TOMOANA AND PAKIPAKI CLOSE UP.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12857, 1 February 1913, Page 5

TOMOANA AND PAKIPAKI CLOSE UP.

v i*or Press Association.) ! HASTINGS, Jan. 31. | The notice given by the slaughtermen: at Tomoana iand Pakipaki freezing:: works of their intention to cease work unless their demands were acceded to, expired to-day. About 3300 sheep were killed at the Tomoana works, leaving:, the yards empty when the men finished', killing i\ fib on th© stroke >of tftree o'clock this .afternoon. There was 110- ---! demonstration of any kind, and after ' gathering up their knives and sharpoaj :ng stones, they walked off the "pre* ! mises quietly, us if nothing had happened. I Interviewed b_y a "Tribune" reporter, ! Mr W. Nelson, managing director for i Messrs Nelson Bros., Ltd., said the ofEjer I v,i '• 27s 6d per thousand sheep was still ■■^ope'a, but would not be exceeded. There. would be no killing to-morow, but Jieoxpected there would be a start In ) slaughtering again either on Tuesday 'ov i Wednesday. Anticipating the st4pV page of work* to-day, the management . at Pakipaki did not restock the pens, ! and the men finished off last night, gly- ! ing a' mild cheer as they left the worjfS. | Notices are sill posted that the boai-d* ■ aro open for any who- like to take feu- :. gagement at 27k Gd under the sai)ie ■ conditions a,s are provided in the awaT^- \ The works were cleaned down to-day ajifl r-vor.ything will ho in readiness forpp r rsuming slaughtering when a sufficient number of men show their willingness to turn to. He added, '"Wed« not anticipate* much trouble i,u obtaining (i'oh to man the boards, and even if* difficulty is experienced, we will still do it, and when the works re-open it , will be only on the bask of free labour. Tf a sufficient number of our old ; Kinds do not apply to-morrow, we shall ; lie open to receive applications on Mqn- ; (!.•!>' morning from outside butchers qnj til our board U full."