WATERFRONT INDUSTRY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1947

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1947 Session I, H-45

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1947 NEW ZEALAND

WATERFRONT INDUSTRY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1947

Presented by Leave of the House

Sm,— 4 21st August, 1947. I have the honour to submit a report covering the activities of the Commission for the year ending 31st March, 1947. A. E. Bockett, Commissioner. The Hon. the Minister of Labour.

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CONTENTS PAGE 1. Introduction 2. turnround of overseas and coastal shipping (a) Overseas Vessels .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • ■ j* (b) Coastal Vessels 3. Factors affecting the Despatch of Shipping—(a) Reduction in Working-hours .. • • • • • • • • • • b (6) Rates of Work—(i) Overseas Vessels .. .. . • • • • • • • • ■ *| (ii) Coastal Vessels .. .. ■ • • • • • • • • • ~ (c) Congestion of Wharf and Railway Sheds—Shortage of Railway Trucks .. .. 7 (d) Shortages of Labour '.. .. • • • • • • • • • ■ ' (e) Tonnages Handled per Vessel .. .. • • • • • • • • ' (/) Disputes involving Stoppages of Work .. .. • • • • • • ' (g) Ship Repairs and Annual Surveys .. .. • • • • • • • • ° (h) Spelling .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • "I (*) Centralization of Overseas Shipping at Main Ports .. .. • • • • » 4. Co-operative Contracting—(a) Value of Contracts and Tonnages handled .. .. • • • • • • ° (6) Costs of Cargo Handling .. .. .. • • • • • - • • *j (c) Profit Distribution .. .. • • • • • • • • • • y 5. Average Hours of Work .. .. .. • • • • • • • ■ 9 6. Rates of Pay : Average Wage .. .. .. • • • • • • 9 7. Guaranteed Wage : Guaranteed Daily and Weekly Minimum Payments—(a) Daily Minimum Payment .. .. .. .. • • • • " !o (b) Weekly Minimum Payment .. .. • • • • • • .. 10 8. Accommodation and Amenities .. .. • • • • • • .. 10 9. Annual Holiday and Statutory Holidays—(a) Annual Holidays .. .. .. . • • • • • • • " io (6) Statutory Holidays .. .. .. • • • • • ■ lz 10. Cargo Control Committees .. .. .. •• •• •• ..12 11. Government Store, Auckland .. .. • - - • • • .. 12 12. Annual Accounts—(a) General .. .. .. • • • • • • - • • ■ f * (b) Buildings Fund .. .. .. • • • • • • • • "' ,« (c) Consolidated (Vote, " Labour ") Fund .. .. • • • • j° \d) Co-operative Contracts Fund .. .. • • • • • - "17 (e) National Administration Fund .. .. . • • • ■ • ' * on (/) Store Fund .. .. . • • • • • • • • • "9? (g) Supervision Fund .. .. • • • • • • • • .. 21 13. Conclusion —" Extended Contracting " —Future of Commission .. .. 22 14. Appendix— Commission and Members of Executive Staff .. .. •. • • .. 23 Summary of Commission Staff and Union Membership as at 31st March, 1947 .. 24 Summary of Results of Co-operative Contract Stevedoring for Years 1940-46 and 1946-47 showing (I) Quantities of Cargo Handled ; (II) Rates of Work— Key to Abbreviations and Tonnage Conversion .. .. .. .. 25 Summary of Total Tonnages (all Classes of Cargo) handled .. .. 26 Summary of Quantities of Cargo Handled—All Ports/All Vessels .. .. 28 Overseas Loading Summary .. .. .. • • • • .. 29 Summary of Results, &c.— All Ports .. .. •- •• •• •• •• •' 00 Port of Auckland .. .. .. - - • • • • . 32 Port of Wellington .. .. •• •• •- •• "It Port of Lyttelton .. .. •• •• •• •• "00 Port of Dunedin .. .. • ■ • • • • • • 38 Port of Port Chalmers .. . - • • • • • • " ' 7? Port of Gisborne .. .. • • • • • • • • .. 41

