TROUBLE SPREADS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18079, 4 May 1933, Page 7

TROUBLE SPREADS

THE SEAMEN’S DISPUTE GRAVE HOLD-UP LIKELY OTHER PORTS NOT AFFECTED (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, )a.st night. No settlement .of the dispute, between the shipowners and Seamen’s 'Union was arrived at to-day, with the consequence that the. grave hold-up of shipping was interned lied by the ad L dition of several other. vessels to those detained on Tuesday. The oinJy ships to leave port to-day were the ferry steamer Rangatlm, which sailed at the usual time for Lyttelton, and the small cargo steamer Tees., which left at a late hour for Dunedini The Seamen’s Union met at .8 o’clock this.morning, and hold .several lengthy session® during the day. What transpired is not known, union .officials- declining to make any statement. Apparently, it was- decided .to continue the hold-up.

It is understood that the crews of the Mo.no.wai and Mauiiigamii were given 24 hours’ notice of .the termination of their engagement at 5 o’clock this evening. The trouble lias extended to the Piet on Steamer Tamahiue, and other vessels held up to-night were the cargo boats Waimarino, Awahou, Gale and Port Whangarei. Ships due to. arrive to-morrow are; the ferry .steamer Maori, the taigOf steamers Wainui from Melbourne, via southern ports, the Kapiti, HolmdnJe and Calm, from Lyttelton; Kaimai, from Greymouth; Inaha, from Patea; Canopus, from Westport; Poolta, from Gisborne, and Gale, from Hokitika. ACTIVITY AT LYTTELTON (Pur Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, last night. Although there were more coastal and in tor-colonial vessels than, usual at Lyttelton to-day, no trouble occurred and the vessels scheduled to sail did so without incident. Rumor .was current during the afternoon that the ferry steamer Maori might be held: up, but this proved untrue, as the Maori sailed at the usual time.

POSITION AT DUNEDIN ONLY WAIPIATA AFFECTED (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, last night. ■ Though it was reported from various source® this afternoon that there seemed to be no- likelihood of trouble in Dunedin, it was found later that the Uniou Company’s coastal steamer Wnipiata, which was scheduled to sail this evening, could not be cleared, as the men refused to sign On under the new articles.

The ship’s articles had expires!: and now ones were prepared under the conditions outlined in the message received from Wellington, and Die scWnon were unwilling to accept the terms offered, the stumbling block apparently being certain alterations to the clause bearing on the conditions. No alteration in wage® or rates of overtime was proposed in the new articles. \

No other ship in DuhoklLu is affected by the situation which, has arisen, the Opilu and the motor vessel Holm-: glen sailing at their appointed times to-night. ■ ■' ■' _