TROUBLE ON AUCKLAND WATERFRONT.
REFUSAL TO UNLOAD GUANO. (Feb United Peess Association.) AUCKLAND, April 21. Trouble arose to-day over the discharge of the Union Company’s cargo steamer Kakapo, which arrived at an early hour this morning from Walpole Island with a cargo of bagged guano. Six gangs were engaged to work the vessel, but when the steamer berthed at the Central wharf only three gangs were ready to commence discharge. The hatches were lifted, and everything was ready for unloading when the secretary of the Waterside Workers’ Union ordered the men to cease work. Consequently the hatches were again covered and the steamer 1 remained idle. The Union Company states that the men were offered 2s 7£d per hour to work too sliip, but that offer was not accepted. The award wage for the working of guano is 2a 4i_d —2d in excess of that for the handling of ordinary cargo. A similar situation arose when the Kakapo arrived at Auckland some months ago with the same kind of cargo. On’ that occasion the vessel was idle for several days before an agreement was reached. No decision had been reached to-night.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19461, 22 April 1925, Page 7
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191TROUBLE ON AUCKLAND WATERFRONT. Otago Daily Times, Issue 19461, 22 April 1925, Page 7
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