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"Absolute Disgrace" At Auckland , BOARD'S COMPLAINT
(By -.Telegraph
: , V AUCKLAND, Feb. 17. . , In a reference to tbe cbanging labour - lconditions,- at a meeting' of the Auckland Harbour Board, tbe. chairman (Mr C. G. Macindoe) said tbe wat'erside worke.rs "were getting more money and bad reduced bours. *' "Tbe opbrations of tbe. port, so far as tbe waters|do workers are concerned, are an absolute disgrace. In Auckland and- in tbo other main sports work is rostrictea to tbe absolute mini„am, and tbat.is a sefious cbarge oi tbe primary produtiers" of : tbe country," "said tbe . cbairinan-. ... Mr Macindoe said tbat in btbcr ports wbere. ships used tbeir own ; gear for bandling cargo -twice' tbe amount of • work was dono .as cbmpaied witb. wbat was dorie in Auckland . with rnodern 'facilities. Tbe question would ;bave to ' be con^idered by tbose cmploying iabopr and tbe board, wbicb " was vita-Jy raffeeted, would have to do something to se that, tbe positioir was correc'ted. i . " i i i ' r — •
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 29, 18 February 1937, Page 6
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