SHIPPING TROUBLE.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 July 1925, Page 1

SHIPPING TROUBLE.

[Australia <&• X.Z. Cable Association.] VOLUNTEER CBKAYS WORKING. ( Received this day at 10.2-3 a.m.) SYDNEY, July 21. Arrived— .Moeraki at G.GO front Wellington. SYDNEY. July 21. The most important development- in the .shipping strike has been the refusal of the watersidors to load coastal vessels manned by volunteer labour. On all these vessels the cooks and stewards also left- their employment, but the management were able to fill the vacancies. A cull was made for volunteer wharf labourers and sufficient had already keen engaged .to cope "it.h' the handling of .ships in port. With the exception of one or two steamers all the coastai fleet is able to keep running.

A GENE BAD STAXDSTTED. SYDNEY, July 21

All shipping activity is at a standstill. awaiting the result, of the Mel--I,on me Cnnl'creme, lnu the general opinion, expressed is that nothing will Dp known until the end of the week. THE CONFER EXCE. MELBOURNE. July. 21. Tire long-awaited conference between the representatives of the shipowners and the disaffected maritime unions, sat to-day for about two hours. Then it adjourned to a dale to he fixed to enable the seamen to mushier the owners’ terms. The owners demanded the following terms : Thai job control lie abandoned. That the present system of engaging men he abandoned. Thai, .stop-work meetings he abandoned. That ere",- in future be picked up a! the -hills’ sides ami that outside pick-ing-lip times, thev be engaged at the Marine Hllice. Thai, a Conciliation Board he appointed to sit at Melbourne to settle disputes. That these objects he achieved by altering certain claltses of the old a" a rd. That an undertaking that the c lauses of the altered award will he observed and shall lie in-erP-d ill the Articles. That the rates of pay of the old award he paid. MELBOURNE. .Tidy 21. In connection with the shipping dispute. t-onl'erem-e. the only oimitst-aiiding ’,aiint3 appear to he a desire <m the part o,f the owners that they shall lie relieved from anxieties and uncertainties which have long hampered them through tyrannies of job control : and for the desire on the part of the seamen that they shall secure all H advantages that they enjoyed under the forfeited Arbitration Court si ward. M ELROFKXK, duly 22. Mr Walsh said the seamen "ill have counter-propi>'nls to oiler anti added that several portions of the owners pule confereme. the only outstanding lie accepted liy Ihe men. He concluded hy saying they were quite prepared to relinquish job control, but. wanted the owners to relinquish a little control of their job too. The Chairman in adjourning the conference said he would adjourn it until they heard from the seamen. The Federal .Executive of the Seamen's Fit ion \\ ill meet on Wednesday to consider the matter. It is expected an announcement will he made on .Friday as to when the conference v ill meet again. SYDNEY. July 2!. The Transport Group of Unions, although still prepared io guarantee the terms of sell lemon t, agreed to by the Commonwealth Shipping Board. lias definitely v. itlul lawn Imm tie- uegot ia t-ions. DFNF.DIN DF \ BLOCK CD NT IX F l'.S. DUNEDIN. July 21. The shipping deadlock continues all work at Dunedin being suspended. with no set t lenient vet in sight.