SHIPPING DISPUTES

Hokitika Guardian, 8 January 1925, Page 3

SHIPPING DISPUTES

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION TRUE lil.K SPREADING. SIDNEY', .January 7. The shipping dispute has spread to the Commonwealth Line. The owners were unable to get a crew lor tile Daugarru. at the time to ■sail to-day at the Shipping .Master’s otti e. and the vessel was field up. When the Zealundia was due to sail to-day for Tasmania with a. large number of passengers, the crew was discovered to lie a man short. The owners were unable to obtain a man in his I lace, and the passengers were compelled to leave the ship, win so sailing has been postponed indefinitely. POSITION AT MELBOURNE. MELBOURNE. January 7. Justice Powers lias directed siinnnonscs to he issued to both the Seamen's I nion and the Steamship Owners' Federation, for January 9, when applications lodged in November last to fix the picking up places for crews will lie dealt with. A mass meeting of the Seamen's Uui<m (!(■■ filed, to accept the Owners’ terms which provide for the picking-up place to he at Hie .Maritime Shipping Office. It is expected that the inter-State ships idled as the result of the dispute will resume re.lining on Thursday. A. N.S.W. BE it KA E. SA DX If V, January 7. A special N.S.W". Government gazette has boon issued announcing the establishment of a State 'Waterside Labour Exchange, with the Secretary of the Returned Soldier. I '.' Waterside Workers ’ Enion as the Secretary. Sir G. Fuller (Premier) stated that his Government were willing to confer with Air Urnee (Federal Premier) with a view to arriving at a basis for dealing with the dispute. SETTLEMENT LIKELY. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) SYDNEY, dan. 8. The prospects for a .settlement in tiie picking up dispute with the seamen

are brighter. The coastal shipowners meet the Union to-day to decide mutually upon the picking-up places in terms of the award. A ST! 111. MY MEETING. SYDNEY. -lan. 8. A meeting of ill" transport group d". eided to accept a i niupmmisc upon lie picking-up place dispute, and instructed Uic Seamen's I'liion to accept "tiers of a conference. It is not knov, u whether the Union will comply as in the past it lias accepted instruction - only when agreeable. The meeting was very stormy. the delegates from the W'afersidci s' Federation bitterly attacking the Seamen’s Union for their ruthless attitude, which, they stated seriously endangered the agreement completed bv the rederation at the .Melbourne Cmilei'cnce. This led to a healed interi liange. The ('omnionv.caltli liner, l.args Pay. is due to sail for Hobart on Saturday, and she is being rushed by those who have been held up owing to the ZcuIniulin not sailing. As the Largs Ray is then proceeding to Melbourne she will be able to relieve the acute position caused at Hobart by the suspension of the Inter-State services. Bay liners are also carrying meat and li lit ter to West Australia, where a shortage has arisen. Should the Largs Hay lie held up the position will he serious. The food shortage in the west has become ■ acute.