AUCKLAND ACTIVITIES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1906, 14 November 1913, Page 8

AUCKLAND ACTIVITIES.

■ THE PORT NORMAL, STRIKERS JOINING NEW UNION, munch immm at qnehmga, (By Telcfcra-j)]i,--Freas Aas-oqi.ati.oa,> ' Auckland, November 13, bo ar as practical results are concerned, tiie business of the port is proteedriig as usual, despite the fact that the bulk of tJiu workers usually 011gaged in ti'ft'Hspoj'tetiti.u are out on strike. Steamers and vessels generally tljat faiive been lying idle in the. stream are- being brought up to the Wharf in turn, and .cargoes ■oilieiently handled, by tlio union workers.. Carting to anil trpa t,lao waterfront is also proceeding without interruption and there baa Been available .an ample number of vehicles as ivcll as a. full supply of competent drivers. I'leiity of scaaiWi are oitemg to man the coastal -boats, ■n VMM.Uw'iVtoy'* collier Kurow, with dCieO tow of coal from Kewcast'k came alsngsicl.O tin's morning, and ait ■immtidrato start was made, to discharge the big cargo of coai the first'to bo handled of 13,090 tans (approximately) afloat in the harbour, and all hatches were being operated upon by fill gangs, the coal being basketed directly into trucks lined up for the purpose. This wwk is njore difficult than the ordinary run of wharf lumping, and requires more experience aiid fneit iiu'accustoriied to the labour-.'Vfcro ■somewhat at a disadvantage. Close supervision, hwover, was exercised by permanent lands on the job, aiid it Was not long Mote the winch hands became familiar with tho operations and skilfully deposited tho baskets at the point re-' quired. Tho Wiestj'aiia is expected to cotjiplete. tiie Unloading of . lier cargo of general inerchandiso this evening, and tho Wanaka by the end of the Week. The Ennerdalo lias not much rnoro cargo to got off. Several scows., ctei, aro also waiting. ■ . All the coastal traffic is now in full Swing, a,ud there is tf great deal, of activity following on the. enforced idleness of the last week or so in' getting' slMpMioiits aivay to northern ports. The Opiiwa is due .from East Coast. ports to-morrow inoifiiing, to load 40.000 boxes of butter for the Loudon market.

Strikers iloinfhg the New ti.nlqn.

I'ho labour now"-employed in handling cargo continues to givo a good account of .itself, and tlio Work is being pushed through, at a pace that is regarded as most, satisfactory by tlio skipping contpanies' representatives. Kerb are some 450 members of the new union at ttorfc, and applications ..continuo to oowo in, but in the tficautime it baa' boon decided not to enrol ftny Wore, ap-' pJieants being ad.vised to stand ; by until more work is available.. The secretary of the union states that a number of fra'tersido workers who went out when the strike was called had made applies-' tioh for membership, and some- Were already 'Working. Everything is. going ajong smoothly., and.w.illiou'V trouble, or disturbance. Small escorts .-are still being sent out with .some of the lorries, just in case of emergency, hut work is.being carried fin without any indication of molestation, No crowds are being permitted, in the thorough* fares lea.dil.ig to the Waterfront,, .particular caro. ■.continues to bo exercised i.i}. the i 'matter of .allowing people to ■pas's ! through the lines surrounding, the pro- ■ tooted area, and special .perman'e.iit and' temporary passes ..Mo being issued ./by tlio Harbour Board. • An important arrival a : t Auckland' to> •'day Was tho.bi'E sioaiflpt Stu'.r.hii'el.s from'. Neiv York. .The vessel arrived at. 9 aim., and'was anchored hi the stream. ■SKo'Jiias,3,(soo tons, Of tttrcd to"Jaiid here hoforo.goiiig oij to Vfdliimiimi Early to-morrow morning the N»)\v .Zealand §h:ipjf)i.ng'Company's' Opatta. Will berth at tlio Queen's. .Wharf to io.ad butter

