SYDNEY SHIPS MANNED.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18267, 7 December 1922, Page 9

SYDNEY SHIPS MANNED.

MOERAKI AND WAIKAWA.

FULL VOLUNTEER CREWS.

MAY SAIL TO-MORROW.

ENROLMENT TO CONTINUE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received 10.30 p.m.) A. and N.Z. SYDNEY, Dec 6. The back o? the seamen's strike has been broken, the Union Company having secured full volunteer crews for the Moeraki and Waikawa. It is stated that if trouble is experienced with the stewards their places will be filled by volunteers.

The Waikawa was bunkered yesterday preparatory to silling on Friday. No trouble was experienced. The company scouts the suggestion that the union members vrill " white ant " the volunteers by accepting employment, and state that surplus volunteers will enable the company to prevent " white anting."

Some of the imprisoned crew of tho Moeraki at Long Biy sent for the Governor and intimated that they desired to join thfl ship. The manager of tho Union Company was interviewed but only six out of the 23 were willing to return, and negotiations were broken off.

It is anticipated that the Moeraki, with a volunteer crew, will sail on Friday for New Zealand.

The Union Company intends to continue the enrolling centre and efforts will be made to despatch other vessels

Volunteers are enrolling at Newcastle to man the Koroniko and Ka/iri. No steps have yet been taken to conmission the Kanna, Korauui, and Kittawa, which are on Australian articles.

There are no further developments regarding the Ulimaroa.

It is officially announced that the steamship owners are making an early application to the Federal Arbitration Court for the deregistration of the Seamen's Union.

The marine cooks, butchers, and bakers have decided to stand beside the seamen.

NEW TROUBLE BREWING.

WHEAT LUMPERS' WAGES.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 10.20 p.m.) SYDNEY, Dec. 6.

A conference of the Australian Workers' Union and whea'; shipping firms to adjust lumping rates for the season proved abortive. The men firmly demand the rites of the last two years and the firms denire to reduce wages by 20s a week.

The secretary of the Australian Workers' Union stated that it is practically certain that the wheat will be declared " black." If this threat wem carried out it would have far-reaching effects and would ultimately involve the waterside workers and seamen.

STEAMERS FOR OVERSEAS

TWO LEAVE PORT YESTERDAY

MAKURA SAILS FOR VANCOUVER

Two steamers manned by volunteer labour left Auckland last night for overseas ports. These were the Eoyal Mail steamer Makura, which sailed for Vancouver at 8.30 a.m., and the Waitomo, which was recommis3ioned and left for Newcastle and Nauru Island shortly afterwards. A third steamer, the Kaimanawa, sailed for Westport later. No difficulty was experienced in despatching these vessels. The Makura was to have sailed at 5 p.m., but it was not until 7.50 p.m. that she completed loading butter and frozen meat for Honolulu and Vancouver. A large mail was placed on board and she left with 90 passengers from Auckland in addition to through passengers from Sydney. The working of her cargo was carried out by the waterside workers without hitch.

There were no developments in the general position yesterday. The Northern Company's fleet continues to ply between Auckland and the coastal ports in accordance with the customary time-tabie. Two of the Union Company's steamers expected to leave to-day, namely, the Kawatiri, which has been recommissioned and manned by a volunteer crew, and the Kaitangata. The former will sail for Westport and the latter for Tauranga.