THE SEAMEN.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14821, 12 November 1913, Page 10

THE SEAMEN.

WELLINGTON MEN ENDORSE THE CALL OtT.

(press association telegram.) > WELLINGTON, November 11. A meeting of eeamen was hold today to consider. strike matters. About 500 attended, and it was unanimously decided to endorse the action of the conference on Monday in deciding that all-seamen should give 24 hours' notice.

SHIPPING AND SEAMEN ACT

(γ-ress association telegram.) WELLINGTON, November 11. In viow of the notice given by the seamen to ceaso work, tho following exr tract from tho Shipping and Seamcta Act Amendment Act, 1909, itk>i interest. Section 57 provides: (1) The Minister may, if ho thinks fit, and upon such conditions (if any) as ho thinks fit to imposo, exempt any ship from any specified requirement contained in or prescribed in pursuance of the principal Act', or of this Act, or dispense .with tho observance of any such requirement in the case of any ship, if he is" satisfied that compliance- with tho ; requirement is unnecessary in the circumstances of the case, and the action'taken, or provision made as respects the subject matter of the requirement' in the case of the ship, is as effective as, or moro effectivo than, actual compliance with, tho requirements.

THE ROLL NUMBERS.

(press association telegram.) WELLINGTON, November 11. Tho latest rolls of tho Federated Seamen's Union shows tho following number of members: — Auckland (Kneen, secretary) c ... 458 Wellington (Young) ... ... 1178 Otago (Belcher) ... ... .796 Total ... 2432

DUNEDIN MEN DECIDE TO KEEP THEIR AGREEMENTS.

(rBESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) .DUNEDIN, November 11. A meeting of the Dunedin branch of the Seamen's Union was held in tho Trades Hall to-night. There were about 120 members present, and the meeting lasted over two hours. It is understood that the seamen unanimously decided to stand by their agreements. A genuine message was received from Mr Belcher this afternoon advising the Manuka's men to stand by the boat and not to como out. lf> was rumoured earlier in the day that a telegram had been received at Port Chalmers purporting to emanate from Mr Belcher, calling on the men of tho Manuka, which is due to arrive at Port Chalmers to-morrow morning, to "come out." It was also stated that later intelligence proved this first telegram to be "bogus."

CREW OF WOOTTON GIVE NOTICE,

Jtn echo of the strike reached Kaiapoi yesterday, when the crew of the steamer Wootton, which had unloaded a cargo of cement from Golden Bay, and was taking on -flour and produce for Northern ports, gave twenty-four hours' notice to the Kaiapoi Shipping and Trading Company, owners of the vessel, of their intention to cease work.Their action was taken at the instance of Mr Young, secretary of the Wellington branch of the Seamen's Union. Tho Wootton was ready to put to 6ea at high water in the river, but she did not sail, the men not having received a reply to a telegram asking for instructions, as their notice would have expired at sen. The auxiliary schooner Tβ Aroha left daring the day for Wairoa with cargo.