THE SHIPPING DISPUTE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18774, 30 January 1923, Page 8

THE SHIPPING DISPUTE

THE SUSPENDED ACT. HON. G. J. ANDERSON’S STATEMENT. (Pee United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, January 29. The Minister of Marine (the Hon. G. J. Anderson) made the following statement today.—“ jjy attention has been called to a statement by Mr W. Clarke, secretary of the Dunedin branch of the Seamen’s Union, to the effect that Mr Massey had promised to reinstate the suspended requirements of the Shipping and Seamen’s Act, and that he had failed to redeem his promise. This statement was contrary to fact. The provisions woio reinstated at the conclusion of the recent shipping trouble. In reply to a communication received on Saturday I informed Mr Clarke that I had consulted the Crown Law Office, and had been advised that men employed on ships could not be discharged, unless they desired it, until their vessels returned to their homo ports and the articles under which the men had been engaged were completed.” TROUBLE AT LYTTELTON. AN ASSAULT CASK (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, January 29. Following an affray between unionist and non-unionist firemen on the ferry steamer Wahine on Saturday evening, John Henry Mnthieaom. a 'unionist, was charged at the Lyttelton Magistrate’s Court to-day with having assaulted one Nelson t a non-uuiouist. Police Sergeant M'Holm said the man who hod been assaulted had left on the Wahine for Wellington, and that the vessel would not lie back until to-morrow, therefore ho • would ask for a. remand until Wednesday. In tho meantime the extent of Nelson’s injuries could bo ascertained. Tho remand was granted.