THE MAORI’S FIREMEN.
FERRY SERVICE DISORGANISED. (Per Press Association.) Wellington, January G. No boat left Wellington to-night in the Wellington-Lyttelton ferry service. The .Maori’s firemen were disinclined still to resume work, and the vessel was towed to-day to the Clyde Quay Wharf and tied up. It has not been decided yet whether the balance cf her crew shall be paid off or not. The non despatch of the Te Anau was due to a shortage of stokers. Several have signed off in the ordinary course, as their time was up, and it was found impossible to replace them. Mr. W. T. Young, secretary cf the Seamen’s Union, interviewed, indicated that so long as no steamer was diverted from the ordinary run into the ferry service the union would not interfere, but if such a diversion was attempted trouble might follow.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 9, 7 January 1913, Page 8
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140THE MAORI’S FIREMEN. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 9, 7 January 1913, Page 8
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