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1945 NEW ZEALAND

WATERFRONT CONTROL COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1945

Presented by Leave of the House

26th November, 1945. Sir, — We have the honour to submit a report covering the activities of the Commission from the date of its previous report —viz., 31st March, 1941—until the 31st March, 1945. For comparative purposes tables published in the Appendix cover the full period from the Commission's appointment—■ 9tli April, 1940. In certain instances activities of the Commission subsequent to 31st March, 1945, have been referred to. R. E. Price "1 J. Roberts T. H. BowlingJ The Hon. the Minister of Labour.

CONTENTS PAGE 1. Introduction .. .. .. .. . • •• •• .. ..3 2. Functions of the Commission .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..3 3. Measures taken to expedite Despatch oe Shipping— (a) Centralization of Shipping .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 3 (b) Working " Round the clock " and Sundays and Holidays .. .. .. .. ..3 (c) Co-operative Contracting— (i) Rates of Work .. .. .. . ■ • ■ • • ■ • • • .. 4 (ii) Costs of Cargo Handling .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 (iii) Profit Distribution .. .. .. . • .. . • .. 5 4. Labour Factors affecting Rates of Work — (а) Disputes .. .. .. ■ • • • • • • • - • • • .. 5 (б) Shortage of Man-power .. .. .. • • .. . • • • • • 6 (c) Unreasonable Spelling on the Waterfront .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 (d) Average Age of Worker .. .. .. .. .. . • .. .. 6 5. Supervision of Work .. .. .. .. ■ • • • • ■ ■ • • ■ .. 7 6. Cargo Control Committees .. .. .. .. • ■ . • •. .. 7 7. Establishment of United States Base in New Zealand .. .. .. .. 8 8. The Industrial Rest Period Emergency Regulations 1943 .. .. .. .. 8 9. Annual Holidays Act, 1944 .. .. .. . • • ■ • • • • 8 10. Rates of Pay—Average Wage—Average Hours .. .. .. .. .. 9 11. Guaranteed Wage .. .. .. •• •• •• •• ..9 12. Waiting-room Accommodation and Facilities .. .. .. .. .. .. ..10 13. Annual Accounts — (1) General .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• ..10 (2) Consolidated (Vote " Labour") Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. ..11 (3) Co-operative Contracting Fund .. .. .. . • • • • ■ • ■ -.11 (4) National Pay Office Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. •• ■■ ..11 (5) General (Administration) Fund .. .. .. . • .. . . . . 13 (6) Supervision Fund .. .. • ■ • • • • • ■ ■ ■ ■ • .. 14 (7) Industrial Rest Period Fund . . .. .. . • • ■ • • . • .. 15 (8) Annual Holidays Act Fund .. .. . • • • ■ • • • • • .. 15 (9) Buildings Fund .. .. .. .. • • • • • ■ ■ • • ■ .. 15 14. Conclusion—" Overall " Contracting—Future of Commission .. .. • ■ .. .. 10 15. Appendix— Members of Commission and Executive Staff .. .. .. .. . • .. 17 Diagrammatic Table showing Organization of Commission .. .. .. .. 18 Summary of Commission Staff and Union Membership as at 31st March, 1945 .. .. 19 Summary of Results of Co-operative Contract Stevedoring for Years 1940-41 to 1944-45 (inclusive) showing (I) Rates of Work ; (II) Profit Distributions ; (III) Stevedoring Costs per Ton (1943-44 and 1944-45 only)— Key to Abbreviations and Tonnage Conversions .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Summary of Total Tonnages (all Classes of Cargo) handled .. .. .. .. 21 Summary of Quantities of Cargo handled—All Ports/All Vessels .. .. .. ..23 Summary of Results, &c.— Overseas vessels— All Ports .. .. .. .. • • • • • • • • .. 24 Port of Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..25 Port of Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Port of Lyttelton .. .. .. .. . • . • • • 27 Port of Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. . • • • . • .. 28 Port of Port Chalmers .. .. .. .. .. . • . • .. 29 Port of Napier .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Port of New Plymouth .. .. .. .. . • .. .. 31 Port of Timaru .. .. .. . • • ■ ■ • ■ • • ■ .. 32 Port of Bluff ~ ~ ~ ~ .. .. ..33,