WATERSIDE WORKERS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 145755, 14 February 1917, Page 7

WATERSIDE WORKERS.

WORK RESUMED IN WELLINGTON O*EB PRESS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, Feb. U. As the result of advice from Napier received by the Wellington Watersiders’ Union to' the effect that the dispute up there had been temporarily settled, the men decided to work tho cargo on the Victoria, and the Ripple, which arrived from Napier during the night, is also being worked as wodl as the vessels from Wanganui Cargo operations are now being carried out on all vessels in port. ■NAPIER MEN AT WORK, NAPIER, Fob. 14. As tbe result of the HAn. Mr. Macdonald’s visit to Napier, work was resinned at Port Ahnnri at I o'clock tins afternoon, on tho conditions obtaining previous to the present trouble, and the matters in dispute arc to be considered by the Disputes Committee this evening. The resumption of work was brought about by All-. Roberts, secretary of the New Zealand Waterside in Fed oration, getting into touch with Wellington last night, when it was agreed that the employers at Napic- and the Watorsiders’ Disputes Committee should meet this morning. At this morning’s conference a settlement was reached and, on the matter being put to the workers, it was decided to commence work immediately. The free labour was brought ashore from the liners in port and withdrawn on shore. By 10.30 o’clock tho lighters and launches had brought ashore those men working on the liners, whereupon the labour foreman began engaging men for the resumption of work at 1 p.m. . With regard to Wellington, Mr. Roberts gave It as his opinion that tho effect of work being re-started at Napier would he that normal conditions would be resumed at Wellington immediately. This morning there was a large number of men about the waterfront at the port awaiting events, and plenty of labour was available whon tbc call came.