HOPES FOR SUCCESS HELD IN AUCKLAND
AUCKLAND, Dec. 17. Hopes for success of the current discussions in Wellington on the 40-hour week on the waterfronts were held to day both by waterside workers and eniployers at Auckland. The inajority of the workers are anxious to gain the (inancial assistauce of overtime at this season and the eniployers are awaiting for au opportunity to clear the aecumu lation of vliips and cnrgoes. After touibrrow's waterfront payout there will be only oue more payment before Christmas and the hoped-for settlement may yet add to the next pav ouvelope. There has been no inijirovemont in the shipping situation aml the lirst j overseas slrip to arrive at Auckland since last week's wholesale divcrsion. | the Narbada from India, will auehorin the stream toiuorrow morning. Slie will join the Waimata which arrived last Thursday from England via Pori Said and which is wniting to berth following tlie departure for Wellington 1 1 ti ihinsuay oi, niu uothu- star.
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Chronicle (Levin), 18 December 1946, Page 6
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