VICTORIA HOLD-UP

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2555, 1 September 1915, Page 3

VICTORIA HOLD-UP

SETTLEMENT REACHED

CREW SIGN. ON TO-DAY

: ; ,. ; t'A 'settlement' of the dispute between .:■■■ -the crew,of tho Victoria and Huddart, porker, Ltd., was arrived at yesterday. Mr. W. T.;.Young,.; secretary. - of. the ■'Seamen's/Union;; stated ; tbat at .the r'ei. '. quest of the New Zealand.manager of the company tho-following conditions were agreed to by/the crow- of the ves- - eel:—(1) That tho Victoria-should take out New Zealand intercolonial articles of agreement; (2)' that' the agreement • between tho Federated Seamen s Union .of New/Zealand, • and tho ; < steamshipowners should be applied as working . conditions on board the vessel ;-(3) that no?member .of tho-crew, should be - charged'm Australia-exccpt by niutual: .. censent; (4): :-£hatr wages "should corn- ' > mence on the .'new articles .as from 'last Friday.? - v.''. •. ' This latter, -clause means - that the men. mil get .the-- ship'sprats of. pay ;.for .the: time' they have, been ,aslioro -i. feince Thursday last. Under: tho abovo -. ; conditions - the ship isplaecd'oii identic- ' ally : the same fooling ■>.as>:any other coastal or intercolonial -.".trading vesi ' . The employment is permanent, and in •!such a case all that-is required by.-.the .. Seamen's Union agreement is that tlie ordinary conditions- shall- apply.. • - Mr I'. Hally. Conciliation Commissioner/ -who! : had : interested vhiniself in the disputo did all in his powdr to .(,";V^,i>ring/.sfDo'uti:';a :^aatis£acfei^'-:'flolution', _"'-ofi' tho trouble. • Cargo ■ which had been- landed : from the Victoria "was being-placed on-board .- - again: yesterday, -an.d the new - crew will :<. the: articles'; at .the Government - • Shipping Office at 2 p.m. to-day. .It is expected th at the \ lctona will gst away: ■ from Wellington for northern'ports and 'Auckland this evening/' -.- .. v > >■ ■ A statement was published yesterday J'- ;--.-:tforiiiiig-pthtiji'-'!it- s was -understood that ■ member 3 of - - the:, Wellington - Waterside I • - ' Workers' .Union had .held meetings -cn.j Sunday to discuss : the - question,- oLi ;' handling- tlib, Victoria's cargo on Monday. The secretary of the union stated '-iyesterday• that, tlio;union had held no such mating. f