'STOP-WORK' MEETING
RESOLUTIONS BY WATER-
SIDERS
DOMINION BALLOT TO BE TAKEN
ON AGREEMENT.
. '£■ very largely-attended "stop-work" meeting of the Wellington Waterside Workers' Union was held to-day, Mr. L. Glover presiding. The recent agreement arrived at by the representatives of the waterside- employers' and employees' representatives was discussed, and, as it was contended the agreement was a Dominion matter a' resolution was passed to the effect that a ballot of all members of unions affiliated to the ,New Zealand Waterside Wprkers' Federation be taken on Monday and Tuesday next on the question of whether the. agreement be rejected or accepted. The ballot will apply to some 5000 or 6000 members. It was also resolved:—"That this meeting of the Wellington Waterside Workers' Union is of the opinion that the sentence of eleven months' imprisonment passed at Auckland on 13th March upon Oliver Noakes (waterside worker) is absolutely unwarranted according to the evidence adduced and the nature of the alleged offence, and calculated to undermine all confidence in the impartial administration of the law where trades unionists are concerned. Further, even admitting that Noolces had committed -a technical breaiSi of the War Regulations, his offence was not nearly so serious as similar cases at A ackland and other parts of the Dominion for which small fines were imposed. We therefore ask tKe Governor to review the sentence and issue a free pardon to Oliver Noakes." i A further resolution was also adopted sympathising with the coal miners of New Zealand, who it was contended were fighting a righteous fight and for a righteous principle, and urging that the Military Service "Act be repealed.
Members of the D Battery Reserve assembled in considerable numbers at the rifle range, V.M.C.A. buildings, last night, and presented Lieut. J. Duggah with, a purse of sovereigns as a farewell mark of esteem. Capt, Q. N. Goldie -ttiadfi. jtho ftressntation,
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Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 89, 14 April 1917, Page 5
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