THE PALOONA

Evening Star, Issue 18035, 1 August 1922, Page 2

THE PALOONA

TEMPORARY SETTLEMENT. An agreement was arrived at between the Union Steam Ship Company and the Seamen’s Union at Wellington yesterday regarding tho engine room complement of the Paloona, The Seamen’s Union asked that the clause which provided, against any reduction being made in the stokehold manning he inserted in the ship’s articles. Tho Union Company' refused to do this, but in order to temporarily overcome the difficulty an assurance was given to the Seamen’s Union that so far as the Paloona was concerned- no alterations would be made in tho present manning during the currency of the new articles. Tho men refused to sign the now articles on Saturday, but yesterday afternoon they decided to sign on, jwmding tho coneideiation of tile disputed clause by tho Shipowners’ Federation of New Zealand, No alteration is to be made in the manning of tho Paloona during tho currency of the new articles. It is understood that tho Shipowners’ Federation will meet to consider the matter within tho next few days. Tho crew commenced signing on the articles at 2.30 in tho afternoon, and . tho vessel left at 5.30 for Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff, en route to Melbourne,