TRAWLERS' DISPUTE
CASE BEFORE THE COURT
The hearing of the dispute between the New Zealand Seamen's Union and tho New Zealand Fisheries, Ltd., was resumed by the Arbitration Court today. The case was partly heard at the last sittings of the Court, when the dispute was r rred back to the respective parties to see if an agreement could be come to.
Mr. F. P. Walsh appeared for the union, and Mr. T. O. Bishop for the employers.
Mr. Walsh said the dispute affected the workers employed oi the trawlers Futurist and Nora Niven. Ho contended that tie conditions on the Wellington trawlers and the Auckland trawlers wero entirely different. Several conferences had been held, and ultimately all the clauses in dispute were agreed to with the exception of those relating to wages and the discharge of ashes, whicji had been referred to the Court by the Conciliation Council. Tho conditions of work on the trawlers wero described, and a claim was made for an increase of wages. Mr. Bishop opposed the demand for an increase in wages. He said that the lowest paid man on the trawler earned £283 a year, and the highest £317, which ho contended was adequate- remuneration in such an industry. The Court reserved its decision.
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 36, 11 August 1930, Page 11
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TRAWLERS' DISPUTE
Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 36, 11 August 1930, Page 11
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