INSTRUCTION TO FIREMEN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11506, 30 September 1915, Page 5

INSTRUCTION TO FIREMEN.

UNION* EXECUTIVE'S DECISION. The following is the Mjbstane-e. of ■:/ notice pasted at tho Seamen's Tlmou office, Wellington. on Tuesday^ The executive council of tho I'fderated Seamen's. Union of .\ew Zealand has ennu 1 to the following decision regarding (a certain vessel now in port) which r;<M n '•<•! v - of the union nil! unserve and carry out, namely, that in view of the- vessel having, ;i« an ordinary trader, taken a matt out of tho stokehold' and worked him in the en-gines-room at sea. in the Au&trala.s:anAmerioan mail service, and the Ausu - a• iian SeamenV Union having failed on representation being made by the crew to prevent this beinig done, the executive council of the New Zealand union lms now decided that the departure el tho ship must not. be delayed in a settle, ment. of the point. whiNi, the .ship is trooping under .spec: a] orders, and liar-, further decided that member* ol me union he called on t-o man the vessel on the terms and conditions of the articles of agre mient. taken out on ll»n~ day, September IU. tints leaving the point m dispure to be sctiled itumed:aioiv the ship ceases to be under special order-. Tho ve.-sei will sign artieie.T at the shipping orlice on Friday morning at ten o'clock, and all members arc required to obey the decision of the executive council. The not.'ce is signed by Mr \N 1. Young, general sorrelary of the union. There are at present twelve _ me" working in tho engine-room and six on deck, on day work, all of arc members of tho local Seamen'* Union. The' vessel carries eighteen iiremen, twelve trimmers, six greasers, one istorek coper, and there -.ire sixU'ou. in the deck department.