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CONTENTS— continued PAGE 14. Appendix— continued Summary of Results of Co-operative Contract Stevedoring, &c— continued Summary of Results, &c.— continued Port of Napier .. .. .. .. . • • • .. 42 Port of Port Waikato .. .. ".. • • ■ • 44 Port of New Plymouth .. .. .. .. - • 45 Port of Wanganui .. .. . • • • • • • • .. 46 Port of Nelson .. .. .. .. •• •• ..47 PortofPicton .. .. .. •• •• •• ..48 Port of Timaru .. .. .. . - • • • • .. 49 Port of Bluff .. .. .. .. •• •• ..50 Port of Westport .. .. .. .. • • ■ • .. 51 Port of Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. • • .. 51 Summary Showing Profit Distribution by Commission, &c. .. .. 52 Summary of Wages, &c., payable through Waterfront Industry Commission Central Pay Offices and Agencies for Period 1940-47 .. .. .. .. 62 Summary of Wages, &c., payable through Waterfront Industry Commission Central Pay Offices and Agencies for Year ended 30th March, 1947, showing Total for each Shipping Company .. .. .. .. • - • • .. 63 Table showing Number of Unionist Man-weeks, Total Hours, and Average Hours per Week (Ordinary and Overtime) covering Period of Fifty-two Weeks ended 30th March, 1947 .. .. .. .. .. " • • • • .. 66 Average Earnings —- Return A : Number of Unionists employed, Wages, &c, paid and Average Wage per Man-week worked for Years ended 31st March, 1941-47 .. .. 67 Return B : Earnings of Union Waterside Workers for year ended 31st March. 1947, analysed under Income Groups .. .. .. .. 68 Return C : Average Total Earnings, &c, Profit Distributions, Ordinary and Overtime. Hours, Weeks and Holidays worked by Unionists with Highest Earnings for Year ended 30th March, 1947 .. .. .. .. .. 69 Table showing the Time spent in New Zealand by Overseas Vessels .. .. .. 70 Comparison of Man-hours lost through Stoppages of Work on the Waterfront covering Period of Four Years Prior to, and Seven Years during, Commission Control .. 71 .Analysis of National and Port Committee Disputes referred to and decided by the Commission .. .. .. .. • • • • • • 72 Classification of Orders issued by the Commission under Waterfront Control Commission Emergency Regulations 1940 and Waterfront Industry Emergency Regulations 1946 .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• ..72 Accounts—(l) Revenue, Appropriation, and Accumulated Funds Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1947, and Balance-sheets as at 31st March, 1947 Buildings Fund .. .. - - • • • ■ .. 73 Co-operative Contracts Fund .. . - .. • • 75 National Administration Fund .. .. .. . • 78 Store Fund .. .. .. .. ■ • • • .. 82 Supervision Fund .. .. .. • • • • .. 84 (2) Summary of Administrative Expenditure from Consolidated Fund, Vote, " Labour," for Period 1940-47, and estimated for .. .. 87 (3) Summary, all Funds, 1940-47, showing Percentages of Income, Expenditure, &c, for each Fund .. .. .. .. .. • • .. 88 Store, Auckland : Statement of Stores handled .. .. .. .. 90 Analysis of Temporary Transfers of Unionists between Ports to meet Labour Shortages : Period June, 1941, to March, 1947 .. .. .. • • • - .. 90 Summary of Activities of Cargo Control Committees from Commencement of Operations to 31st July, 1946 .. .. .. - • ■ • • • .. 91

