WATERSIDE TROUBLES.
o AN OVERTIME DISPITK. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Tuesday. The steamer Kwanto Maru, with 200 tons of superphosphates, got rcadv to unload here this morning, but the wharf labourers refused to work unless they were paid 2/0 an hour, and 3/- ove, -'no instead of 1/0 and 2/: ias by the agreement. The vessel is under charter to Mr. Arthur H. Hassell, of Melbourne, The local stevedores were unable to obtain men at schedule rates, and threw up the job. Mr. HasseH's representative came on to the scene and engaged men at their own terms, and work began at -four oeloek. By live, however, only 00 bags bad been unloaded. This was much Mow what should have been done, so the, men were paid off. The vessel goes ■Jo Napier to unload.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 280, 24 November 1915, Page 8
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