THE INDRAV ELLI INCIDENT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 563, 19 July 1909, Page 8

THE INDRAV ELLI INCIDENT.

, ' INTERESTING LETTERS.. ; Many wiU/retpember the long detention 'in port of-the ' cargo' -steamer- Indravelli,' owing to a difference of opinion 'between the captain and the Seamen's Union on the rate of: wages that 'should be' paid between Wellington- and Manila (whitjier the'; steamer was. bound) and arrangements for returning tho orew to' Wellington after; -their ;-'anticH' pated■ discharge at the Philippines. ; :',., , :j Regarding this mattor.the following letters have■ passedi-r 1 '-j v •->■-..;' ■;• '.:-'■'■.>:""'"■ •■,-;;' *■!'■■■. ■ <-. -'>'•' Marine Department,- '-.- V C:'' Wellington,-' July B,r 1909;.- •; Sir,---Adverting to the disturbance whicSi' recently, took place at the Shipping Office, in connection with the signing on' of a crew for the s.s,' Indravelli, I, ha vo'the honour, by direction'of th 6 Minister for' Marine, to state that wheri'tho permission was: given to you to be present at the Shipping Offico at the engagement and discharge,of, crews,, [it was subject to tlie condition were not to' interfere with the proceedings, and' it.would appear from'-what took place; oa' the-occasion of the 1 disturbance referred- to,* that you infringed this condition,; and I amtherefore to state t&at, if you are concerned in any similar trouble atfcho Shipping Office; tho permission' given; to you to be present will have to be withdrawn.- -Ihave the honour to bej,sir, your obedient soryant,. :■; ■ ;, .

'•/-. .GEORGE ALLPoßT'(secretai7V r W.T. Young, Esq., Secretary Federated Seamen's.Union, Wellington. ! ' ' The'following: is the reply ,v : .' : . ':;:•' r Australasian '. Federated* Seamen's'. Union, . j. ;i; - .^WeUingW,'^y'.9,,l9o9.;^ The Honourable, Mr.-: J...A.; Millar^, Minister for. Marine. .'„-,- , -> ..;.' ;. ".,./. " Sir,—By your' direction- we are in -receipt: of a communication from the secretary of,tho Marino Department, assorting that when the s.s. -Indravelli. was- signing, crew,, tho secretary of this union was implicated in some >' disturbance at' tho Shipping Office, and also assorting that he interfered with-.;tho ..pro?. . coedings in that Office, and in view of ; , that you 'threaten to withdraw the permission given by. the. Honourable .Mr. Hall-Jones to •■ bo present at the Shipping Office when crews iare being 'engaged' and discharged: Ab you: have.made a distinct charge against myself inregard to.this matter, .my .-.union now re- , spoctfully requests you to/pleaso state" speci.. fically I,.was in,., along with tho time. of, its occurrence; and ialso.how and -when-. I. interfered with/the business of. the ShippiiigvOffice/ When ,you r , answer the above questions, this union [will, then;consider the matter involved; in- ; tho,. meantime, Buffide it to say. that your, okirgos are without tho slightest foundation,' and can be refuted at any moment. lam,' your*' faithfully, -■•:-,■■ ; v .-' -■•■■.-• •.,-..>:v-;v W.T. YOUNG (secretary).'