AFTER THE STRIKE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 31 December 1913, Page 5

AFTER THE STRIKE.

POSITION AT LYTTELTON.

(B* TeUgraph-~Prets Auociatiai).) Nigfitr <; An incident : of !note f v tooi; place at the port this 'morning; "was the withdrawal from,, the entrances to tlie waterfront of the special police, who now number a*hqut thirty. The last mounted. police 4eft camp this; morning. Those remaining are foot' specials y who "hay©. been retained as a fatigue party.' They will remove the balance of the stores and clean up Ahe camp,, arid will take their departure from Lyttelton to-morrow night. The guarding of the waterfront is now in tlie liands of a regular police force of fifteen meii,, <»ra\vn from different parts of the district. In addition'toi the usual staff the public have still to, present the passes issued by the Harbour Board before they can obtain a'c-. cess to the waterfront, and cx-strik-ers are not permitted to approach the men employed on tjbe shipping they, are otii business.'-,- Until directed by the harbourmaster, the wharves will bo.guarded by l|ie police, who,i; it is understood* > will; not be withdrawn until a number of,ex-strikers frequenting -the, vicinity of the. post office have obtained employment. It is'expectedt that k. large number' be reaving'shortly fox the country to participate in harvesting, work! ; The waterfront was not so brisk to.-day as it has beent lately,' the amount (of 1 labour employed since' the ex-strikers , returned to their employment having | been sufficient i/o cape-with the.work. About 250 men were given employ- j ment this doming, and of this num- v ber about 55 are strikers who had been signed on, during the past few' days; «As the,,ex-strikers return to ! their employment the ranks of the i new union have become. augmented, j and its total strength'isf now oyer! 470, 42 men having been enrolled yesterday. A large niimber are expected to join in v the course'of a few days. ' .