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1. INTRODUCTION During the year ended 31st March, 1947, two changes were made in the constitution of the Commission. In the first instance the Waterfront Control Commission, which comprised three full-time Commissioners and which had operated since April, 1940, and had rendered most useful service in that capacity, was replaced on Ist July, 1946, by the Waterfront Industry Commission of five members. The Government's decision to reconstitute the Commission with two members representing the employees, two representing the employers, and an independent chairman was made following an intimation by one member of the Commission that he wished to resign and following a number of requests by employers and workers for a reconstruction of the Commission along these lines. Assurances were given by representatives both of employers and workers that they would operate as a Commission in the best interests of the industry, but, unfortunately, this did not prove to be the case. In December, 1946, there was a concerted refusal to work overtime as a protest against the decision of the Chairman of the Commission regarding guaranteed wage payments to waterside workers. Following a meeting of the Commission held in January, 1947, to discuss this dispute, the Chairman (Mr. Justice Ongley), with the concurrence of the other members of the Commission, reported that the Commission was unable to find even a basis of discussion of the dispute, that it could not make any decision, and was unable to function as a Commission. Because of the Commission's failure to function, the Chairman tendered his resignation, which was received with great regret, as he had given very valuable service in a most difficult position, and a second change was made in the Commission's constitution. Eegulations were gazetted declaring vacant the offices held by members of the Commission and providing for the appointment of a sole Commissioner as an interim measure. Mr. A. E. Bockett, General Manager of the Commission, was appointed as sole Commissioner pending some agreement being reached between employers and employees and the Government as to the future of Commission control of the industry. Discussions on this matter are still taking place. 2. TURN ROUND OF OVERSEAS AND COASTAL SHIPPING (a) OVERSEAS VESSELS Published in the Appendix (page 70) is a table showing the time spent on the New Zealand coast by overseas vessels each year from 1939 to March, 1947. Vessels which discharged and loaded spent an average of 52 days on the coast for the year 1946-47, compared with an average of 42 days spent on the coast in 1939, while vessels which loaded only spent an average of 26 days on the coast for the year 1946-47, compared with an average of 27 days spent on the coast in 1939. (b) COASTAL VESSELS Coastal vessels are taking longer to turn round to-day than pre-war. An examination of voyage reports of vessels engaged in the east coast trade shows that these vessels during the year ending'3lst December, 1946, took approximately twice the time for the round trip than taken during the year ending 31st December, 1939. There was, however, a5O per cent, increase in the average tonnage of cargo handled per trip. This increase was not sufficient to offset the additional time taken in turn round, and the total tonnage handled by these vessels during the year showed a reduction of 34 per cent, on 1939 figures.

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3. FACTORS AFFECTING THE DESPATCH OF SHIPPING (a) REDUCTION IN WORKING-HOURS Prior to the war vessels were worked 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. (midnight to finish) Mondays to Fridays inclusive, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. During last year the workinghours were 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. (10 p.m. to finish) Mondays to Fridays inclusive, and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays (5 p.m. to finish). This represents a reduction of approximately 9 hours per week, or 13 per cent., on pre-war working-hours. The reduction in the working of meal-hours has also affected despatch of ships. Prior to the war it was customary.to regularly work meal-hours at the large hatches, while to-day meal-hours are only worked to finish a hatch or ship. (6) RATES OF WORK (i) Overseas Vessels The all-port average rate of loading overseas vessels has shown a further increase during the year and compares favourably with the rate of loading pre-war.

The following are rates of work per net gang-hour for loading butter, cheese, and meat: —

The all-port average discharging rate for overseas vessels shows a reduction from 12-79 tons per gang per hour to 12-15 tons per gang per hour. This rate is far from satisfactory and there is ample room for an improvement. Apart from the efforts of the men there are other factors affecting the rate of discharge— e.g., congestion of wharf and railway sheds, change in nature of cargo from measurement to weight, &c.

(ii) Coastal Vessels The following are the net rates of work per gang per hour for the past seven years :

The figures show a falling off in the rate of work both for Union Steam Ship Co. and small coastal vessels during the last two years. The results are disappointing, particularly in view of the improvement which has been maintained in the rate of loading overseas ships.

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Class of Cargo. Basic Rate offered by Shipowners in Piece-work Proposals, 1938. Rate, 1945-46. Rate, 1946-47. Butter (boxes) Cheese (crates) Mutton and lamb (carcases) .. 550 210 550 673 253 758 738 259 794

Year. Union S.S. Co. Small Coastal. 1940-41 12-49 16-53 1941-42 13-49 16-18 1942-43 13-75 16-37 1943-44 14-29 17-2 1944-45 14-37 17-29 1945-46 13-76 16-71 1946-47 13-63 16-07

