DUNEDIN CARGO WORK.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1917, 27 November 1913, Page 8

DUNEDIN CARGO WORK.

(By Tcl«sr«ph,-Prccs Association.) ' Duncdin, November L ! 6< Work proceeded steadily at the wharves to-day. .Three gangs of Arliitratiomsts were working'tlio Xorthorn. Tavmni, mid Kotarc. i'lio Invercargih joined tho- last-nanied vessel at tho Kitchener Street w'j-mrt', and will he (lischarged when tho other ship is completed to-morrow. Tho Northern lias discharged about 400 tons of tho 600 tons which she. brought to port, and I hero remain about 400 tons of coal to It* lifted from the. Tavimii. It is anticipated that tho Dorset and Tiirsliiiiii. will reach Duncdin on Friday, mid at once commence work. The Protection Committee will rcduac to practice the plane, announced and promises, received indicate ilmt there will he plenty of labour to overtake the work in normal thr,". Between them, these two steamers l)riir» •1000 tans.

Tlte (iiicstiiin asked by the member for Grey Lynn (Mr. J. 'Payne), suggesting that the Government onghT to bring such pressure to bear on the shipowners and the Employers' Federation as would put. an end to the pwiit business deadlock, was answered in the House yostcwlav by the' Hon, SX. p. Masscy. Mr. Slasscy's reply war, as follows:—The honourable member evidently considers that fill that is neeossary to effect, a settlement of the dispute between tho employers :uid tho workers in this case is to brim? pressure to bear on the employers. Tho Government has been and is doing evorvthtmr Unit is expedient, in tho public intoresl to induce both panics to arrive- at & settlement.