case the two suspended men were not given a chance to defend themselves.