consignments winch have accumulated at. tho -freezing works. Inquiries woro inado to-tlay regarding tlje l}n'rtiiin!-..0f the liners Tougarira .a-iul Mufitai, which . together Tiavo about i] ~005 tibhs of toft- . doii cargo to land. It is not the intention: of the authorities.*to briiig theni alongside- for Sonic, dayte. • i Uther Workers Rottiriilng. The coastal traffic controlled, by tho Northern Company is . in lull swing again. Tho <jffic'ials i-epert that they have now semired'a fell 'complemc.pt of jnen for AH th> vessels of their fleet.' Ire niost .cases, it is stated, men with seattio'iv'fl 'tickets have conie- forward for * employment. Some of those who wore, paid off iiavo rejoined, and there is a sinall percentage of 'specials: I '' sighed oil in a temporary Capacity. .A itiinjher of carters., carpenters-, :p,ainte.rs,: bricklayers,, .arid- .general labourers have; tctiirncd to-., work, feday in various, qu-a'ftors of. .Mcldandy''']hos.fly.:o.ii- .suburban jobs-, ■.Othp.ns are expected' to rosh.ii.io their 'Customary avocation forthwith. itcprc'Beji.tat.ivc-.s of tho- leading ■carting firm's stated thi's rnor'ijing that several of tlie(r 'regular rhands had goiig back, wifli tho result 'that niaiiy iiio.i'fi wagons aWI earts wets in useJto>day. "Wo feel sure," Said, one, "that flio service will b'o fully restored Within tiiO next woe'k or two." 'Several suburban johs which were 'hold tip w-lum tho general strike waS declared liavo been resumed by/ ■.carp(int.er&j bricklayers, and painters-, liivt tfes city builders ■have- not taken' action- in that connection, $?un> hers of workmen in the employ cl subUrban local bodies turned to again this morning, 3s did also .various labourers about tlto city, Tho EshibiMo'ri Executive's ■Kivitawon to former, employees to return to work' this morning was accepted by about forty mei'vanit on pro-> sent indications the staff will lrta'ko good b,v the opening date,,a .fortnight from Monday next. Some striko pickets, wore waiting -outside file v Exlvibitioii gates early this morning in. order to bring suasion, -to; bear on .aivy of tliei men who might be intending to return. 'J'heir alignments .appealed to- ft few,-but the-uiagoiity adhered to their intentions, and -passed, -tlirtugh-.- the gate. Those who responded,to. ilio ealj of tho piekcts were, it is understoodf mostly piii.mbe.rs. Aniongst tiic 11011,7 successes from tho st'ril;o.r,s ! point of view "ivils a carpenter who was stepped while tnaki'ug his way across the jiriggp with Ws' kit of tool's. When approaeWd by a knot of picket's, lie put down tho ; tools and told them that ho was- on .his : way back to. work, that lis was de.tc'fDiinod to carry out his intention, aird that if ai'iyouo had anything -to- say to the _ contrary 'they hail better "Coi'ne ■ on." No ouo.came, and lie passed an his way unmolested'.. AU-Ogefmei' then! ' wero over 40. ■oarpe'utc.rs, d<!coratb'rsj ota. at- Work in ii.iid .around Hie- Kx- ; hib'ttion buildings this iiior-Mifg-> An additional jmmbc.r of .-it) too 'a-few Wiy p.ii'plo.v-ed on tiro ort-irsinic-tion 'of Park," the lofcl li.ivihs • incfeasQl bv abo-iit a third *|neo tho \\vf\_ was resumed there- yesterday mofUthj-;, Ho alteriitioil Iliis been : iisi«o W tflgairf to the of the 1500 i«ouilt ; ■«A "specials" and SOO 'foot "ftfibcmls who ai* oneainped in Auckla'-iuJ. Ibis mounted ine'tt seiuVdown from tto-ca-iiiji in the Domath ■oafrlt twelve bout's ?i ;rog;imciit of 500 men to g.ii.aird tho approaches to tho waterfront, and to ant a a escorts for the carters who aro carrying on tho work of "tho port, iflio nion' are perfornriifg tiic'i'f 'work fctTcct-i-vc^ 1„ *,i;i <.),*i>:rUi\h* iiiniii' ol' H.h'hh sl.nKn.;-

ly aiul clickftillv, inniij- of -thouj slating tiiat tlwy M'i'o iiw.parcd to tetoaui dsi.Viug ■tlip ciutfciipy of the .'strike, The- oQO' Tool, "siirefals'" Quartered $t the Drill ■Jnll pi-ovi'lo ranging parties .'to tiJUr-tbe aiterbs in mqtciMyj's aiad otlienv,i£s a» ictivsion requires, ivjtilo 300 jii the Queefi's Wharf iifo attending to the .safety o'lit} order o : f tlio waterIron*, New Union at Qrichunga. & number of Diictoea wa.teriMa.,

workers who were thrown out of work through tho striko hold a meeting yesterday afternoon, when they were met by the president and secretary of tho now Auckland Union. There wero 13 Onehunga men present, and thoy decided to form a branch of the Auckland 'Union, and register > under tho Arbitration Act. It is known that a number of other watersidera aro willing to join tho now union as soon as the shipping companies can find them work. Tho Northern Company's steamers, Earawa, Rimu, and Claymore, came alongside tho Onehunga Wharf at noon to-day, after boiiig at anchor in tho stream for a week. At 1 o'clock fifteen men belonging to tho now Waterside Workers' Union started to load cargo into tho Rimu,' having, about fifteen truck loads on tho wharf'to go on with. • Two hundred tons of coal wore railed to Onehunga this afternoon for tho three steamers. The crows havo been paid off, but it is expected that full complements, will bo available to-night, and the Rimu will probably got away tomorrow for Hokianga. Loading operations were conducted without disturbance of any kind, and were watched sjy half a dozen police. .