MONTEREY'S CARGO

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21876, 11 August 1934, Page 12

MONTEREY'S CARGO

WORKED BY THE CREW NO SHORE LABOUR OFFERS Owing to the fact that the Matson liner Monterey had been worked at Los Angeles by free labour, and that she still carried a non-union crow, Auckland waterside workers refused to handle the vessel's cargo when she berthed at King's Wharf yesterday. This action has now been taken with all Matson vessels visiting Auckland during the past eight weeks. No great inconvenience was caused yesterday. As on previous occasions, cargo was worked by members of the crew. Unauthorised persons were excluded from the wharf, where a police guard was on duty, and only those with passes were allowed on board. Owing to the distance of King's Wharf from Queen Street, passengers freely patronised the waiting taxi-cabs, which appeared to be doing a thriving trade. Members of the crew were not allowed ashore.

Under normal conditions, the Monterey generally sails for Sydney at 5 p.m! There was a slight delay in the cargo work yesterday and the liner left the wharf at 7 p.m. Officers of the Monterey are still at a loss to understand the attitude of the waterside workers in Auckland. "The strike ife settled on the Pacific Coast," one said yesterday, "and it is generally accepted now that all the trouble was caused by a minority of extremists. We have had a service to maintain and we have maintained it."