LABOUR DISPUTES IN NEW ZEALAND.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8871, 2 September 1890, Page 2

LABOUR DISPUTES IN NEW ZEALAND.

ANIMATED SCENE IN AUCKLAND. Auckland, September 2.— The scene alongside the Australia last night was very animated, lawyers, merchants, soft goodsmen and storetnen worked four hour shifts akboth hatches, and had cargo all out this morning. Great enthusiasm was shown. The Arawata arrived this morning from Fiji with a large cargo of bananas, sugar, etc. The crew at once, on learning of the strike, gave 24 hours notice to leave the ship, but consented to unload cargo. The Australia's officers gave notice to-day, KAMO COAL MINERS' STRIKE. Tho Kamo coal miners at Whangarei have been ordered to refuae coal to the Union Company's boats. UNION COMPANY BOYCOTTED BY BUTCHERS. Wellington, September 2. — The Batchers' Union have given the- Gear Meat Co. notice not to supply the Union Co., and the atoremen are instructed not to handle any goods to or from the Union Co.'s steamers; they will be called out if asked to do bo. STEAMERS STEWARDS HAVE STRUCK. The stewards on the Union Company's boats in port have given notice of their intention to leave the vessels after clearing np the dinner to-day. PENGUIN AND WANAKA LOADED WITH FREE LABOUR. Tbe Wareatea, which is loaded with coal, ha? been moored in the stream. Volunteei-s and free labourers are landing tbe Wanaka's and Penguin's cargoes, ana an endeavor willle made to get the. former away for

Lyttelton, and the latter for Taranald and Onehunga some time to-night. LABOURMEETING IN WELLINGTON Everything is very quiet on the wharves. A mass meeting of Unionists takes place on the reclaimed land this afternoon. A j meeting of all Union Company's captains, j and some of the officers in port, is being held to day. RAILWAY SERVANTS MAY STRIKE. It is understood that the railway hands have decided to go out if their Executive insists on the suspended men being reinstated and the Commissioners refuse. MASS MEETING OF UNIONISTS. A mass meeting of Unionist is being held on the Reclaimed Land. UNION COMPANY'S VESSELS FULLY MANNED. In an interview with a local Pressman, Mr McLean denied there was any truth in the statement of the Company undei manning their boats, and said the risk was too great to peunit of such a thing. He was asked ! whether tho Ur ; on Company would cut loose x.-om Australia if the men did. He I said such a proposal ought to come first from the Unions, and if it did he wonld be willing to lay it before the Owners' Association. The Company had no quarrel with anyone, and would be quite wi'Mng to take officers and men back so long as there were vacancies. If any settlement was arrived at now there~wou'd have to be some modification in tho demands of the Unions, which meant constantly increasingthe wages, and would eventually land the Company in tbe same position as tho Grey Valley Mines. Ho believed the officers, if left to themselves would be Dack now. t AN OFFER TO MEDIATE. Christchuroh, September 2. — A wellknown Bhipper of produce has offered the Union leaders to mediate in the difficulty. The Unionists have appointed guards tD keep order at Lyttelton, and last evening marched off a number of rowdy characters who began to malA a disturbance. TE ANAU MANNED WITH FREE LABOUR. Dunedin, September 2. — The labour party had the Union Company's office closely picketted, with a view of getting at the free labour engaged for the Te Anau, but they were sent down the harbour, and. joined "the steamer near Port Chalmers, leaving the Unionists under the impression they were not aboard.