SHIPPING DISPUTE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22294, 21 June 1934, Page 7

SHIPPING DISPUTE

THE COOKS AND STEWARDS A PARTIAL ADJUSTMENT (Per United Press’ Association.) WELLINGTON, June > 20. Late this afternoon . the secretary of the Cooks and Stewards’ Union, Mr E. Kennedy, issued the following state-; ment '■ : .' . “ Following oo a conference with' the managing director of the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, Ltd., Mr £l. {5. Falla, the Cooks and Stewards’ Union has -agreed to- man -‘the - Makuya and other vessels at present requiring providorc hands. ■ - “It has been further arranged that'a ' joint conference with representatives of the Cooks and, Stewards’ Union and the Seamen’s Union will be held at a date in July to be mutually arranged to discuss the question of wages and other matters concerned..’*The dispute began nearly.,a fortnight ago and led to thh paying off of six passenger and cargo vessels at Wellington. Under the terms of the settlement the union has agreed to man all the vessels which have been affected by the hold-up and a conference between the parties to discuss the question of wages will be held next month.

The final vessel to benefit by a settlement of the dispute is the Waimarino, which has been held ■up at Wellington since Monday through being unable to replace her cook, who went ashore sick. A fresh cook was supplied late this afternoon by the union, and the Waimarino, which carries a large shipment of potatoes from Lyttelton for the Auckland market, left to-night for the northern port. . / ■ ~

Of the other vessels affected, the Kaimai ; and, the Kiwitea are expected to be recommissioned the next

day or two. ■ The Lyttelton express service steamer Maori, which was to have left Wellington on June 8 for Lyttelton.ln place of the Wahine, is also expected to be recommissioned this week; but ho' definite date was available to-night. The Makura, it is understood, is to make a trip in the intercolonial service before she re-enters the San Francisco mail service, leaving Wellington on July 10, but hi her case also no definite sail-' ing date was fixed to-night. The Monowai and the hlaunganui are at present undergoing overhaul and survey at Wellington. The Monowai, on her present ' schedule, is to resume her running in the intercolonial service, leaving Wellington on August 10, while the Maunganui’s next trip to San Francisco will be from. Wellington on August 7. r- „. v '