ON THE OLD TERMS

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 35, 10 August 1934, Page 10

ON THE OLD TERMS

AUCKLAND DEPARTURES

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, August 9,

The general hold-up of coastal shipping at Auckland which had lasted since, Tuesday ended this afternoon. The seamen from tho nine ships con cerned held a meeting in tho morning, and later informed the masters that they would be prepared to sail at 1 o'clock.' Their decision practically coincided with tho receipt in Auckland of news that tho 70 seamen who had been sentenced at Groymouth to terms of imprisonment for refusing to take their ships to sea had been released from gaol.

Tho vessels affected were the Union Company's motor-ship Hauraki and the steamers Waipiata and Waimea, tho Watchlin Line steamer Port Whangarei and the Northern Company ships Motu, Hauiti, Omana, Pono, and Kawau. The Union Company's vessels were delayed on Tuesday night, and the trouble spread on Wednesday to tho other snips, all of which are on Now Zealand articles. Two other Northern Company vessels, tho Ronald and tho Ahuturu, arrived at Onehunga from AVcst Coast jiorts on Wednesday, but as they were not duo to sail until today they wero not really involved in tho hold-up.

After-tho masters had been informed of . the men's decision the companios were notified, and arrangements wcro made for the departure of ships, most of which had been ready for sea since Tuesday or Wednesday. Seven of the nine vessels left Auckland early this afternoon.

No official statement was made by the Seamen's Union concerning the development, but officials of tho shipping companies said that the men were taking the ships to sea on the terms which had been in operation before the hold-up.