Work on Sugar Ship Has to Stop
AUCKLAND, July 19. Tlie gangs cmploycd iu the two liolds of the sugar ship Broompark at Ciielsca, wei*c dismissed touight" when the uixeven dischargc tlireatened the sliip's stabihty. The holds wero the onlv soctions of tlie sliip worldng antl Ihe Broompark is- now completelv idle. Two of her holds have been isolatod uutil the Mountpark tribunal has announccd its findings and general unloadixig will not be. resumed until they liave been determined. The Broompark became involved in tlie hatch dispute on June 30 when uuionists were dismissed from two holds for refusing to move the hatehes by liand. These holds liave not been worked sinCc the iiicident has been^ plaeed on' the order of referenee for' tlie tribunal. When normal waterfront work was resumed on Friday, gangs were allotted to the two unaifected holds and the output during the three working days Avas sufficiciit to all'eet the Broompark 's trim. Discharge Avas stoppcd to avoid unnecessary hull stresses. Both holds still contain sugar. -
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Chronicle (Levin), 20 July 1948, Page 3
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