THE GISBORNE STRIKE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 1241, 27 February 1907, Page 5

THE GISBORNE STRIKE

[LATER PARTICPLARS. * GISBOKNiE, February 26. The men at Nelson Bros.' freezing ■works are meeting to-night, fout any

decision will not be disclosed until the -morning. There,<&s .repprte that if the employers allow the two sheep anhour system to-continue the fcutchere themselves -will bring about a climax The directors of the Gishorne Sheep Farmers Company had a meeting with a committee of the men_ from thaw-W.^to-day.and the position was «! plained to them. It. -w^ pointed out it was impossible to deal with them as individuals while they were working in th<i a'V+ c°ntr<i led *>.V an awarf of ml f l' atl°n C°Urfc- At the *"*« to t)L r - ICy ™rV rep,ared toHadhere to the Lnion and their loyalty to their own application for a variance of the .present rate of wages that was now awaiting the hearing of the Court, the directors were prepared to discuss it Any reasonable time would be Sven the men to think the matter out and aVnJi a\ he best decision. They won d not be hurried at all. It ™ further pointed but that, in a great pastoral district like this it was nofc ?n the same position as Wellington, and the factory would go on whether the men came into line or not, but there ™-f- lbf + "° \ W7- Thß P'«tence if lT4t lt tZiole d h°Ur b- ™^ llailgCm-c«ts, have lbeen made t» meet any difficulty regarding stock oi: the road. -Mr. (De Lautour, chairma/l of directors of the Gisborne CompTny as to stock, said there w£ no difficulty n-hatewr in (keeping back the sheep, and all sheep in hand had been arranged for without inconvenience, and there would be no loss to farmers except the delay, which it was hoped would only 'be temporary So ray there- has been no bitterness shown on either side.