TRAM STRIKE

Hokitika Guardian, 18 May 1932, Page 5

TRAM STRIKE

DEFINITELY OYER

52 UNIONISTS WILL LOSE JOBS.

(By Telegraph—Per Prea Association ) s?

CHRISTCHURCH, Ma y 17. The tramway strike is now d. finitely over.

The Board hopes to be able toy resume normal services on, Friday-. QT

At a meeting to-night the Tramway Employrijsj Union decided definitely to accept the decision of the Chairman, of the Tribunal, Mr A. T. Donnelly,, with the amplifications and the explain 1 ations which he gave this morning,': in answer to the Union’s objection that his first decision was too vague in the terms.

The Board has agreed to employ per. mnnently no more than sixty o! the volunteers.

The Board has promised to proceed' at once with the “weeding out” process, which is necessary to select those men who will be suitable for employ* ment as permanent members of the staff. t '

The Board call employ j forthwith 90 members of the Uliioii to nil the vacancies on the staff which haVe not Wen ‘taken by. volunteers; a Del in the course of a few days the Board will reduce the number of volunteer work* ors to make possible the re-employ-ment of members of the Union. Forty of the members of the Union did not strike. These will all be retained. The remainder of the Union members, numbering 130, will he re-em ployed, and twenty more will be given temporary employment in accordance with the rationing scheme reconsidered by Mr Donnelly. Fifty-two members of the Union will lose their jobs.

QUESTION OF SPECIALS

AN EXPRESSION OF THANKS. CHRISTCHURCH, May 17. ' 1 Recently the Chamber of Commerce here decided to agitate for an increase in the number of special police by one thousand. It was resolved’ that the Chamber send to employers a notification as to enlisting their staffs as specials. Anonymoug press correspondents also commented that the Mayor, Mr D/ G. Sullivan, M.P., should have earlier arranged for an increase in the force of specials.

At the City Council meeting last night, there was a motion moved by Councillor Baker, thanking the temporary police for their services. It was not carried, but Was referred 'to the Finance Committee, so that a resolution, acceptable to every Councillor, could be framed by it. The Mayor, Mr Sullivan, referring, to the motion, explained that he had informed the authorities pf his willing* ness to appeal for assistance from the community, in, the case of any disorder in the city. He, however, had not yet received an answer. The Mayor narratated to the Council what steps he had taken in connection with the establish ment of an auxiliary police force.

NO OPEN AIR MEETING

CHRISTCHURCH, May 17

No open-air meetings will be permitted in cWristchurch after 4 p.m., according to Superintendent D. J. Cummings, who says that meetings held before that hour will be permitted so long as the meetings are peaceful, and there is no violent language used. It is not to interfere with such meetings in the meantime, hut it was made clear that police vigilance would not he relaxed in any way. “1 •will not allow anything to be said at meetings inimical to the interests of the State or law and order, and I mean it,” said the Superintendent.

LATE SERVICE TO-NIGHT. CHRISTCHURCH, May 18. The late, tram services will run this evening for the first time for a fortnight and are to be manned by ex-strikers, the majority of whom have already been ire-