THE HAWKE'S BAY WORKS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 5 February 1913, Page 5

THE HAWKE'S BAY WORKS

{By Tvh'iiraph.—Press Associatio\.) HASTINGS, Last Night.

The To moan a works will reopen tomorrow. The firm had no difficulty in obtaining free labour, and .slaughtering will be resumed with a full board. Tho.se men who havo cqmo to the firm's assistance will bo allowed to retain their hooks as long as they desire, and every reasonable opportunity will he allowed them to become expert slaughtermen. In the event of vacancies occurring on the boards,' the strikers will be allowed to go back to work should they feel inclined to do «o. With reference to the remarks of one of the strikers, to the effect that the work done by inexperienced hands might be satisfactory to the firms, but it was doubtful if the farmers .would put.,up.- with it for very long, etc., Messrs iNekon Bros.' opinion is quite the reverse. They anticipate that the slaughtering work will •lie done very much better by the new boards of men, than it has been done for some time past. If it is worse. then.it will be very bad indeed. With regard to tho Paid Paid freezing works, no in formation was ascertainable to-day; but it is under-stood that as yet Messrs Berth wick and' Sons have not obtained a full board, and

the works ate still closed. The Freezers' Union is holding a meeting hero to-night.