Collier Still Held Up

Chronicle (Levin), 3 July 1948, Page 5

Collier Still Held Up

^ WELLINGTON, July 2. The collier Gabriella witfi a cargo for Greymouth is stifl held up in Mellington because of the seamen's. dispute over tlie expulsion of members by the Xatiqnal executive. Seven ntembdrs of the ship's crqyv yefused on Thm'sday to take the vessel to, sea. TI 1 e

Lnipn Stpam Cou^t^ny, Ltd., called for fresh labour today but the call Avas unanswered and the* ship could" not leave port. The iuen avIio refused to sail demand that the expulsion of three members of the uniou by the executives for tj\e'r part in the Kartigi dispute at Westport must b,e-c^tpelled. ft was announeed that one of the three, a Mellington man, tyas reinstated today, but u'gti] ihe qther two, who are Aucklandf.rs, are reinsfated fhe men wtll not sail the Gabriella. From Auckland it is reported that an anti-expulsion committee Avas fonppd there and four members of it wpnt aboard the coastal vpssel Kgimip). Thev Averp ordprpd off by tlie ship's ofltcers but refused to go. Thp police apgeared and ordeyed them away from tfte s.hip apd -vyhai-f and they then left. Thp M the I\aimiro are reporfed to have voted 12 to 8 in favour of sailing, and the vessel accprdingly lef'f port in the aftevnoon.