ON THE WATERFRONT
SHIPOWNERS’ DECISION. CREWS P,\ID OFF ON FRIDAY. FAIRLY SATISFACTORY REPLY.
WELLINGTON, Wednesday.
The shipowners decided to-day that, failing a satisfactory reply from the vatersiders, the ships’ crews will be paid off on Friday and the vessels laid up. It was also decided to severely re strict the class of Ctirgo carried by the ferry boats. The general position remains unchanged, and is not regarded as enCr imaging. NO CHANGE IN AUCKLAND. By Telegraph.—Press Association. AUCKLAND, Wednesday. The waterfront position is unchanged. Twenty-seven vessels at the wharves, in the stream, or in the dock, are idle The port of Auckland presents a dead appearance, owing to the entire absence of arrivals or departures other than the coastal fleet. It is estimated that 1000 men are idle.
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Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14603, 2 March 1921, Page 5
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