WATERSIDE TROUBLE.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 354, 13 February 1917, Page 6

WATERSIDE TROUBLE.

NO CHANGE AT AV ELLINGTON

CONCILIATION ADJOURNED TEN DAYS.

Wellington. Feb. 13. Die position on the waterfront today is much the same as yesterday, life Wanganui boats are being worked but the Victoria from .Napier is still idle, as the men declined to unload her. Most of the other vessels are hung up. The Waterside Workers' dispute was before the Conciliation Cotuniissioiier to-day. when the assessors appointed tor the union by Commissioner 11 agger were in attendance.

Mr. G.over, one 01 the union's assessors. staled that conciliation procedure was entirely new to his side an<l asked questions relating to the course proceedings would take. He said that before ho could proceed with the dispute time was required in which 10 consult the other unions and the executive of the local union.

Air. Prior, the employers’ agent, agreed to this and Mr. flagger adjourned the proceedings until Friday week at 7 p.m. Mr. Flavell, one of the employers’ assessors said: ‘’We assume that work will be carried on in the meantime.” Mr. (■‘lover: “I will do nothing io stop it.”

VICTORIA NOT WORKED. Wellington, Feb. 12. The watersiders are working the AVauganui boats, but not the Victoria, which they declare black. The Victoria was loaded at Napier, but not by tree labour. THE ISOLATION OF GISBORNE. Gisborne's “splendid” isolation has been the theme of many a traveller’s tale, but from present indications local residents are likely to suffer from an overdose of is.o.ation as the result of vessels being held up at other ports in consequence of tnc waterside dispute. As far as ran be seen at present there is no possibility of a steamer either from nuchlami or Napier until next week, there ts already a nonceable shortage ot hour, sugar ana potatoes owing to vessels carrying on tneir cargo last week, but the position is not regarded as serious in ilia meantime. The mails arc seriously disoiganised but business people arc using me te.cgrapliGisborne, i’eb. .13.

Gisborne is complete.y isolated in consequence of trie shipping disorganisation. No southern mails nave 1 ren received for several days, anti tneiu io 110 prospect of any unless the steameic run. A large number of men assembled to-day for medical examination but 1 i< Medical Board was unable to get here. The board left Napier by motor car this morning but rain having set in was unable to get through. The Appeal board, winch is also ' from AVairoa, was unable to get here. Alerchants report a shortage of hour, sugar and potatoes. There are sumprospects of the bread supply ceasing in a few days unless the steamers i-_-sume.