WATERSIDE TROUBLE.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 February 1917, Page 4

WATERSIDE TROUBLE.

c NO WORK AT WELLINGTON. li Wellington, Feb. 9. s Cargo operations were practically su»« peneled in port to-day. At 7,45, a call - was made for men to work the John, s Putiki, and Breeze, which were loaded n at Wanganui by free labor, but none n of the watersiders came forward. As il the result no further labor was engaged, e with the exception pf ten men<for the c ferry steamer Maori. The only other vessels working are the iPateena and the coastal steuin Kaiton, which were working yesterday, Only one sling is being n worked on each vessel, which is unloady ing fruit only. A small handful of men 0 are engaged altogether, and hundreds are ', idle about the wharves. „ WORK RESL'MED~AT~WAXGANUT. '' i Wanganui, Feb. 9, il The watersiders resumed work this :- afternoon, on the understanding that il the question of overtime would be con- !, sidered at a conference this afternoon/ THE WANGANUI VESSELS BOYCOTTEI). r- « Wellington, February 8. Work is proceeding quietly at the y waterfront to-day, except in the eases - of the John and Putiki, which arrived s from Wanganui. s When the call -was made for men to I. work the cargo of these steamers there :- was no response, the men declining to sr work the ships, because thev were load- - cd by free labor at Wangaiiui. Later a call was made for men to coal the John, but again there was no response. f DELAY AT NELSON. J Nelson, February 8f ' [ When the Anchor steamed Kaitba ar--11 rived from Motueka to-day, no water- >' side workers appeared to' work tho ' cargo, which was handled by the com--1 puny'.-; permanent staff until 4 o'clock, 1 when the wharf laborers put in an ap- ' penranec and were engaged. The Kai- "■ toa cleared for Wellington half an hour late. : ' A similar trouble occurred yestcrds;' - in connection with the Union Company ' Mapourika. Tho wharf laborers clai 3 that labor should be engaged at spe p Hcdjaours.. i 0 VESSELS BLACK-LISTED AT NAPIER. Napier, February S. Free laborers worked the Home liner a in the bay to-day, and the vessel was , declared "black" by ike Watersiders' , Union. It is stated that the Victoria, 1 vviil also be put on the "black list," be- ; cause men engaged on the union's terms were refused permission to start, and . were paid for one hour. Napier reports that free labor is work- [ ing the ships there, and that tho Farmt crs' Union is organising voluntary labor. Wellington reports that regulation* have been issued authorising the.Govern-ov-ii:-Council to declare any wharf a Government wharf, including tho high- > way thereto; also to appoint a ControlJ ler' who may employ such labor as he ! deems necessary and pay therefor such ; rates as may be agreed on. Power is 1 also given to warn off undesirable per- ' sons, refusal to quit being an offence, a* ■ is inciting others to refuse to work or [ publish any matter calculated to delay ' or interfere with the loading, union ding • or despatch of any vessel. Injuring ' plant or building is also an offence.