WATERSIDERS GO SLOW.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18365, 24 April 1925, Page 20

WATERSIDERS GO SLOW.

HARBOUR BOARD'S PROPOSED

ACTION. ~

(MBESS ASSOCIATION txlwjram.)

NEW PLYMOUTH, April 23.

The policy of go-slow, which has considerably hampered the working of the port of New Plymouth for some weeks,' continues. If the policy is persisted in and the trade of the port suffers in consequence, it may be necessary for the Harbour Board to increase its dues and perhaps strike a Tate in order to make up for loss of revenue, was the effect of a statement. made at a special meeting of the Harbour Board to-day by the chairman, Mr Bellringer. He said that he was quite satisfied that the men behind the movement were few in number. He was not prepared to believe for a moment that the people of Taranaki were going to allow eight or ten men to dominate the situation, and do the port grave injury. It had taken very strenuous efforts to develop the overseas trade of *he port and have the port placed on the status, in regard to freight 'and charges, of a main port. That position was being jeopardised by the . watersiders and, once lost, the advantages now enjoyed by the port would take years to regain. Instances were quoted by Mr Bellringer where vessels had taken twice as long to discharge and load as in normal times.