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(c) CONGESTION OF WHARF AND RAILWAY SHEDS—SHORTAGE OF RAILWAY TRUCKS An important factor affecting the discharge of overseas vessels and the loading and discharging of coastal ships is the congestion which has occurred in wharf and railway sheds mainly brought about through the handling of cargo on the wharves being carried on for approximately fifty-nine hours per week while delivery from wharf and railway sheds to merchants' stores is only effected on an average of forty hours per week. During the war years Cargo Control Committees operated under the Cargo Control Emergency Regulations 1942, and these Committees performed a very useful service in directing merchants to take delivery of goods in overtime hours in order to prevent congestion of sheds. These regulations were revoked in July, 1946, and it may be necessary to either reintroduce the regulations or to give the Commission sufficient power under the Waterfront Industry Emergency Regulations to deal with the matter. Delays to shipping are frequently brought about through shortage of railway trucks, and it is not uncommon at railway ports for labour to be sent home while ships remain idle because discharging or loading operations cannot be carried on until sufficient trucks are made available. The Railways Department has placed orders overseas for additional trucks, and as these come to hand the position will improve. (d) SHORTAGES OF LABOUR The centralization of overseas shipping at Auckland and Wellington and the transhipment of South Island cargo from these ports have frequently resulted in shortages of labour. Steps have been taken to increase the union membership at the main ports, but there will still be occasions during rush periods of shipping when sufficient labour will not be available. The increased union strength should, however, result in a considerable reduction in delays through labour shortages. Every endeavour is made to obtain non-union labour, but due to the employment position in the country only a limited number of non-unionists are available. (e) TONNAGES HANDLED PER VESSEL The saving in space through telescoping of meat has resulted in larger quantities of freezer cargo being loaded to overseas vessels than pre-war. There is also a larger number of vessels arriving to-day in ballast for loading only, and it appears that the average tonnage of cargo discharged from overseas vessels is greater to-day than was discharged prior to the war. While coastal vessels are taking much longer to turn round, the average tonnage per round trip is considerably greater than previously carried. (/) DISPUTES INVOLVING STOPPAGES OF WORK Published in the Appendix (page 71) is a table summarizing the man-hours lost through stoppages of work on the waterfront during the period of Commission control and for the four-year period 1937 to 1940 prior to Commission control. During the year ended 31st March, 1947, the percentage of man-hours lost through disputes involving stoppages of work was 2-64 per cent., as against an average of 0-51 per cent, for the preceding six years. This substantial increase was due to two major disputes. The first dispute involving a loss of approximately 29,000 man-hours affected only the port of Auckland, where a stoppage of work occurred on account of priority being given by the Commission to the discharge of cement on the vessel " Herekino." An additional loss of approximately 250,000 man-hours involving all ports was brought about through action being taken by the union to restrict work to a five-day forty-hour

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week as a protest against decision of the Chairman of the Commission regarding guaranteed wage payments. This dispute covered a period of approximately seven weeks and resulted in serious delay to overseas and coastal ships and an accumulation of cargoes at all main ports. (g) SHIP EEPAIES AND ANNUAL SURVEYS During the war years, in order to keep vessels in commission, major overhauls were deferred, and during 1946 annual surveys of coastal shipping occupied considerably more time than the average taken prior to the war. Breakdown of winches and shore cranes were also more frequent in 1946 due to the round-the-clock working of ships during the war. This position should be remedied within the next twelve months. (h) SPELLING It has been the practice for some years at main ports for men employed in refrigerated chambers to work hour-about. This practice has spread to general cargo vessels, and the extension is no doubt due to the long hours of work performed by waterside workers at main ports during the war years. While the Commission considers that reasonable rest periods should be allowed to workers, the systematic spelling now in operation cannot be justified. Discussions are taking place between the Commission, the union, and the employers with a view to obtaining the co-operation of all parties to eliminate unreasonable spelling and introduce reasonable rest or " smoke-oh " periods. The provision of modern canteens on the waterfront at the various ports will materially help in the elimination of the spelling abuse. (i) CENTRALIZATION OF OVERSEAS SHIPPING AT MAIN PORTS The centralization of overseas shipping at main ports from an average of six ports per vessel pre-war as against an average of three ports last year has resulted in a quicker turn round of overseas ships. It should be appreciated, however, that with the cancellation of shift and Sunday work the majority of steaming-time between ports takes place outside working-hours. Further, when a vessel loads completely at one port men employed are inclined to become tired after working continually in the freezer for a fortnight "or more eleven hours per clay, Mondays to Fridays inclusive, and four hours on Saturday. 4. CO-OPERATIVE CONTRACTING (a) VALUE OF CONTRACTS AND TONNAGES HANDLED

Summarized below is a statement showing value and tonnages handled under contract during the last two years, and total to 31st March, 1947 :

The total value of contracts during the year 1946-47 is approximately £lO,OOO greater than the preceding year, while the tonnage handled has increased by approximately 180,000 tons. The reduction in tonnage cost is due to the less amount of overtime worked during the year. The total value of contracts handled up to the 31st March, 1947, was approximately £10,750,000, comprising approximately 27,500,000 tons of cargo.

