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RETURN SHOWING VESSELS (EXCEPTING UNITED STATES ARMY OR NAVY) WORKING UNDER SHIFT SYSTEM OR EXTENDED HOURS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1945

COMPARISON OF MAN-HOURS LOST THROUGH STOPPAGES OF WORK ON THE WATERFRONT COVERING PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS PRIOR TO, AND FIVE YEARS DURING, COMMISSION CONTROL

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RETURN SHOWING VESSELS (EXCEPTING UNITED STATES ARMY OR NAVY) WORKING UNDER SHIFT SYSTEM OR EXTENDED HOURS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1945 Overseas. Union Steam Ship Co. Small Coastal. Totals. Extended Hours "^Hours' 1 Extended Hours Extended Hours '''Hours '' EX .m,f Shifts 1 * 13 Hours' 16 ' 1 and Shifts. and Shifts. and Shifts. onl y. and Shifts. only Port. — . . ; -j -r~ g i I I II II S -g W <g . I S <g . w -g . g S fc . S'S. g § if 'si W I si "si il W 1 si ol |1 w I |l °|j s! H | |1 II « 1 il 3! 11 « I II 3l h S ! II 3l II | 1 II 3l • t 1 i t _1 I r r 1 1 r §a r 1 a t ga Auckland .. -.93 4,430 741 18 185 112 2,277 521 37 312 205 6,707 1,262 55 497 :: 144 5,346 994 J2 109 74 272 147 1,164 " " !! 81 629 218 6,864 1,266 240 1,902 Avpraufl Tipr> vftsspl 37 1 • • 9 . . 2.1 4 .. 8 . . . . • • • • 8 .. 31 0 .. 8 Lvttelton . 26 749 151 19 160 28 583 128 49 391 7 134 18 21 158 61 1,466 297 89 709 Avpraa-e Der vessel 29 6 8 21 5 8 19 3 8 24 5 8 .DuuX :: 20 405 121 4 48 22 289 41 50 367 2 24 8 22 159 44 718 170 70 574 Average per vessel .... 20 6 .. 12 13 2 7 12 4 7 .. 16 4 .. 8 Port Chalmers .. 8 394 64 3 25 3 8 394 04 4 -8 Net V Hymouth yeSSel " 14 384 178 's 127 10 '92 '54 "s 89 3 24 '.l i6 '84 27 500 232 26 300 NapIeT 86 pel V6SSel " 37 871 274 !12 172 68 's 88 5 40 *8 16 138 54 1,083 350 24 226 Average per" vessel '.' .. 24 7 .. . .. 14 6 11 .. 8 2 9 20 6 0 Timaru .. ..7 189 82 1 2 26 228 10 98 7 189 82 37 328 Average per vessel .. . . 27 12 .. 2 .. .. .. . . 9 '' „„ '' >)K ' Bluff .. ..12 508 152 2 32 1 12 16 19 224 13 520 168 21 25b Average per vessel .... 42 13 .. 16 12 16 ... 12 40 13 Totals 361 13 276 2,757 67 688 259 4,943 1,100 345 2,866 17 222 34 160 1,266 637 18,441 3,891 572 4,820 Average per vessel .. 37 7 .. 10 19 4 8 13 2 8 .. 29 6 COMPARISON OF MAN-HOURS LOST THROUGH STOPPAGES OF WORK ON THE WATERFRONT COVERING PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS PRIOR TO, AND FIVE YEARS DURING, COMMISSION CONTROL __ y Estimated iotal Percentages Total Man-hours of Hours Brief Explanation of Cause of Major Stoppages. S 1st March Man-hours lost through t Bt 61st Marcn, worked. Stoppages. , .... — —— —— 7 — ~ Four Years Prior to Commission Control 1(137 (i 376 604- 5,424 0'08 Minor disputes, various ports. f Auckland : 31,000 man-hours, dispute re late call for labour on s.s. " Waiana." ■.nog 7 227 922 63,048 0'87 { Wellington: 8,000 man-hours, dispute re introduction of bureau system, v " ' LGisborne: 18,000 man-hours, dispute re reduction of number of gangs on vessel. f Auckland : 88,000 man-hours, dispute over payment of minimum 10 a.m.-noon. g 050,921 103,848 1-29 Men started at 1 p.m. and contended had been engaged for 10 a.m. start. L Auckland : 15,600 man-hours, go slow pending settlement of dispute. f Auckland : 42,800 man-hours, objection to delay in application for new award. 