NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING WAGES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16805, 11 August 1925, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING WAGES.

SUMMONS FOR DESERTION.

I.ONDON, June 16.—At tile East. Hapi Police Court a ship’s trimmer named Neal was summoned: for deserting the liner, Port Melbourne. Mr A. Stone Hurst, who prosecuted, said that Neal signed on at Belfast on 25th October, 1924, for a three year's voyage, at £lO a month. He left tho vessel at Bluff, New Zealand, on 31st January, 1925, when a balance of £4 12s 6d wages was due to him. A substitute for him had to he engaged, and the ship’s captain had to pay that substitute £6 6s 8d more wages than Neal was entitled to, this being on account of the higher wages payable in Australia and New Zpala.nd. (In 201 h April. 1925, Neal signed >n for a Shaw. Savill Line steamer at- £l6 6s 8d a, month, and he had also an agreement that ho would he sent hack to New Zealand from London as a passenger and with his full wages at £l6 6s 8d a month accruing until he was “repatriated.” He had 1 , however, accepted £lO. in lieu of the repatriation. The defendant was ordered to pay £29 0s 9((, and allowed £3 5s costs. The, penalty in default of payment was 31 days’ imprisonjnent.