THE WATERSIDERS' DISPUTE.
(By Telegraph.—Tress Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The watersiders' case before the Arbitration Court was continued to-day. Joseph Bunt, secretary of the Picton Union, said an average man in that port could only average about 45/ a week. A group of 12 or IS men might average t>s/ or 70/. It was impossible to live solely by waterside work. Jolin Johnson, waterside foreman at Wellington, described coal work at this port, and referred to the extreme dirtiness of some of the imported coal, especially Welsh. He suggested that coal should be sprayed during the lunch hour.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 227, 25 September 1922, Page 7
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98THE WATERSIDERS' DISPUTE. Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 227, 25 September 1922, Page 7
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