THE MAKURA.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9491, 3 January 1919, Page 5

THE MAKURA.

CREW PAID OFF

STIUNDED NEW■ ZEALAKjDERS

.Per; Press Associatipn.-^Co'pyright.)

• :/;'/-:;V' IVrV- SYDNEY,; January..-2. ]■, Ar.rang«m6nts';■;havevbeen" .'made to 'take 10() ;IMeK Zealand' passengers by the Dui'Miii, ■sailing: in, a .lew days, some signing-• on aa -waiters an<l w.swtresses. ,■ Eight berths' aboard the Fort ■Lyttoltoa -vye're ■ baffiloited for,' -thus... relieving tho most^urgent cases.:.Several-!N-ow Zealand An aacfi; are includetl. As the Durham -.Till ca-31 -at Brisku:^ the Government lias ■ promised- to iifisiist 50 stranded New Zealand -giiis dur-. ing. the four dstys'" stay, and has vri iwl the.'Queeii&lan'd:Government to that ef■fect-.-'-: :■■-:■■■ '■/■:■■."■ : .' " ■..■:. -,'.; ■■ ;

„,:.f::,;/S ydney; January 3.•-,-The < seaman on -the. Makura gave notice. to the company of their intention tp leave the ship, and were paid off. •'.'• The MrtkuraV sailing' has 'bf;en postponed indefinitely, arid mails transferred 'to the Ventura." -;: ' ''■'■• {■■■ . '■'. .' ; : The owners of the Durham wore besieged by New Zealaridersi, of whom there were three to four for each available: berth. ■'■:-:.;./K'^';'> -^ ■•'■'' '••:'■ ' There" is tangibly evidence■'thatVVtho nowiphase of the trouble lias little connection with;';.th6>irifl.uenzalpretext,!Vtii: e:; i men. (having stated;;that theii^ cliscoiitent^is', d.nb' to the non-payment-of a war; bonus, \ and, the withholding pf compensation toymen who -lost their l effects in torpedoed vessels, and to 'the -rece,nt\ award, which /granted- .onlyslich/fc.increases iii wa^es.' . •!■,''■■■■,■• scenes:, were witnessed outside the\:N<sw Zealand Government offices whisn ■', ,200 /crowded- a sin all ; room' clamouring? for retiirn to .the Dominion, and shoutihs; protests \ against 1 the Union ■Company and \ the ■ seamen, 'Later 1 * it was-' announced."the company would? refund tho passage, money, to, those' securing; ■•berths" in\ other; vessels..