THE WHARF LABORERS' DISPUTE.
(Received Jan. 20, 9.55 a.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 20
It is stated that the conference of interstate steamship owners and wharf laborers' delegates was rendered futile, the men insisting in their demand for Is 6d an hour ordinary, time, and :2s 3d overtime, the employers offering Is Sd and 2s 2£d. The delegates undertook to submit the offer to a mass meeting on Tues<iay and confer with the owners' again on Wednesday. , / It is understood that the men, also put forward certain claims regarding working hours, and the non-employment of permanent hands on the wharves/
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 20 January 1912, Page 8
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98THE WHARF LABORERS' DISPUTE. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 20 January 1912, Page 8
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