COMMONWEALTH SHIPS
CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP THE SEAMEN'S ATTITUDE BOYCOTT PROPOSED. Ptese Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, April 13. (Received. April 13, at 9.30 a.m.) Referring to the proposed boycott of the Commonwealth ships, Mr O’Neill (secretary of the Victorian branch of the Seamen’s Union) said that from the moment the ships were taken over and the crews signed on at English rates they would be declared black. The union officials estimate that by placing them on English articles the new owners will save more than £200,000 annually, and nearly 3,000 Australian seamen will he rendered idle. The interstate trade may also be affected by the change, as the Navigation Act stipulates that oversea vessels must, pay Australian rates while engaged in interstate services. Mr Bruce announced that the new owners were not obliged to carry on the interstate trade. It was only stipulated that the service between Australia and England should be maintained for a period of ten years.
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Evening Star, Issue 19840, 13 April 1928, Page 6
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