STATE MINISTERS INTERVENE.
AN INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT.
IMMIGRANTS OFFER TO "WORK • •.■"SHip.;--- ; .- : : --,";•.■■■■'...■ •■ V'
I »„ (Received Noveniber 26thi;9.5o;pTm.) -I "•■ : '> : - 26. ■~; jfeW tho- Union Company's ■ clerks have unloading the Willochra and SiS'ManlikA, and are now engaged removthpMekura'e fruit. ' ; r p'V; Tofna arrived from Fiji to-day a record cargo: of bananiia. Their S|^;porishable-nature makes a quick clear%:j:'.ttnco.necessary, but, so far, no attempt p|;--;hes been made to unload the vessel, i P;?^ ; Mr McGowan and, Mr Carmichacl, iMv'roeinbcrs of the State ; Ministry, con%S%f«Tod; with ;tho eecretary of the.SeaP^'wen's Union, and it is i-epqrted that the unavailingly ■;., üßed' their enS:?]ldeavonn to obtain a modification of the |&J;iatlii«do of tho Seamen's Union in deio':maa the : New Zealand pK-et&reeni,''- : —v?'',\?' '■ • : -: : :'/ , : ■"■■".'... ■■ t-J ; .V' A 9 interesting aovelopment to-day is p": iwillinsness expressed by vtlie prinwi-s stranded immigrant* to work pif New Zealand if ;iAn official of the TJnjon Company asked %£■•;■. volunteerevdnrini; thtf, morninajj |j£ thirty;;tißmea wiere handed f ' in. The M?:' , nave been: asketTto stan<3 ready for ■:■■;■;>:•'■..■ ■-•■: ,\ • .■..:■;•■■■ .-:'■■_: ii Sim ,, ;'.a"statement |l'-that" tip 'Union Gomjjany, dedrotta of f ting the stranded imnijgrants, proJ(:?gsoefl3 ■ to : roan * the> Manuka with freemucJi of/which will be supnliedl %'■'%s?': ihe immigrants themselves. witk» |>y sufficient T>er«yotago •'. of ekillee sea sf'rlnbonr. v ■ ■..■•"•." : ! - :v :-'-. '■ - ''■■:'."'■ '■■'■ ■■■:. |, v[r The , adds that indnstrial offi-
c -'cars, fearing a greet upheaval of waterr §r stdo and other , transport industries, on tho, company to stay its is jiand while a soecjal appeal was made Hi: to tho Seamen's "Union to treat, the case X of tho' immißrants as a special one; and y§f- to, work'the Manuka to JSTew Zealandj 0 the dispute as Tinaffoctcd by •#;■ ti;»:-cooce«sion. :: - :•■;■" ■.' .:■ ;■:•->■ ■-; .•;-. : :.-- : . i The secretary of tho tinion dodmoa S-:;f0 agree to the pronoeal, which, it is the seainea are unwilling entertain. . : .,■:::.:[■..-■'.'■■ : : .' : :.' '•.•■'■
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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14834, 27 November 1913, Page 9
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