WORKING OF CARGO.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1907, 15 November 1913, Page 7

WORKING OF CARGO.

GOOD FIGURES—6OO MEN WORK- . ING. The present position in, connection with tho working of tho Wellington wharves, is well illustrated by a fow figures. Yesterday there wero sevente'en vessels loading and unloading cargo whilst five vessels .wore coaling. No fewer than 600 members of the new union were working in connection with, the various vessels. Tho following are tho particulars compiled up till noon yesterday of the cargo, handled sinco tho resumption of work on tho wharves"on November 6: Tho Athenic has loaded 49,000 boxes of buttor, 23,000 crates of cheeso, 7000 bales of wool and flax, and 1400 tons of coal. Loading is still proceeding. ■ Tho Rimutaka has discharged 2000 tons of general cargo and sho started loading cheese yesterday. Four hatches are being worked with an equal number of gangs of men. The Moana, which is now on her way to San Francisco, loaded 4500 boxes of butter and 35 tpiis of general cargo. The Willochra-, which left for Sydney last evening, , discharged 1800 tons of fruit and other' cargo, and loaded 400 tons of coal. The Manuka has also loaded .75 tons of general cargo. In addition to the above, a large quantity of is now, being worked in connection with the numerous vessels of tho mosquito fleet that are now lying alongside the wharves.