RESERVE POOL
BRITISH MERCHANT NAVY GREAT SOCIAL REFORM (Rec. 5 p.m.) RUGBY, May 9. Great interest is shown in the new plan for the merchant navy reserve pool. The News-Chronicle regards it as primarily a war measure which in effect converts the merchant navy into another branch of the fighting services " Incidentally," says the newspaper, "it introduces a great social reform. It 'decasualises' the work of the seamen in the same way that the first steps were taken to decasualise dock labour. It is to be hoped that • this necessary reform will not be abandoned after the war, but will be established permanently as part of our national policy of reccnstruction. Moreover, the impetus that the coming pf peace will give to shipping will greatly enhance the status and value of all merchant seamen." The wide scope of the scheme is evident from the announcement that ail persons—other than fishermen-who have had service at sea since January 1, 1936. and who are not now so serving will register this month.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24604, 12 May 1941, Page 6
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