NAPIER WHARF TROUBLE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1318, 22 December 1911, Page 4

NAPIER WHARF TROUBLE.

A WELLINGTON OPINION. Telegrams in yesterday's paper convey* cd nows of ii "conference of _ waterside worker., and shipping companies' reprpKPiilnlivp.s at Dunodin, which oonfereiK'o wii.s adjouniwl until January 11, wlipji a Dominion conference* will lie hold. Hut Hip Napier AValerside Workers, who worn not represented at the ooiiforcneo. s'rm in have lii'—n uiiothor lino of action to "li'.iin ii.c.iY.iscd ratios. They refused to accept engiigemenls to work the steamer Waiiaka on tlic ground I'hiit. Ike ruling i\ili\s worn too low, i\)v,\ thoy demanded !l'l. per hour inoroasfl for ordiiwirv limi>, and fid. per hour for overtime. hi the course of a sUtoaont pindo to ii Dominion ropresonUti . yesWdav, Mr. Mapli.ton (dolt-flato for l',|n tool workers, at. Hip oonfo.ro.iico in Ixi hold on .lannary II) said (hut in view of llio luct that, negotiations were at present proceeding between tlm union and tho employers, the Napier mop could not ox-IK-c: any support from tho Wellington coal workers in I heir refuel U) accept engagements, The doinands to bo put forward by Mm .Wellington Union providod for• 11.11 increase, of 3d. per hour nil round. Jho local ,„<,,!, )„, Mlj( | Co|l!ii(l _ owl if vpry unfortunate that tiicir Napier comrades should have at tho nWnt juncture taken (he extreme step of'reluring to accept engagements. NO SETTLEMENT. (By Tclcirrapli-rrosß Association.) ,„, Napier, December 21. Jlie.ro arc no further developments ia connection with the waterside- workers' trouble hero. A conference was held this morning; between the union and tho man. Jigcr of tlm Union Steam Ship Company, but nu settlement was arrived at. In tho meantime the work of discharging tho Uauaka lias -ten suspended. A further conlcrmicc will bo held to-morroiv mornmi,*. Iho Waitaka has 2000 tons of Newea,slle coal aboard.