MR. YOUNG ON HINEMOA.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1896, 3 November 1913, Page 9

MR. YOUNG ON HINEMOA.

HIS TALK OF CALLING MEN OUT. • Mr. W. T. Young, president of tho United .Federation of Labour, and secretary of the Wellington branch of tho Seamen's. Union, visited tho Government steamer Hinemoa shortly after ber arrival in port 011 Saturday morning and put certain suggestions before tho cjew. From inquiries made it was found that Mr. Young had told tho seamen that as long as tho vessel was employed in her usual occupation—lighthouse work—ho would have 110 objection to tho mqn working. ' If, however, tho Hinomoa was put 011 the Lvttelto'n ferry service thoy would bo called out along with tho Wahino's crew. This naturally came as a surprise to tho seamen and one man is reported to have said: "Who is going to keep us?" The drew of tho Hinemoa work under a. different agreement to that of thq men employed on other vessels, because they havo a special agreement which was signed,on behalf of the Mackenzie Government by tho then Minister of Marine, tho Hon. Geo, Laurenson. Tho men work under much better conditions as regards hours, rates of pay, a'nd overtime than their fellow unionists. In fact, the seamen themselves hold tho opinion that they have an agreement better than any other seamen's .agree-ment,-in the world. In consequenco it can be readily . understood that they will "look twice before they leap" to obey Mr. Young's commands about coming out; '