SUBSIDISED SHIPS
WORKING CONDITIONS OF CREWS NEW ZEALAND DELEGATES' DEMANDS Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, June 21. The Australian Associated Press understands that the discussions of the Shipping Committee are now centred around the working conditions of crews on subsidised ships. The New Zealand delegates insist that the companies cannot expect a subsidy to be unaccompanied by some form of control. They must accept the New Zealand standard of fair treatment of labour, including matters _ of wages, hours, and working conditions. The New Zealand representatives do not insist on a Government representative on the directorate, though they believe that it might bo advantageous, and they consider that the final agreement should embody watertight clauses, ensuring' that labour will receive a fair deaL Mr Nash plans to leave England on his return to New Zealand early in July, and an agreement may he reached by the end of June.
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Evening Star, Issue 22682, 23 June 1937, Page 9
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148SUBSIDISED SHIPS Evening Star, Issue 22682, 23 June 1937, Page 9
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