STEAMER HELD UP.
TROUBLE WITH THE CREW. OBJECTION TO NEW HAND. i [BY TELEGRAPH. —PE.ESS ASSOCIATION'. ] DUNEDIN. Wednesday, The steamer Kabika has been held up sines Tuesday night owing to a dispute with the crew over the question of rating. The men refused to agree to an able seaman being engaged to fill an ordinary seaman's place. A man was engaged to-day as an ordinary seaman and the crew was satisfied, with the exception of one fireman, who refused to sail with the new hand. The fireman signed off the articles this evening and an endeavour is now being made to fill the vacancy. There is little likelihood, however, of the Efihika sailing to-night for Napier and Gis borne.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19558, 10 February 1927, Page 8
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