UNION DISPUTE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 27 January 1927, Page 5

UNION DISPUTE.

ANOTHER, STAGE REACHED. UIV TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, Jan. 26. Another stage in the Federated Seamen’is Union ‘trouble was readied today when a commission of enquiry, which bad been sitting for some time previously, delivered a report' to -a special meeting of members, after which, it is stated, the secretary of the union, Mr W T. Young, and his assistant, Mr" Frank G. Howell, were retired from office. Four others were also struck off the union’s membership. A notice was posted outside the office of the union setting out in some detail the result of the commission’s investigations and 'Stating that the report, findings and recommendations were adopted by 181 votes to- 2. It seems that exception was taken to the founding jof a second union, to which funds amounting to £2600 were alleged to have been transferred without legal authority, and a demand was made that this sum be refunded to the union. The meeting appointed the following temporary officers: President. Mr 1L P. Walsh; 'secretary, Mr. Felix Newfield ; vice-president, Mr Maurice Wall; treasurer, Mr. P'. A. Butler. _ With regard to the organisation a notice issued states that the union is now restored to its original basis and steps will be taken to, hold a, national election of officers as soon as the necessary arrangements can. be made.