WATERDRONT TROUBDLE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16459, 8 February 1917, Page 9

WATERDRONT TROUBDLE.

1 NEW ISSUE PENDING. j IpIfeoBJENT OF ,FREE LABOUR. Ifllifcsf TffiKIUPH— PBE:3 ASSOCIATION.] |||||y ; WELLINGTON. Wednesday. ' Sw^wi l ""' 3 '™ 1 oi wlmt effccfc 9 em PV" W^g^^';. of free labour will have on the j'jyfront situation was discussed to-day. -J>"sr will be a«ked for to-morrow to -charge the John, Breeze, and Putiki. iH f^f' ' have not stated yet what | ,w propose to do, but it is understood '; . jf the men will not work these I - ' tteitnera'jio other work will be- offered to *~. : ! |fe''wi2W Ul WHARVES .BUSY. \ • f£wZ\ir nWCRAPn.— association,] I hp : r . ; WANGANTJI, Wednesday, | Kfjiflbe working of the wharves was con- ; || tinned by free labour to-day. Tho I iteAmer John was loaded and left for i Wellington, and work proceeded on the Ifppßre*"* Putiki, Kapiti and Storm. The ; inspector of awards endeavoured to arrange a conference between the parties, but the i'mp'oyers' Federation declined, stating that in their opinion there was no need IpflforV conference, as they had nothing to discuss. SETTLEMENT AT GISBORNE. [bt telegraph.—press association.] jj|«f GISBORNti. Wednesday. ptelhe waterside trouble here has been I[BT telegraph.—press association.] GISBORNE. Wednesday. The waterside trouble here has been' amicably settled by the Disputes Commit-1 |||$sft The men resumed work at one o'clock i |§|?! this afternoon, when the permanent lighterY »en were reinstated.