Labour Troubles.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 6153, 14 February 1914, Page 3

Labour Troubles.

Th* Moat Trade. (Reeeived 10.30 a.m, To-day) BYDNEY, This day At tho, oonferanoe batween the Ministor for Labour and the em, loyers, Mr Betell, after come difficulty, suoove led iu gaiolog tbe coureut of the employere to renew the offer pravionaly withdrawn, beiieviog a tettlement oould be tffeoled, This, however, th* Grand Couooil t.f tbe Union rejected. Negotiations are now oloeed as far as ths Department of Labour and Industry are oonosroed. Thsre is every iodioation ol a protracted atroggle. Whan the meeting ol the Master Butchers’ Association htard the decision of the onion to turn down the employere’ offer, they nnanimouely decided not to back down, but fight it out. Tbe ohairmeo said the onus of the whole trouble now rested with the men. Any move towards 1 settlement must oomefrom them Alter to-day no meat will be proourtbl*. All the shops will be oloeed Ary maat left over will be given to charitable institutions ou Monday and thsre will be no meet whatever. The whole trade m disorganized, inoludiog export. The oold stores supplied oaroaies intended for export, wbioh wt 1 now bo put on tho iooal market. Only the pig anJ call eaoticu of the slaughter yards is working. Yesterday the surplus oattle were turned out on the grass. Following New Zealand's lead th* farmers are willing to oome to Sydney, as strike breakers, if necessary. The Workere’ and Labour Federation daoided to steed by the men Th* secretary of tbe latter suggests the Government should order the sale of stock in the publio interests. Tho price if canted ebeepe’ tongues hat already advanced. Tbe etooka of dairy produoo are very light. Aoy extra demand will lend the prioea up rapidly. Wharf Labourers’ Funds. [ Per Praia Assoeiation] Wellington, This day In oonneotion witff the funds of the Wharf Labourers’ Union, a legal technicality baa bien raised as to whether ths ex sou live officers or the ttuslees are entitled to sign obeques. To deoid* the point, ■ summons was argued iu the Supreme Oourt, to day, before the Chief Justice. Deoision was reserved.