LABOUR WORLD

Grey River Argus, 21 April 1925, Page 5

LABOUR WORLD

MARAMA HOLD-UP. UNION i:i.\MFD. SYDNEY. April 21). Now light is shed on the Marania trouble by the accredited Union delegate of the crew of the ship, v.ho declared that it is the Australian Seamen’s Union that is holding up the ship, endeavouring to .-rente fresh trouble. According to the delegates, an impromptu meeting of the Mamma’s crew was held aboard last night, lie was authorised to state that the erew was prepared Io take the Mamma to sea with a full complement of Union men as provided l»y articles under New Zealand conditions, and that the onus is on the Company to pro vide the crew. “We invite niembers of the Australian Union to eome forward and join us, so that ships can gel away.” It' is stated that there arc ten teen shore in -he crew, seven of whom ■-.gned off at Sydney. The Secretary '•1 liir Australian Senneii-'s t'nuni is stated to have boarded the -essel "ml induced the crew to demand the Australian rates of pay, but this the crow has now decided against. \ GRICW FOR THE MARAMA (Received April 20 at 11.15 p.m.) SYDNEY. April L’U. A sea crew lias been secured for the Marania, on the understanding that they receive :« months pay ami a passage back to Sydney. As the ship is to be laid up for overhaul on arrival at Wellington, no passengers will bo carried, all of them having been transferred to the Maheno. VOLU.MNIA A MYSTERY SHU’ NOW. SYDNEY. April 20. I’be steamer Volumnia left Sydney .secretly lor n port unknown, presumably Fremantle, as the vessel’s original wheat contract has not yet been cancelled. VOLUMNIA S DFSTINA'I lON SY’DNKY, April 20. The Volutmiia’s wheat charter has been cancelled. The vessel Ims sailed direct for Singapore,