OFFICERS TIRED OUT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1572, 16 October 1912, Page 6

OFFICERS TIRED OUT.

| TROUBLE ON LiNER ICAIPARA. (By Telcgraph.-Pross Association.) Dunedin, October 15. Trouble amongst tho officers of the liner Kaipara appears to have reached an acute sUigo recently, in consequence, it is alleged, of being overworked. During the timo that tho vessel lias been discharging cargo on tho New Zealand coast, in order to expedito discharge, operations have bce'n carried on night and day up north, and tho officers'allego that they.not only lind to remain in tho holds day nnd night to supervise cargo handling, but had also to assist in tho navigation of tho vessel between ports. Oil behalf of tho officers, it is said that (heir object ions availed them nothing, nnd they decided to leavo the ship in a body. This was dtilv laid before the company's office in CliristchuiTli, wilh Hie result that the officers w'ero advised to nllow the mailer lo remain in abeynnce until the arrival of tho Kaipara in Loudon, in order that their grievance might bo dealt with at headquarters. Meanwhile tho officers were informed that, during the remainder of (lie vessel's sojourn in coastal ports, (lie day's duty would conclude at 5 p.m. The ICnipara i< owned by the Now Zealand Shipping Company, 'but is at present under charter to the Ifoderal Shire Line.