WELLINGTON WHARVES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 108, 8 May 1936, Page 2

WELLINGTON WHARVES

NO WORK YESTERDAYHEAVY RAIN AND “STOP-WORK” [ Per Press Association. ] WELLINGTON, Alay 6. Apart from the handling of mails and passengers’ baggage no work, was done to-day on the Wellington waterfront, which presented a holiday appearance. Heavy rain, which ordinarily would have delayed work, coincided with the holding of the monthly stopwork meeting of the Wellington Waterside Workers’ Union. Consequently no cargo work was done at any of the ships in port. The watersiders’ agreement with the shipping companies provides for the holding of a monthly stop-work meeting of two hours, normally from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. This morning’s lasted until about 3 p.ni. The conclusion of the meeting coincided with the cessation of rain, and all ships remained idle. When it a as proposed by the shipping companies’ representatives that work should be started and overtime worked to-night the men had a further discussion and later notified the employers that no work would be done. The only departures from Wellington to-day were the inter-Island steamers Tamahine for Picton, Wahine for Lyttelton, and Arahura for Nelson.