Port busy
There was a labour shortage on the Lyttelton waterfront when work began at 7 a.m. yesterday, and the Cymric, Marko Marulic, Suez Maru and Storm, were idle, while the Tarawera was short manned. Some 552 men, including 21 non-unionists, were engaged, but there was a shortage of 359 men (22 gangs). An additional 22 men were engaged to work supplementary hours aboard the Icenic last evening.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32639, 22 June 1971, Page 16
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68Port busy Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32639, 22 June 1971, Page 16
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