Arbitration Unionism.

NZ Truth, Issue 444, 20 December 1913, Page 2

Arbitration Unionism.

Fat's New' Found Affection Fails.

The Tale of a Tally Clerk.

Members of Proposed Union Blacklisted.

I Outside one of the buildings on the wharf there is a sign which Informs all. whom it may concern that it is the "Outside Tally Clerks' Ofßce> "Truth's" rep. one day last week took ( a look inside this building; Therein he saw a long table and forms, and he counted twenty-five lockors. He asked who had the use oi! the lockers and he was curtly informed, by a- person who wore a rejtrorse nose, that they were "set apart for the use of those who were entitled to them." "Truth" thanked the haughty one, and sought further information m a quarter more sympathetic, and less inclined to put on airs. From this gentleman ho 1 learned that the room m question had been set aside by the Harbor, Board some ten years ago for the use of the tally clerks then employed — some twenty- five m all, hence the twentyfive lockers. "But that was ton' years ago," remarked "Truth." "Surely what was no more than necessary at that time must be altogether inadequate now?" , "Yes, it. is most inadequate. Shipping has increased so much that the i demand; for 'tally- clerks to;day i& (nearly three times what it.was then." "Truth" gathered, that as many* as; seventy tally clerks >vero- sometimea j engaged the ; wharves^ ,'No •e^tra. ' provislonhas been made for any,, other than the .original twenty-five.,/' The roonijs the^-sanie slse,' the number of lockers . the same, as ten i years ago.* As a matter of fact, \va were told, there are, two classes of "outside" tally j