IDLE SHIPS.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 November 1922, Page 5

IDLE SHIPS.

POSITION BECOMES WORSE. EXTENSION AT AUCKLAND. NORTHERN COMPANY’S PLIGHTNO CREWS OFFERING. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The crews of six more of the Northern Company’s vessels were paid off today on the expiration of their twentyfour hours’ notice, and another crew will be paid off to-morrow, rendering idle all but one of the company’s boats trading to Auckland, affecting over a hundred seamen and firemen. The crews of the Richardson steamers Mako and Awahou have notified that they are not working under the new award. A -further attempt was made to dispatch the Arahura for Gisborne and Napier, a man having been engaged to fill the vacancy. Two of the crew, however, told him to go on shore, which he promptly did. The Union Company has given the crew twenty-four hours’ notice.

The Union Company’s Waipori, which is being recommissioned after overhaul, was to have sailed for Brisbane to-day. but the men, after hearing that a clause dealing with the new award was included in the articles, walked out of the office.

The Kaiapoi’s articles have expired, and she wants a similar number of men. She is loading timber. When a call was made for men this morning there was no labor offering. The same applies to the Kurow. About fifty passengers had booked by the Arahura for Gisborne and Napier, and most of them have proceeded overland. POSITION IN NEW PLYMOUTH. No advice has been received by the New Plymouth shipping offices concerning the holding up of shipping. The only steamer in port yesterday was the Union Company’s Corinna, and she left in the afternoon for Onehunga according to programme. The Rimu is timed to leave -Onehunga for New Plymouth at 2 o’clock this afternoon, but, as she arrived at 12.45 yesterday morning, there is sufficient time for the seamen and firemen to hand in their notices if they desire to hold up the vessel and prevent her leaving to-day.