1940 7 492,530 61,336 0-82 •{ Wellington : 4,200 man-hours, stoppage in sympathy with action of Auckland watersiders. Average 29,147,977 233,656 0-80 Five Years During Commission Control (" Auckland : 1,400 man-hours, dispute over discharge of cargo with shore 1941 .. 6,856,637 3,240 0-05 cranes. _ _ (Wellington : 930 man-hours, dispute re working in water m vessels hold. jc)42 8 644,800 8,064 0-09 Wellington: 7,160 man-hours, dispute over preference given to watersiders transferred from other ports. ]943 11,081,532 224 0-01 Minor disputes. Time lost neglible. f Auckland: 96,000 man-hours, dispute re unsafe condition of gangway on s.s. " Kaikorai." Wellington : 54,000 man-hours, dispute over men engaged to receive cargo into JP44 13 560 410 159,448 1-18 ■< Harbour Board sheds ex vessel " Kent " and ordered to load earts prior to ' ' I completion of job for which engaged. Wellington : 3,520 man-hours, union objection to permanent Harbour Board [_ employees receiving cargo ex ships into shed. f Auckland : 3,600 man-hours, dispute re employment of non-unionists. Wellington : 7,170 man-hours, cessation of work as protest against series of fatal accidents. 19 45 11 676,253 41,104 0-35 Wellington: 15,600 man-hours, delays through extensions of .stop-work meetings. Wellington : 6,240 man-hours, stoppage re demand for extra rate for handling of ammunition on vessel " Etterick Bank." Dunedin: 3,410 man-hours, stoppage in sympathy with phosphate workers' [_ claim for extra rate. Average 51,819,632 212,080 0-41 Note. Stoppages during five years of Commission control were less than one-half of 1 per cent, of total hours worked and only half the average delays for the four years prior to Commission control.

RETURN SHOWING VESSELS (EXCEPTING UNITED STATES ARMY OR NAVY) WORKING UNDER SHIFT SYSTEM OR EXTENDED HOURS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1945 Overseas. Union Steam Ship Co. Small Coastal. Totals. Extended Hours "^Hours' 1 Extended Hours Extended Hours '''Hours '' EX .m,f Shifts 1 * 13 Hours' 16 ' 1 and Shifts. and Shifts. and Shifts. onl y. and Shifts. only Port. — . . ; -j -r~ g i I I II II S -g W <g . I S <g . w -g . g S fc . S'S. g § if 'si W I si "si il W 1 si ol |1 w I |l °|j s! H | |1 II « 1 il 3! 11 « I II 3l h S ! II 3l II | 1 II 3l • t 1 i t _1 I r r 1 1 r §a r 1 a t ga Auckland .. -.93 4,430 741 18 185 112 2,277 521 37 312 205 6,707 1,262 55 497 :: 144 5,346 994 J2 109 74 272 147 1,164 " " !! 81 629 218 6,864 1,266 240 1,902 Avpraufl Tipr> vftsspl 37 1 • • 9 . . 2.1 4 .. 8 . . . . • • • • 8 .. 31 0 .. 8 Lvttelton . 26 749 151 19 160 28 583 128 49 391 7 134 18 21 158 61 1,466 297 89 709 Avpraa-e Der vessel 29 6 8 21 5 8 19 3 8 24 5 8 .DuuX :: 20 405 121 4 48 22 289 41 50 367 2 24 8 22 159 44 718 170 70 574 Average per vessel .... 20 6 .. 12 13 2 7 12 4 7 .. 16 4 .. 8 Port Chalmers .. 8 394 64 3 25 3 8 394 04 4 -8 Net V Hymouth yeSSel " 14 384 178 's 127 10 '92 '54 "s 89 3 24 '.l i6 '84 27 500 232 26 300 NapIeT 86 pel V6SSel " 37 871 274 !12 172 68 's 88 5 40 *8 16 138 54 1,083 350 24 226 Average per" vessel '.' .. 24 7 .. . .. 