THE WATERFRONT TROUBLE.
AUCKLAND, ic.3t night. There were no fresh developments on the waterfront to-day. A general meeting of watersiders will be held on Wednesday for the purpose of considering tho various aspects of the dispute! Tho number of watersiders employed on the wharves hc.3 gradually been decreasing, until now only about 200 are working daily, out cf a total of 1400. Some 200 men have accepted employment elsewhere. —Press Assn. AUCKLAND, this day. The waterfront position is unchanged. Twenty-seven vessels ajt wharves, in the stream, or dock are idle. Later,—The port ot Auckland bears a dead appearance, owing to the entire absence of arrivals or departures other than the coastal fleet. It is estimated that a thousand men are idle.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15459, 2 March 1921, Page 3
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121THE WATERFRONT TROUBLE. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15459, 2 March 1921, Page 3
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