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Year. Number of Contracts. Value. Tonnage. 1945-46 .. 1946-47 .. 1940-47 .. 3,738 3,717 21,674 £ 1,801,713 1,811,214 10,764,967 4,638,912 4,818,915 27,462,194

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While the majority of vessels are to-day loaded and discharged under contract, there are certain bulk cargoes —namely, phosphate and sulphur —which are still worked on a wage basis. The Commission is investigating costs of handling these bulk cargoes with a view to them being placed under contract at all ports as soon as possible. (b) COSTS OF CARGO HANDLING Tables have now been printed by the Commission and are available to shipping companies and the union showing the stevedoring cost for various cargoes for each class of contract for the three years ended 31st March, 1946. Costs for the year ended 31st March, 1947, are being finalized and will be printed later as an Appendix to this report. (c) PROFIT DISTRIBUTION Included in the Appendix (pages 25-61) is a table summarizing the results of cooperative contract stevedoring and showing the amount of profit distributed at each port for each class of contract and the average profit per winch-hour for the six-year period 1940-46, for the year ended 31st March, 1947, and totals to that date. An amount of £205,328 was distributed during the year at a " winch " time rate of 10-65 d. per hour, as against £187,594 distributed for the year ended 31st March, 1946, at a rate of 10-48 d. per hour, an increase of £17,734. The total amount of profit distributed from the commencement of contracting until the 31st March, 1947, was £1,061,233 at a " winch " time rate of profit of 9-36 d. per hour. 5. AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK Published in the Appendix (page 66) is a table showing the average hours of work per man-week (ordinary and overtime) by unionists for the fifty-two weeks ended 30th March, 1947. The average hours per week for all main and secondary ports was 42f (33| ordinary time, 9|- overtime), for the year ended 30th March, 1947, as against 41f (28J ordinary time, 13| overtime) for the previous year. The average overtime hours were reduced by four hours per week and ordinary-time hours were increased by five hours per week, which shows an average increase on all hours of one hour per week over last year. The reduction in overtime hours is due to the cancellation (as from Bth September, 1945), of shift-work and work on Sundays, holidays, and Saturday afternoon (except where a vessel can finish by 5 p.m.). This is the first year where the full impact of this reduction is shown in the average overtime hours per week. 6. RATES OF PAY : AVERAGE WAGE No alteration was made in the basic rate of pay of waterside workers during the year. As from the Ist August, 1946, the rate of pay for Saturday morning was increased from time and a quarter to time and a half. A further improvement in working-conditions was also granted by the Commission from that date by the payment of 2s. meal-money where a worker is ordered back and attends, or is transferred from a job finishing after noon and before 5 p.m., for overtime at 6 p.m. or later, or at 1 p.m. on Saturdays. Tables are published in the Appendix (page 67) showing the average wage of waterside workers in the following returns : (a) Return showing the average wage of unionists per man-week worked for years 1940-46, 1946-47, and 1940-47. (Note. —This return has been based on the man-weeks worked and does not show the true average weekly wage over the whole year, as all men are not employed for fifty-two weeks—see return of earnings according to income groups, Appendix, page 68).

