SHIPPING DISPUTES

Hokitika Guardian, 7 January 1925, Page 3

SHIPPING DISPUTES

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION UNION COY. NOT AFFECTED. SYDNEY, January 7 . It is learned from reliable quarters that officials of the Seamen’s Union are not satisfied with the Communist 11.-ill as a picking up place and would welcome a conference upon the matter as a graceful wav out of the difficulty. It also thought that they are desirous of negotiating I'm- a settlement of the overtime dispute on account of the growing fear that this will lead to deregistration. It is not expected the Union Steamship Company will he affected by the dispute in regard to the picking up places. Two of the Coy’s vessels, the Kalina and .Makura, will he laid up for overhaul and about 28H men of all marine callings will he Kited. It is estimated that about three thousand men are unemployed as the result of the strike and some of them have registered with the Labour De- | nrtnient for employment in other callings. THE UIJMAROA. (Received this dav at. 11.25 a.in A SYDNEY. January 7. Owing to the uncertainty in connection with the shipping trouble the Huddart Parker Coy. advertises that the next sailing of the l limaroa will he on the lGth. fn the meantime they advise intending passengers to watch the advertisements for a possible earlier departure. CLAN MONROE BLACK. ADELAIDE, January 7. On Ih l ' arrival of the steamer Clan Mu nine as she. was lega riled a“black" bv all I lie maritime unions, the seamen reluscd to man tin- pilot vessel, nr to assist her berthing. The Wati-fsiders’ Federation lias refused to carry out the instructions received from the Federal Executive regarding the working of vessels in terms of the recent agreement.