SHIPPING DISPUTE
LYTTELTON HELD UP.
Press Association Telegram.
CHRISTCHURCH, June 25. Six coastal vessels and two overseas ships are idle at Lyttelton through the deadlock that has arisen over the engagement of labour on the Wingatui. Two- calls were made "for the Wingatui this morning, but the only men offering were those discharged from the Wingatui on Friday, and their services were not accepted. The Union Company wanted fresh men before engaging further labour for the other ships. No men were offering and the other vessels are idle. An exception was made in discharging frozen produce from the Foxton, while the Tees is outside the Employers' Federation and loaded stores for the Chathams. At noon two gangs were engaged for the Maori, a stipulation being that they would load only perishable goods, > >
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Marlborough Express, Volume LXVIII, Issue 148, 25 June 1934, Page 5
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132SHIPPING DISPUTE Marlborough Express, Volume LXVIII, Issue 148, 25 June 1934, Page 5
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