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(&) Return showing earnings of unionists for year ending 31st March., 1947, analysed according to income groups (Appendix, page 68). (c) Return showing average total earnings, profit distributions, ordinary and overtime hours, weeks and holidays worked by unionists, with highest earnings for year ending 31st March, 1947 (Appendix, page 69). There has been a further drop in the average wage from £lO 6s. 7d. per man-week for the year 1945-46 to £9 13s. sd. per man-week for the year 1946-47. This drop is due to the reduction in the amount of overtime worked. The total amount of earnings for union waterside workers at all main and secondary ports for the year ended 31st March, 1947, was £2,346,497, as against £2,535,475 for the year ended 31st March, 1946, a reduction of approximately £189,000. 7. GUARANTEED WAGE—GUARANTEED DAILY AND WEEKLY MINIMUM PAYMENTS Prior to the introduction of the daily and weekly minimum payments, a guaranteed wage of £3 6s. per week applied to "A " Grade workers at the ports of Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. This guarantee did not provide any material benefit to the great majority of waterside workers, and payments made from April, 1946, to the 10th March, 1947, was only £69 for the four ports. In February, 1947, the Commission issued an order providing for the payment of daily and weekly minima to " A " Class union waterside workers (who complied with the conditions prescribed by the Commission) at all main and secondary ports on the following basis : (a) DAILY MINIMUM PAYMENT Unionists are guaranteed work in each day, Mondays to Fridays inclusive, to the value of two hours at the ordinary-time general-cargo rate of pay or, failing provision of such work, are entitled to be paid that sum subject to their registering attendance at the Commission's Labour Engagement Bureau. (6) WEEKLY MINIMUM PAYMENT Unionists are guaranteed work in each week to the value of £5 or, failing provision of such work, are entitled to have their wages made up to that sum. The daily minimum payment is taken into account in determining payment of the weekly minimum guarantee, out a unionist is entitled to receive his daily minimum payment although his earnings may exceed £5 in the week. The above guaranteed minimum payments operated as from the 10th March, 1947, except at the ports of Gisborne and Oamaru, where the guarantees operated as from the 17th March, 1947, and the 30th June, 1947, respectively. It was estimated by the Commission at the time of the introduction of these guaranteed payments that the cost would be approximately £lOO,OOO per annum. The actual cost for three weeks' operation to 31st March, 1947, was £2,232 (£1,524 daily minimum and £7OB weekly minimum). Detailed payments at each port are shown in table published in the Appendix (page 64), 8. ACCOMMODATION AND AMENITIES Every endeavour has been made by the Commission to implement the undertaking given by the Government to do everything within its power, having regard to the present situation so far as building labour and materials are concerned, to speed up the provision of accommodation and amenities for waterside workers. Considerable progress has been made during the year. The position at each port is summarized as follows :—-

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Auckland.— ln co-operation with the Auckland Harbour Board, improvements have been made to the present waiting-room accommodation, and modern canteen facilities are being provided in the main waiting-room and at all main wharves. Some delay has been occasioned through shortage of building materials, but in the circumstances satisfactory progress has been made and it is anticipated that the canteen facilities will be available within the course of the next few months. Wellington. —lmprovements are being effected by the Wellington Harbour Board in lavatory and washing accommodation. The Commission has purchased the equipment of the Wellington Catering Co. and has effected a number of improvements in the main cafeteria. The Wellington Branch of the Union has accepted the responsibility for the management of the cafeteria, and hot meals are now being provided. Negotiations are still in progress with the Wellington Harbour Board regarding provision of canteen facilities at wharves distant from the main cafeteria. Lyttelton. —A number of meetings have been held with all interested parties at Lyttelton,. and it has been agreed that there is an urgent need for the provision of a new waiting-room at that port. The Harbour Board has given instructions to its architect to proceed with detailed plans of the new building, which it is estimated will cost over £40,000. The erection of this building, having in mind the present acute shortage of building labour and material, will no doubt take some years, and the Harbour Board has decided, in the meantime, to effect urgent repairs to the present waiting-room. Nelson. —The Commission has let a contract for the erection of a modern waitingroom and administrative offices at this port at an estimated cost of over £12,000. Work has commenced and satisfactory progress is being made. Timaru.— lmprovements to the accommodation at Timaru were effected during the year, and the facilities at this port are now satisfactory. Oreymouth. —The modern waiting-room and administrative offices erected by the Commission at Greymouth was officially opened by the Hon. James O'Brien on the 19th October, 1946. The facilities at this port compare more than favourably with facilities provided for any other body of workers. Bluff. Arrangements have been completed for the erection of a modern waitingToom on Harbour Board property at Bluff. Detailed plans and specifications are being completed, and it is expected that a start will be made on the building in the near future. Apart from the buildings referred to above, the Commission has erected modern waiting-rooms and administrative offices at Napier and Westport. The Commission has spent over £30,000 in the erection of modern waiting-rooms and administrative offices and is committed to further expenditure estimated at approximately £30,000 in respect to waiting-rooms at Nelson and Bluff and canteen facilities at Auckland and Wellington. 9. ANNUAL HOLIDAYS AND STATUTORY HOLIDAYS (a) ANNUAL HOLIDAYS An improvement was made during the year in the qualifying conditions for the granting of annual holidays for union waterside workers. The original basis adopted whereby a unionist qualified for half a day's annual holiday for every fourteen days or fraction thereof that he was working or available for work was amended to provide that the unionist would receive a half-day's holiday for every eleven days or fraction thereof that he was working or available for work. It was also provided that where a unionist had worked or been available for work for not less than 1,800 hours during the holiday year he would be entitled to receive the full two weeks' annual holiday.

