CREW OF THE NIMROD.
, RUMOURS OF DISCONTENT. ■ / /(DT TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) - .■-..•■■/■ .• . Chrlstchurch, March 19.. Tho crow of the Nipjrod; it/is stated, .have been. anything but since Captain England -resigned- his position, and at \vas froeiy .runipu'rodViri Lytteltoh yesterday, that several of the men who, accompanied him to tHe Antarctic regions intended to resign also.
Mr. Davis, : chief officor, stated that he know: nothing concerning the matter. Two members of tl}Q engiiieroom staff would probably bo leaving the vessel, but ho was. un-' aware that.-'a; similar, movement Vas.'to bo made>y u any /risers; He pointed out, however,' that .if a merttbor of; the' crew ,'dwired to be paid off the authorities would accede to: the request. ; The men during the time the .vesselwas 'lying at Lytl;clton were- receiving full wages, and it'would hardly bo fair to the authorities in tho circumstances if they haxj the privilege of declining to return to Antarctica just prior to the vessel's departure.' . '
•A member of tho crew stated that he in-t-ended to; apply for his discharge, as ho was /'foil lip.of tho whole affair.". said that if Captain England did not resume 'command- arid take" tho Nirnrod south they would not fepiam with; the vessel.:
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 151, 20 March 1908, Page 7
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