STRIKE SETTLED

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 28, 27 October 1917, Page 11

STRIKE SETTLED

SEAMEN TO RESUME THIS MORNING ON PRE-STRIKB TERMS As the result of the meeting held yesterday of those members of the Welling'lon branch of the Seamen's Union who are concerned in the local, strike affecting the small boats trading out of Wellington it was decided that the men should resume work at 10 a.m. to-day. on the terms that existed before the trouble. The strike had lasted eight weeks up >to yesterday. v Both the Seamen's Union and Shipowners' Federation have been in touch .pvith the Prime Minister for the past few •days, with a view_ to a settlement of the ■dispute. The union desired n conference to discuss some minor points in the sigreement, but the federation declined 'to agree to it as a condition of the Jlien gqrtng back, and they- further declined to allow any points to be raised which had been settled by the Arbitration Court. It is understood, liowerer, that the Prime Minister undertook to arrange a conference with the shipowners, nuq, cm that assurance the men decided to return to duty. HEN OP NAPIER, FLEET ■ RESUMING.' 1 By TeleeniDh—Press Association. ' Napier, October 2G. As far as could be ascertained to-night in Napier, the seamen on the local mosquito fleet, which has been laid up for •the last six weeks, are returning to their •vessels to-morrow morning. The local union secretary states that the Governmen has ordered the resumption of run ning of their vessels, and the men are returning to their ships as a matter.of courtesy, and are very well satisfied with the arrangements made. Some of the natters, liowovcr, hat haTe been under dispute aro likely to come up for consideration at a later date. The number of small steamers leaving "Wellingtoa to-day will he largely decided hy the number of seamen seeking re- | engagement. It is expected, however, that the following vessels will sail today Tnvercargill and Kapiti, for Waliganui; Tfaverley and Kapuni. for Patea; Bfcfender, for Hokitika; Nikau, for Nelsoii; Wakatu, for ICaikoura; Queen of the South, for Fqxton; Putiki, for Lyttell'dn.; and Wairau, for Blenheim.