THE SHIPPING TROUBLE.
(Received 20, 9.45 a.m.) Sydney, October 20. The crews and permanent hands removed the perishable portions of cargoes arriving by steamers, but no attempt was made to touch general loading. The Adelaide and Melbourne Steam Ship Companies are amongst the affected. . The latter company’s, steamer Sydney sailed without a cargo. To-day’s arrivals will add considerably to the vessels tied up. The masters point out that an agreement with a currency of three years was recently signed with the wharf labourers, providing for a Is 3d rate. This had been broken without notice.
Fear has been expressed that if the coastal demands are conceded, the deep-sea men will demand an increase.
The Waterside Workers’ Federation meets in Melbourne to-morrow to discuss the situation.
Complaints are made of tho frequent delays in the delivery of mails arriving by New Zealand steamers.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 56, 20 October 1911, Page 5
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