THE WATERFRONT
\ BURTON BLOCK QUESTION
■, REFERRED TO SPECIAL
COMMITTEE
The work of unloading the cargo of *oal .on the s.s. Kittawa was resumed . yesterday by the mon on the old conditions. Burton block-tackle was used. This does not mean that the matter is settled, however, although pos- . sibly the chances of final settlement ; sire good. ; The. unions anxious to/have this Burton, block controversy ■decided by a special dispute committee, but the clauses in the agreement regulating work on the wharf provides that there can be no reference of any matter to ajdisputes committee unless work is continued by the men without interruption. The men went back to work on ■' the Kittawa'yesterday morning, and a special committee was set'up to inves-. tigate the questions raised about the use of this tackle. The committee con- ' sisted of two representatives of the •■ union and two representatives of the employers, with a' chairman or arbittrator elected' I'v these four members.. The representatives of the union were Messrs. G. Smith and -T. Tawrenson, and of the emplovors Cantain Reeves and Mr. W. H. G. Bennett. The arbitrator elected was Captain Attwnod. The committee sat for tl'e whole of the day until 6. p.m., henrinn; pvidenc nnd arntiment. This part of its work is. finished, but it is improbable t/hat' a. decision will be given on the questions raised before this evening.
- THE WATERSIDE TROUBLE AT NAPIER
NO SETTLEMENT YET. By Telegraph—Press Association. ' Napier, February. 20. •. In connection with the 'waterside workers'.dispute, the employers held a. meeting yesterday, and later met / the workers, and gave their decision on . tlio "matter .-submitted by the men. at +lin c'onferenne which led to.the resumption of -work last week. No settle- 1 ment was arrived at, and the matters i in dispute have been passed on to Wellington to be dealt with there bj the Disputes Committee. Tliere are no oversea steamers in port at present. One is due on Friday to load wool and meat. Two more mb expected next week. Work on coastal craft is going on as ustial.^
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3009, 21 February 1917, Page 6
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