EASTER WORKING NOT AS EASY AS SEEMS.

Chronicle (Levin), 16 April 1946, Page 5

EASTER WORKING NOT AS EASY AS SEEMS.

-Press Association

Bv Telegraph—

-WELLINGTON, April 15. Beeatise people Would be on holiday aiid' stlpplies Wr0u1d fiot be coming ioiward from the fl'eezing Works, thefe would be difficuity ifi loatlifig ships during the Easter holiday pei'iod, stated the Aetifig Minister of Labouf (Iton., j, O'Brien) wliefi the Auckland repoi't suggesting tli&t vohifiteei' citizeil labotir sh Ofild be u&ed at Eafiter to expedite the lo&diiig of the food ships for Britain, was, refei'red to biffi tottiglit.Tlie Minister added at the same time thav- every eft'ort would be made to expedite the Joftding. "The ships will be wforked to a ttiaxitiitim that othel' Contifigeiit Services provide antl to tlie extent that labour is available, ' f said the cltait'riian of the Waterfront Cofitrol Cofiimission, Capaifi K, E, Piice, this evertifig. He added that the waterfront cofild not functiou ti/iiess coittirigeiit setvices and other works were operating, Some of the cool stores wero prepared only to load out aiid not take ifi prodlicD at'Faster. Other works would be WbrkiUg rdStfict-" 6d tihie. It AvOuld be irii^ossible to WOl'k COritiflUOtiSly 6n the iVaterfrdfit .dUt'ifig the holiday period for suppHes would fiOt be fOfttiCGfiling. Warehouses wOtild also be Closed. Ships could not be discharged unless these were open to take the goods as they WDre unloaded. That WOuld ofiiy clutter iip tlie glteds. It was neceesary to have cargo t'iifining thi'Ottgh tlieth Shioothly. Tliey could iiOt Dffofd to Break; down the continuity of transport by working hours not in con-

fOrmity With those observed by otlTef seetions of tlie eommunity eoficerned. Cfiptaiii Frice added that uiiskilled or ineSpf ireficed labour simply eould not oe usSd Ofi the waterfront without a Certaift iiumber of key meii to supervise the WOi'k.- The wiiiclies act as deck xnefi today, Labflur was in shorter supply on the Waterfront than at ahy period during the War. It might be Oue to waterside wotkferS seeking other aVfifittee of employmettt Whieh they tegardcd aS haviflg more permaneney. .