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Comparison of Man-hours Lost Through Stoppages of Work on the Waterfront Covering Period of Four Years Prior to, and Nine Years During, Commission Control

Brief Explanation of Causes of Major Stoppages for Twelve Months Ended 31st March, 1949 Auckland (148,405 man-hours) : Dispute concerning hatches on " Mountpark" (second portion of dispute) and " Broompark." " Mountpark " was declared a preference ship from 25th June, 1948, which resulted in a forty-hour week being introduced by the union on all ships in port up to the 14th July, 1948. Auckland (55,396 man-hours): Boycott of firms involved in carpenters' dispute, resulting in waterside workers refusal to handle their cargoes. " Northumberland " declared a preference ship on 14th March, 1949. Wellington (15,400 man-hours) : Dispute re engagement of non-union labour by : Wellington Harbour Board outside hours of engagement. New Plymouth (1,749 man-hours) : Dispute regarding the working of overtime on vessels of Holm Shipping Co., Ltd. Tokomaru Bay (2,065 man-hours) : Dispute regarding payment of lighterage rate «of sd. per hour to men employed loading " feeder " vessels. „ ini , . 1 Cause of stoppages not disclosed, but considered to Westport (1,484 man-hours) l be in tof "Northumberland" dispute Greymouth (2,375 man-hours) j at Auckland . Auckland (17,138 man-hours) • • 1 . Wellington (12,150 man-hours) Lyttelton (17,300 man-hours) Dunedin (2,439 man-hours) Port Chalmers (1,746 man-hours) .. Cessation of work as protest against Napier (2,052 man-hours) .. decision of the Waterfront Industry New Plymouth (1,854 man-hours).. S- Authority to grant an increase of ,2|d. Wanganui (814 man-hours) .. per hour in the interim, whereas a total Nelson (684 man-hours) .. of Is. per hour was claimed. Picton (342 man-hours) ■Oamarii (506 man-hours) Bluff (i,737 man-hours) •Greymouth (1,300 man-hours)

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Period. (Year Ending 31st March). Estimated Total Man-hours Worked. Total Man-hours Lost Through Stoppages. Percentages of Hours Lost. Four Years Pri 1937 to 1940 Nine Years Du 1941 to 1947 1948 1949 Average 1941 to 1949 or to Commission 29,147,977 ring Commission 74,443,491 12,400,437 13,099,798 n, Control | 233,656 i Control 607,949 221,038 294,616 | 0-80 0-82 1-78 2-25 99,943,726 1,123,603 1-12