MORE SERIOUS TURN

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 103, 4 May 1933, Page 12

MORE SERIOUS TURN

THE EMPLOYEES' TEEMS

RE£ORTEC» REJECTION

NOTICE GIVEN TO CREWS

Events in connection with the shipping hold-up iv Wellington developed rapidly last evctning and this morning,, as a result of which, it now appears that the chances o£ a settlement of the trouble at an v arly date are very slender. Further :information received today shows thlit shipping at Lyttelton and Dunedin lias also been affected. Meetings of; the Seamen's Union were hold practically throughout the wholo of yesterday;,- when the men discussed the employees' new proposals. It is common knowledge that thero was a division of opinion among the seamen, the executi.i/o favouring acceptance of the employers' terms. Tho deliberations were continued from & o 'clock yes- j terday moinuing till 3.45 o 'clock in tho afternoon, tut no decision was arrived .' at.' ; ■ • It was emphasised yesterday that tho shipowners would not be willing to depart from their previous attitude, and a. general 2-1 hours' notice was given to crewa of all union ships in port. Excopticuns wove made in tho case of the Lyitcltou ferry steamers, and, it is stat'Od, iv the case of tho Nelson ferry ,' steamer Arahura and the , ■ Tamahine. It was hoped to dispatch , tho Arahura last night for Nelson, but though the union favoured this course, tho men refused to take the slip to sea. The notice expires at o p.m. today, but this afternoon men commenced lf> leave tho iShips. The adjourned meeting of tho Seamen/'s Union was continued in the Trad.es Hall at 8 o 'cl.ock this morning, and. lasted for four and a half hours. Though officials were reticent as to the.' outcome of the meeting, it was ic'iuriT'on reliable authority that the decision of the meeting was against the acceptance _of the employers' proposals, nmd that no ships would be manned except tho ferry boats. . It is understood that the shipowners are to hold a meeting, when the position will bo considered. MAUNGANUI AND MONOWAI. Since the Maunganui and Monowai S.ave been held up there has been considerable uncertainty as to when pasfeengers booked for Australia will reach (there. The Maunganui has now been [held up since 3, p.m. on Tuesday, and |the Monowai was'to leave Wellington on Tuesday, and Auckland on ,Friday, for Sydney. She will not now arrive at Auckland on Friday, so the Auckland passengers will be delayed. The ■ttner Baradinc is to leave Sydney on Tuesday for England, via other AustraJ Han ports, and some of the passengers '• bookod by the Maunganui, and others who are .to join the Monowai, intended to connect with the liner. . ' VESSELS' MOVEMENTS. The, only vessels that left port last night were the Lyttelton ferry steamer Hangatira, which sailed at the usual time, and the coastal steamer Tecs, which left port at 11.55 p.m. The vessels mentioned yesterday as " being held up, besidos the Maunganui and Monowai, were the Waimanno, Awahou, Arahura, Orepuki, Kapuni. and Tees, tho last-named ship having since sailed. The Port Whangarei and the Gale, which arrived yesterday, have joined tho list of ships held: up, also the Nelson ferry steamer Kaitoa and the Tamahine. The Kaitda is to remain at Wellington, and tho Arahura is scheduled to sail today for Nelson. The arrivals today were, the Kaimai, Inaha, Maori, Wainui,, Gael, Holmdale, Calm, and Kapiti. The Wainui is . scheduled/to sail tomorrow, but if a .settlement of the dispute is not reached, these ships will join those held up. The coastal vessels due at Welling; . ton tomorrow are the poolta, John, and Canopus.