SHIPPING DISPUTE EXTENDS AT SYDNEY

Grey River Argus, 14 August 1935, Page 5

SHIPPING DISPUTE EXTENDS AT SYDNEY

THREE MORE COMPANIES INVOLVED

Court Dimisses Men’s Overtime Claim

(Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) SYDNEY, August 13. Information from Melbourne indicates that the crews of four Huddart Parker ships there, the Nairana, Yarra. Colac and Goulburn, have been instructed io give twenty-four hours’ notice. The ‘ • Telegraph’ ’ expresses the opinion that a complete paralysis of inter-State shipping is likely as both shipowners and seamen recognise lhe impossibility of confining the holdup to the Huddart Parker line, if the dispute lasts a few more days. One decision of yesterday’s meeting which declares that the Murada men must be employed when vacancies occur on any ship, is almost certain to cause an extension of the strike. The Wanganella’s passengers have been asked to keep in touch with the Company, which hopes to secure a crew to-day. The Oruugal is due to sail to-day for Queensland, but. seven of her crew have given notice and no seamen are offering for the vacancies. So far, six ships are held up and 478 men are out of work. The Central Summons Court to-day, is hearing three claims totalling £1 3s 4d for overtime payments allegedly duo, because of the failure of the freighter Murada to leave Port Kenibla on time on June 22. Counsel for the Company disputed the right of the men to payment. (Received August 13 at 9.20 p.m.) SYDNEY, August 13. The shipping hoid-up became still more serious to-day with the dismissal by the Court, this afternoon, of claims made by three of the Murada’s men for overtime, as cabled this mornuig. Four additional ships, belonging to three companies not previously rendered in the dispute were to-day rendered idle, namely the Colonial Sugar Company’s “Fiona”, the Adelaide Steamship Coy’s. “Mundalla” and the McTlwraith and McEacharn line’s “Kattoonf?a” and the Union Coy’s, steamer “Koranui. ” The crews of these vessels gave 24 hours’ notice. No men offered to-day for the Orungal. which was scheduled to leave tonight for Queensland ports. Another efforts to obtain a crew for her will be made to-morrow. Overtime Claim DECIDED AGAINST SEAMEN. (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received August 13, at 9 p.m.) SYDNEY, August 13. In the Murada case, where the men

claimed overtime, the Company’s defence was that the Murada was unavoidably delayed because of the failure of the cargo to arrive to time, for which the owners could uot be held responsible. It was contended that overtime could only be claimed under a special clause in the men’s 1925 agreement. The Magistrate upheld the objec t'iou. Seamen’s Meeting EFFORTS FOR SETTLEMENT. (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) SYDNEY, August 13. A mass meeting of the seamen will be held to-morrow when the moderates, it is reported, will make an attempt to bring peace. The Disputes Committee of the Trades Hall Council will also consider the * situation. SYDNEY, August 12. The Federal Cabinet to-night considered the shipping hold up and decided to take no action until the Court has given a decision in the seamen’s overtime claim. The case is expected to be heard to-morrow. PACIFIC SLOPE WHARF STRIKE (Per Press' Association) AUCKLAND, August 12. Advice lias been received by Henderson and MacFarlane, Ltd., that the American steamer Golden State, which was to leave Los Angeles on August 1, with a cargo from Pacific Coast ports for New Zealand, is delayed by the Canadian water front, labour trouble, and her sailing for New Zealand is now indefinite. She has already loaded at British Columbia ports, but she is unable to complete loading at other ports. The advice also states that, the Steamer Golden Cloud, which is scheduled to leave Los Angeles for New Zealand on September 1, will only bring cargo from Pacific Coast ports of the United States of America. She will not load at Canadian ports owing to the continuation of the water-front trouble in Canada. No American cargo vessels have reached New Zealand from Pacific Coast ports since the steamer Golden Bear arrived at Auckland from Los Angeles on June 28. The steamer Golden Coast was to have followed the Golden Bear, and was to have left Los Angeles for Auckland on July L On account of the trouble she did not. load, and her sailing for New Zealand was cancelled.