CREW REFUSES TO SAIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18214, 7 November 1922, Page 5

CREW REFUSES TO SAIL.

TROUBLE ON THE ARAHURA.

UNION SECRETARY CHARGED. Cases arising from trouble on the Arahura on September 26 were commenced in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr. J. E. Wilson, S.M. A claim to recover a penalty of.£lo for an alleged offence under section 6 of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act, 1908, was made by the inspector of awards, Mr. J, Hollows, against T. F. Anderson (Mr Holmden), branch secretary of the Federated Seamen's Union. It was" alleged that on September 26, 1922. at Auckland, defendant advised or in cited a strike of the firemen, trimmers, and greasers on the Arahnra, such men being bound by an industrial agreement with the Federated Seamen's Union of New Zealand, Captain H. Dryden, master of tfcs Arahnra, gave evidence that at 4.10 p.m." on the day in question he had just given the order to stand by when he was told by one of tha.crew, Wakefield, that they would not sail while' the men it th* Baden Powell were passengers. Wakefield said he would go and get Mr. Anderson, the secretary of the onion, and then went ashore. When defendant went on board witness asked him to get the men to go, but defendant said he would not do so as long as the 33aden Powell crew were on t£e Arahura. They then went ashore' to discuss the matter with the Union Company's manager. In reply to a question by the assistant-manager, defendant said he would take full responsibility They subsequently returned to the ship. Apparently Anderson got the mea to come ashore. The Arahura left about an hour Cross-examined, witness said that Wakefield was the t first who told him the crew would not work while the crew of the Baden Powell were on Board. Witness did not see Anderson get the Baden Powell men off the boat. He understood the trouble was that the crow objected to carr/ the crew of the Baden Powell because they were working at less than union rates , , , Joseph Hollows, inspector of awards, eaid tHat- some days after the trouble he waited on Anderson and asked if it were true that he had made a statement in the presence of tho company s officials that he took full responsibility for the tfoublo on the Arahura. 1 Defendant said it was true. He also said he had inended to visit the ship before she was dS to sail, but he had been delayed at ?he shipping office. His plans had miscarried y] consequence. What they were be did not* say. ~ .. . .. Cross-examined, witness said that defendant said thai prior to the stand-by hell he had not gone down to the ship. Minchin Rudd, assistant manager for the tn on Steam Ship Ootnpany, said Sat in conversation with him Anderson admitted ruJl responsibility. Witness re minded him of the Mokoiia- dispufi, at Lyttelton- and Andersen said he knew all that: Asked if he bad ordered the Jew not to sail. Anderson .replied in the 52? was delayed about an hour and left after The Baden Powell men came off. To Mr Holmden witness said^he .did not know what happened on the Arahura. He did iSt see Anderson communicate with the men. . . Further evidence was given Dy w« chief engineer on the Arahnra. POSITION OF STOKEHOID HA2JDS. PENALTY CLAIMED FEOM ELEVEN A claim to *»«*JJ»pL"d£ to a strike by .the WendtnU greasers on the Aghura W» • J- ?S£S W. Hedley, R Austin, J- H»{ G . h. Chambers. Ho^ rd '„ h Tucker', and M. Gould. /, Moran. U. La< l. t the men wen EvideD SitrX en the ba stand-by signal not op duty alter was given. I ° 6 ; er . a . kii . The second en one man taking huMn* him thai gineer said, one o tne h< %g:S£ the Baden Powell ere. wer e on hoard. prosecution When the £** nfc till to-mono* dosed •» • d g!gd Jo the applicator morning *»B« snw 0 f Mr. Holmden.