WATERFRONT ISSUE STILL UNSETTLED
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— „ ..y - — MR. HOLLAND'S APPEAL CONFERENCE SUGGESTED TO SEEK SOLUTION
-Rec. 9.80 p.m.)
CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. Ib view of the seriousness and urgency of the waterfront dispute, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. S. G. Holland, to-day telegraphed to the Prime Minister nrging him to summon a cpnference of representative interests to exatnine the situation and to erdeavour to find a sohition, unless the Prime Minister contemplated a settlement during the next day or two. Mr. Holland suggested that the following interests should be invited to the proposed conference; The Government, the watersiders, the Federation of Labour, the shippirxg industry, the prixnary producers, and the Parl'iamentary Opposition (representing as it does.over half a million electors in New Zealand). The telegram sent by Mr. Holland read : ",The continuation of the preseixt shipping crisis is paralysing trade throughout New Zealand. Huge quantities of urgently needed goods are awaiting shipment at various ports and enormous losses, which must he horne by the people, are occurring. "L.ast week, widespread appeals wero made and are still being made to provide food for the people of Britain. The Governxiient has frequently appealed for more production but tbose who wish to respond to those appeals are becoming disheartened, discouraged and disgusted as their efforts are frustrated and nullified hy the present situation. , "It is repo-rted that food ships are being diverted froxn New Zealand because of the eonditions prevailing here and I am informed that precious ref rigerated s shipping space brought to New Zealand to carry away perishable foodstuffs is being loaded with wool because food eaxxnot be loaded. "The present situation has continued for some weeks and apart from one of two meagre xxewspaper axixxouncements the public is unaware of the steps being taken .'to restore order out of the present chaotic situation."
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Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5281, 18 December 1946, Page 5
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303WATERFRONT ISSUE STILL UNSETTLED Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5281, 18 December 1946, Page 5
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