SHIPPING TROUBLE

Hokitika Guardian, 9 October 1925, Page 3

SHIPPING TROUBLE

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association. 1 RFLEASING SF.AMK.N. CHRISTCHURCH. Oct. 9. Seventy .seamen from the Hororata will be released from prison this afternoon and will rejoin the ship at Lyttelton under police escort. X.S.W. arbitration bill. SYDNEY. Oct. 9. The Arbitration Act Amendment Bill contains a clause to the effect that Trade Unions mentioned in the srheulc shall at the commencement of the new act be deemed to be only trade unions registered as industrial unions under principal net. Ibis means that the whole of the loyalist unions which have registered as industrial unions in the State jurisdiction since the 191/ strike will he ah/dished. Ihe schedule does not mention the permanent and casual waterside workers union regarding which seamen issued an ultimatum, cabled on 30th. Sept. GBAXTERS To ASSIST. SYDNEY. Oct. 9. Meetings of branches of the Graziers’ Association throughout the rcsolutioned expressing the intention in every wav to as-ist. the Government to prevent breaches of the law. and, in eases of necessity, to afford all possible assistance in carrying on the necessary transport and other services for marketing and shipment of primary " produce. MOKE SEAMEN RE-JOINING. NEW PLYMOUTH. October 9. Twenty-eight of the crew of the steamer Port Dunedin were released this morning after serving a month for refusing duty. Seven went to Wellington to rejoin the vessel. 11 is understood the others will he given a further opportunity to rejoin. NO HELP FROM WATERSIDKRS. NEW PLYMOUTH. Oct. 9. Tlic local walersiders' meeting this morning resolved that if through the seamen not returning to work, it became necessary to call for free labour to man the ships the watersiders would not declare the ships black, but would continue to load and discharge cargo.