STEAMER HELD UP
WINCHMEN’B DEMANDS UNDUE RISK ALLEGED (Hv THerranti-—* *sort*iton> NEW PLYMOUTH, Wednesday Because they objected to the way In which gear was rigged, contending that an extra wire should be attached to the block leading from the winch up-line to the derrick in case the pin holding, the block to the mast might carry away and strike the winchrnan, four gangs, totalling 80 men, this morning stopped work on the federal steamer Westmoreland loading frozen meat and general cargo lor the United Kingdom. The men’s demands. It is understood, were made yesterday, and as they were not met by the company the men refused to continue working. It is also stated that this particular type of gear is used on many ships, and only a few days ago at Auckland Was passed to carry a load of more than six tons, whereas the usual load at New Plymouth has been one ton.
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Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20844, 30 June 1939, Page 9
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