SHIPPING HOLD-UP

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22326, 28 July 1934, Page 14

SHIPPING HOLD-UP

A SETTLEMENT REACHED ALL VESSELS MANNED The dispute which arose between the seamen of six vessels in port and the shipowners on Thursday was satisfactorily settled yesterday afternoon. The conditions of the new agreement was the cause of the hold-up. The seamen of all the ships involved met at 3 p.m. yesterday, the secretary of the Dunedin branch of the Seamen’s Union (Mr W. Clark) being present. After a session of nearly two hours, <a settlement was reached, and it was announced that the majority of the vessels would sail last evening.

The Storm sailed at 6 p.m. for northern ports, the Waipiata at 6.20 p.m. for Bluff, the Port Whangaroi at 7 p.m. for Auckland and Whangarei, via ports, and the Totara later for Timaru. The Parcra was removed to a berth at the Ravcnsbourne wharf last evening to load phosphates. She will sail to-day for Wanganui, Now Plymouth, and Port Waikato, via. ports. By the time the Wairuna’a crew had returned on board, it was too late for the pilot to take the ship to sea. The Wairuna will sail this morning for Melbourne and Sydney to discharge the remainder of her cargo from Vancouver. The coastal steamer Gale arrived yesterday afternoon from Wellington, and her crew attended the seamen’s meeting. The vessel will sail to-day for way ports and Wanganui. WEST COAST AFFECTED (Per United Press Association.) s GREYMOUTH, July 27. A shipping strike has developed at Grcymouth, the crew refusing to take the Kaimai out pending instructions from union headquarters. Other ships in port are the Pooita, Kaimiro, and Titoki. "NO SIGNIFICANCE” THE DUNEDIN STOPPAGE. WELLINGTON, July 27. It was definitely stated to-day that no significance attaciied to the hold-up of shipping at Dunedin on Thursday. Conferences have been held recently in Wellington between representatives of the shipowners and of the Seamen’s and Firemen’s and Cooks’ and Stewards’ Unions with regard to the terms of the proposed new agreements. On Thursday morning stop-work meetings were held at all the main ports by the seamen and in the afternoon by the cooks and stewards to consider in each case the decisions reached at the conference. At Dunedin the seamen held a second meeting on Thursday afternoon and then decided to have a further meeting this afternoon, at the conclusion of which all the men rejoined their ships, which sailed as usual.