14 6 11 .. 8 2 9 20 6 0 Timaru .. ..7 189 82 1 2 26 228 10 98 7 189 82 37 328 Average per vessel .. . . 27 12 .. 2 .. .. .. . . 9 '' „„ '' >)K ' Bluff .. ..12 508 152 2 32 1 12 16 19 224 13 520 168 21 25b Average per vessel .... 42 13 .. 16 12 16 ... 12 40 13 Totals 361 13 276 2,757 67 688 259 4,943 1,100 345 2,866 17 222 34 160 1,266 637 18,441 3,891 572 4,820 Average per vessel .. 37 7 .. 10 19 4 8 13 2 8 .. 29 6 COMPARISON OF MAN-HOURS LOST THROUGH STOPPAGES OF WORK ON THE WATERFRONT COVERING PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS PRIOR TO, AND FIVE YEARS DURING, COMMISSION CONTROL __ y Estimated iotal Percentages Total Man-hours of Hours Brief Explanation of Cause of Major Stoppages. S 1st March Man-hours lost through t Bt 61st Marcn, worked. Stoppages. , .... — —— —— 7 — ~ Four Years Prior to Commission Control 1(137 (i 376 604- 5,424 0'08 Minor disputes, various ports. f Auckland : 31,000 man-hours, dispute re late call for labour on s.s. " Waiana." ■.nog 7 227 922 63,048 0'87 { Wellington: 8,000 man-hours, dispute re introduction of bureau system, v " ' LGisborne: 18,000 man-hours, dispute re reduction of number of gangs on vessel. f Auckland : 88,000 man-hours, dispute over payment of minimum 10 a.m.-noon. g 050,921 103,848 1-29 Men started at 1 p.m. and contended had been engaged for 10 a.m. start. L Auckland : 15,600 man-hours, go slow pending settlement of dispute. f Auckland : 42,800 man-hours, objection to delay in application for new award. 1940 7 492,530 61,336 0-82 •{ Wellington : 4,200 man-hours, stoppage in sympathy with action of Auckland watersiders. Average 29,147,977 233,656 0-80 Five Years During Commission Control (" Auckland : 1,400 man-hours, dispute over discharge of cargo with shore 1941 .. 6,856,637 3,240 0-05 cranes. _ _ (Wellington : 930 man-hours, dispute re working in water m vessels hold. jc)42 8 644,800 8,064 0-09 Wellington: 7,160 man-hours, dispute over preference given to watersiders transferred from other ports. ]943 11,081,532 224 0-01 Minor disputes. Time lost neglible. f Auckland: 96,000 man-hours, dispute re unsafe condition of gangway on s.s. " Kaikorai." Wellington : 54,000 man-hours, dispute over men engaged to receive cargo into JP44 13 560 410 159,448 1-18 ■< Harbour Board sheds ex vessel " Kent " and ordered to load earts prior to ' ' I completion of job for which engaged. Wellington : 3,520 man-hours, union objection to permanent Harbour Board [_ employees receiving cargo ex ships into shed. f Auckland : 3,600 man-hours, dispute re employment of non-unionists. Wellington : 7,170 man-hours, cessation of work as protest against series of fatal accidents. 19 45 11 676,253 41,104 0-35 Wellington: 15,600 man-hours, delays through extensions of .stop-work meetings. Wellington : 6,240 man-hours, stoppage re demand for extra rate for handling of ammunition on vessel " Etterick Bank." Dunedin: 3,410 man-hours, stoppage in sympathy with phosphate workers' [_ claim for extra rate. Average 51,819,632 212,080 0-41 Note. Stoppages during five years of Commission control were less than one-half of 1 per cent, of total hours worked and only half the average delays for the four years prior to Commission control.