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MOERAKI’S .MEN 'PUNISHED. . DISOBEYED COMMANDS. .By Telegraph —Press* 'Assn.—.Copyright.* _ January 16. Thirty-four members of the crew of; the Moeraki were oharged with disobeying the .lawful commands of the: cgptaim, and sentenced to 14 -.days’ im- ' pxisonment etch. - .The .Crown Prosecutor , explained' .tiiat on Wednesday, when ordered to past)off and aUqw the veeseb.to prficeed. to,her anchorage ini the bay, the mem-! .hers' of'the . deck department. refused .duty, and -the stokehold crew - refused to .operate, the furnaces. The -com-pany-had to engage . tugs*, to, assist 'the !• stop to her anchorage. < \ -Captain' r Doorly, said that his idea in taking the vessel!to the-.anohorage rwas .because ,he * would -have a freer - hand to engage men -by ( going^ashore. •when the ivessel iwas;uiot ,at (the whaTf:. He .-knew-ibat-there were men* eager to join tat -New -Zealand mates, -- because', they * were, starving, r - Three men - had offered -dt the Bhip pm! Saturday, bat;, before' h# .could -interview- -them, -they ware.,spirited away.. - # 1 . Passengers on the Moeraki. had offered to -pay the difference - .between Australian :and New 'Zealand rates fin; order-that the vessel might sail, hut he- had- to refuse.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12039, 17 January 1925, Page 5
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184SENT TO GAOL New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12039, 17 January 1925, Page 5
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