WAINGAWA WORKS.

Wairarapa Age, 20 December 1932, Page 5

WAINGAWA WORKS.

TOTAL KILLINGS INCREASING. MORE MEN ENGAGED. Three thousand sheep and lambs are being killed dally at the Waingawa Freezing Works. A further addition to the killing staff is to be made to-day, when an additional team of fifteen men is to be taken on under the chain system. This will bring the total to four teams engaged in this class of work. In addition, 25 or 26 men are slaughtering under the usual system. So far no union butchers have applied for work. ATTITUDE AT PETONE. DETERMINATION NOT TO ACCEPT WORK. WELLINGTON, December 19. It is stated that a meeting of freezing workers was held at Petone yesterday, when a resolution reaffirming determination not to accept work at the employers’ rates was carried.— (P.A.)

POSITION AT AUCKLAND. WORKING AT FULL CAPACITY. AUCKLAND, December 19. The four freezing works in the Auckland province are at present operating at full caa-pcity to cope with the increased numbers of lambs coming forward from all districts. Killing i> almost solely confined to lambs, of which more than 10,000 are being put through daily by means of the chain system. Exporters’ prices on hooks are unchanged on the basis of lid per lb up to 361 b, the other rates being:—37H> to 421 b, 3Jd; over 421 b and seconds, 3Jd. There- has been a satisfactory response at these rates, and the trade is making up leeway on the October and November killing returns, which for the whole of New Zealand showed a fall of over 50 per cent, compared with the same period last year.—(P.A.) DEMONSTRATION AT LONGBURN. WOMEN TAKE A PROMINENT PART. PALMERSTON N., December 19. Women entered the freezing works dispute at Longburn on Saturday when at least a dozen headed a demonstration. Carrying a banner inscribed “No more starvation wages. We fight for a living,” and an additional unprintable inscription, they paraded with the men along the main highway into the private roadway leading to the works, and around the works yard. When the free labourers commenced to arrive they had to run the gauntlet of criticism, and in at least three cases were pushed from their bicycles. One worker’s hand was lacerated when he struck the grawel. Another worker who was pushed from his bicycle had the back wheel damaged, while his lunch was thrown away. A third free labourer’s bicycle was badly damaged. The demonstration was not Without humorous incidents for the onlookers. One free labourer took to his heels with several women in pursuit.—(P.A.)