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The cost of granting annual holidays to waterside workers at all main and secondary ports from August, 1944, to 31st March, 1947, is as follows : 1944-45 (eight months)— £ Union .. .. .. .. .„ .. 42,150 Non-union . . .. .. .. 7,183 1945-46 Union .. .. .. .. .. .. 71,241 Non-union .. .. .. .. .. 10,240 VE Day (2 days pay) .. .. .. .. 13,272 VJ Day (11 days pay) .. .„ .. ..10,518 1946-47 Union .. .. .. .. .. .. 84,885 Non-union .. .. .. .. .. 9,826 Total .. .. .. .. .. 249,315 (b) STATUTORY HOLIDAYS In August, 1946, waterside workers obtained a further improvement in workingconditions by the payment for statutory holidays. The Commission agreed to the payment to unionists for nine statutory holidays during the year. A member is entitled to payment for a statutory holiday provided he is regularly employed or is regularly attending for employment during the twelve working-days ending Saturday preceding the holiday. In March, 1947, the Commission approved of payment of statutory holidays to non-union waterside workers who are regularly employed or regularly attend for employment during ordinary and overtime hours and who rely on waterfront work for a livelihood. The cost of granting payment for statutory holidays to union waterside workers at all main and secondary ports from Ist August, 1946, to 31st March, 1947, was £31,358. It is estimated that the annual expenditure will be approximately £75,000. 10. CARGO CONTROL COMMITTEES The Cargo Control Emergency Regulations 1942 were revoked on the 31st July, 1946. These regulations provided for the appointment of Cargo Control Committees, the functions of which were to expedite and arrange for the removal of goods from wharf and railway sheds to prevent congestion. The Committees appointed under the regulations had power to direct merchants to keep their stores open and take delivery of goods from wharves and railway sheds in overtime hours. The revocation of the regulations has unfortunately resulted in congestion of wharf and railway sheds involving delays to shipping. While the loading and discharging of ships is carried on over a spread of fifty-nine hours per week, the delivery from wharf and railway sheds only takes place during forty hours per week. It may be necessary for the Government to re-introduce the regulations and appoint Committees with authority to direct that merchants' stores be kept open and delivery of goods taken from wharf and railway sheds in overtime hours. 11. GOVERNMENT STORE, AUCKLAND The Auckland Cargo Control Committee ceased to operate as at 31st July, 1946,. and, following a meeting held with representatives of the Accommodation Board, Industries and Commerce Department, Treasury, and the Waterfront Industry Commission, it was decided that the Commission should take over No. 3 Cargo Control Store and operate the store as a Government store for the storage of Government goods.

