WILL STEP IN
OFFER OF PRODUCERS
TO* MAINTAIN SERVICES
12,000 MEN AVAILABLE
BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received Jnlly 28, 11.35 a.m. SYDNEY, July 28.
The President of the Primary Producers’ Union has offered the service® of twelve thousand men in maintaining the continuity of shipping services anti the prevention of stoppages, in the industry. The president stated Dial his union had no desire to join issue with either the seamen or ship-owners m the dispute, but as thousands of members at the union were dependent on the maintenance of shipping eonrmunic-aition lot the necessary commodities' of life, and the conveyance of their product to the markets, they were not going to stand idly by anti see those districts affected strangled while the dispute was being settled.
TASMANIAN PRODUCE
GROWERS TO CHARTER SHIPS
Received Julv 28, 11.15 a.m.. MELBOURNE, July 28
In answer to* Mr. Wars he's offer, the Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) replied that the matter had been referred to 'lie Commonwealth Shipping Board. Mr. Bruce .says he considers that if Tasmanian produce is held up that i>~ a matter for the Tasmanian Government.
HOBART, July 29.*
The Premier has stated that the Government will immediately charter a steamer to carry fruit which ils held up owing to the strike' to the mainland. The fruit-growers had also arranged to despatch .steamers with fruit for Sydney. '
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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 28 July 1925, Page 5
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