ANOTHER MISSTATEMENT EXPOSED.

Chronicle (Levin), 17 July 1948, Page 4

ANOTHER MISSTATEMENT EXPOSED.

Press Ass6'6fdt'ion)

(Per

. - WELLINGTON, July 16. Beferring-'to .a message' from Auck-, land that work on t'h'e Aublclaiid' Si-atdi''- • front" did: not' l'dsuhie oii 'I'iiitrsdky' because it was inipracticable for tlie Auckland braitch df tlie- Wateifrdntf liidusti'y Coirimissi dn td allof'afe engageriidji'ts for a st'art that aftei-noon, the chairman of the C'ommission (Jtidge Dhlglish) said tonight* tlutt tlid redl reason why work, was hdt resumed V!:ab that an oflicia! of tlid uh'ion seiit t'hfe men home at approximately 11.30 a:rii., only a quai-fei'- of aii hour affer the order o'f refereiic'd lia'd been sigiidd by Ihe parties- in- Wellington". Tlife wdi'k of .preparing the enga'gement boards was well in hand and the men would have been engaged for sliipsi as each eiiga'genient lidaVd was complfeted ftnd all tlie nien engaged' wduld: have" been paid as fi'om T p.nl. Thiirsday hhd ikbour not lieen sent lioine by the offieial, continued .Tndge Balglish. Ile added- that the statomerit by* the national president of tlife New Zekl'atid Watel-side Workers' Uiiion' (Mr. H. Barnes) and tlie national. secretary (irr. T. Hill) t'o tlie effeet that only one board was put out and this referred to the Mountpark, which was once again a preferelicfe ship, was abs'blutely incorrect and* was a further erideavour bv the union officials fo mislead tlie public. Boards were put out for tlife Aklingtdn Coiir't for replacemexits fdr men having tlld day dff, btit the IMount-par-k board was not exhibited..