SITUATION ON AUCKLAND WHARVES.
AUCKLAND, July (3. The totai numljer of watersiders un enipxoyed today as the resuit of the Mountpark dispute, reached 8(59. No work was available for (>66 of tliese men. The numiter on tliree-days pefialty for refusing to Iiit the Mount park 's hatclies grew to 162 and a further 41 were on penaity for failing to iifl their diycs at ihe labour engageiiienl Inireau. Unly 11 men were engaged as replacements at the niorning caij and 110 priority labour was re(piired. By tlie- departure today of the oyerseas ' sliip Autrelind and the collier Kakapo, about 84 men will be added to tlie labour pool tomorrow. Only two gangs will be engaged tomorrow for priority work. Oue will be for the collier Omana and oue for the collier Kiwitea. With the departure tomorrow of the Karepo aud on Thursday of the Waipiata, Ihe Narbada, loading for Britain, will.be the onlv sliip in pori working fully. The liner Rimutaka, also loading for Britain, is three gangs sliort of her required labour total.
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Chronicle (Levin), 7 July 1948, Page 6
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