MARAMA DELAYED
BOAT DECLARED “BLACK”
POLICE STOP APPLICANTS.
(By Telegraph.—ter Brest Association)
AUCKLAND, Feb. 19
Owing to unemployed seamen in Auckland declaring the Union Coy’s passenger steamer Marama ‘•black” the vessel was unbale to sail for Sydney this afternoon, and her' departure was postponed until to-morrow morning.
At sailing time there were 170 passengers on the Marama, which carried m-.il and cargo. An extraordin-
ary feature is that although there are hundreds of seamen unemployed in Auckland, none was allowed to fill the vacancy on the vessel, and this caused the postponement of her departure. Trouble arose because nien were not allowed to board the Marama to apply for the position of “Peggy,” or firemen’s steward. There were fifty applicants. They were not allowed aboard hv the police, who did not know their purpose. This was resented by the men, who decided that the position should not be filled till tomorrow. Tlie crew are not concerned, but the vessel could not sail without a “Peggy.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 20 February 1932, Page 5
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165MARAMA DELAYED Hokitika Guardian, 20 February 1932, Page 5
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