THE MERCHANT SERVICE.
JUDGE'S COMMENT ON THE SEA-
MAN'S LOT,
United Presa Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright.
SYDNEY", December 6,
Mr Justice Higgins, in the course of the Merchant Service Guild judgment, pointed out that one witness had said that tho ambition of all seamen was to get a job ashore. His Hqnour remarked that one could hardly wonder at such ambition. Low wages, and homeless and wandering conditions, were rapidly tending to deplete th© British merchant service of Britishers, and fill the ships with foreigners. There were not wanting gloomy prophecies as to the effect this depletion would have on the naval power of the Empire.
Mr Justice Higgins met the representatives of the parties in the Merchant Service Guild case to-day, and discussed questions of an eight-bour-day in port, and a month's notice,, which had been brought up by the respondents. Nothing was decided on, and the Court adjourned for a week to Melbourne.
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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13909, 7 December 1910, Page 9
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