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At the time the store was built assurances were given to the Wheat Committee that approximately 30,000 square feet of storage space would be _ made available for the Wheat Committee, and it was necessary to continue to provide this accommodation. Further, the Food Controller had no store available for sorting and storage of tea, and the Public Works Department was also in need of transit storage space for the removal of goods from wharf sheds. The Commission accepted the responsibility for the operation of the store on the understanding that if any financial loss was incurred due to the fact that wheat was being stored at the rate of 2d. per ton per week as against the usual storage rate of 6d. per ton per week, that any such loss would be reimbursed to the Commission from the Consolidated Fund. It will be seen under the comments in Accounts' Section that the Stores Account shows a small profit for the financial year ending 31st March, 1947. Apart from the storage of Government cargo, the store has also been used for storage of goods of private consignees to prevent congestion of wharf sheds. Goods for private consignees are only stored when the Commission is satisfied that alternative private storage accommodation is not available. During the eight months ended 31st March, 1947, 10,184 tons of cargo was received into store and 14,236 tons delivered ex store. The quantity on hand at Ist August, 1946, was 6,992 tons and the balance on hand at 31st March, 1947, was 2,940 tons. The reduced quantity of goods in store as at 31st March, 1947, was due to substantial clearances of wheat and tea. The Commission has also found it necessary to keep sufficient space available for the sorting of tea on behalf of the Food Controller. A shipment of approximately 1,000 tons arrived into store in April. The operation of the store was carried on very efficiently by the Commission's §tore staff at Auckland. 12. ACCOUNTS (a) GENERAL There have been several changes in the funds operated by the Commission during the year ended 31st March, 1947. The most important development concerned the establishment of a National Administration Fund (see Section (5) ) concurrently with the operation of daily and weekly minimum payments as from 10th March, 1947. The Order (No. 11) provided that " The assets and liabilities as at the date of the coming into force of this Order, of the National Pay Office Fund, Annual Holidays Act Fund, and General Administration Fund shall be deemed to be part of the National Administration Fund and shall be used for the purposes set out under (a) above " (clause 2(c)). The Commission has, in effect, consolidated all national funds, which are in the nature of administrative charges, into the one fund. This step also enables all levies of an administrative nature to be placed on a uniform hourly basis. A Guaranteed Wage reserve existed in the National Pay Office Fund, and unless it was considered desirable to create yet another separate fund for the purpose of financing the daily and weekly minimum payments, this would have been the fund to finance the new charges. The National Pay Office Fund, however, was financed by a percentage levy on income of other operating funds. This method of finance for charges, such as the daily and weekly minimum payments, which were related to the hours of work on the waterfront, was recognized as inequitable at the time when it was used in 1943-44 for the Industrial Rest Period Fund (see Sections (7) and (8), page 15, H.-45, 26th November, 1945). In the circumstances, therefore, it was considered preferable to convert the National Pay Office Fund percentage levy to a levy based on hours of work and combine the revised Pay Office levy with the annual holiday levy in the new National Administration levy of eighfpence (Bd.) per paid labour-hour. General Fund (Administration) finance, which was°based on assessments on other funds and which was intimately bound up with

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the National Pay Office Fund, was also brought within the scope of the new National Administration Fund in order to further simplify the presentation of the annual accounts. At the same time the Commission undertook to include as much detail as possible for both expenditure and income headings in order that it might be possible to estimate what would have been the financial position of the various funds, if they had remained separate. In Section 5 of these comments, which deals with the National Administration Fund accounts, a detailed analysis is given of the main expenditure and income headings, relating them to similar expenditure and income in 1945-46. No separate sections, therefore, have been included in this year's accounts comments for the Annual Holidays Act, General (Administration), or National Pay Office Funds, which are now amalgamated in the one National Administration Fund. By arrangement with the Government Departments concerned the Commission agreed to take over from the Cargo Control Committee at Auckland as at Ist August, 1946, and operate as a semi-Government Store the Committee's No. 3 store at Parnell. In order to segregate the finances of this store a " Store Fund " (see Section 6) was established. During the financial year ended 31st March, 1947, internal changes occurred in two other funds. As from Ist August, 1946, the Annual Holidays Act Fund levy was increased from 2|d. to 4d. per paid labour-hour to provide for the cost of granting paid statutory holidays to waterside workers. As explained earlier, this amended levy was, as from 10th March, 1947, included in the over-all national administration levy. The other fund affected was the Supervision Fund (see Section 7), As from 30th September, 1947, the Commission handed back to the shipping companies concerned the responsibility for the supervision of waterside labour at the ports of Auckland and Wellington. The supervision levies, therefore, ceased at those ports from that date.

Summarized, the funds operated by the Commission as at 31st March, 1947 were as follows :

statements of account for each of these funds are included in the Appendix. In addition, a table is given (Appendix, page 88) showing in summarized form the fund totals of expenditure and income as well as Appropriation Account headings and Accumulated Funds Accounts for the period 1940-46, the year 1946-47 and the full period of the Commission's activities, 1940-47. Percentages are shown in each case to indicate the relation of each fund to the total operations of the Commission. A full comparison between the figures in this table and the figures in the similar table for 1945-46 (H.-45, 19th August, 1946, pp. 78-79) is not possible, owing to the amalgamation

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of some funds. In bringing forward the figures for 1940-46 the amounts and percentages for those funds, now amalgamated, have been combined. The following points, however, are of interest as compared with 1945-46 : (i) Totals of expenditure and income have again fallen. For 1946-47 the decreases are £178,172 and £126,632 respectively, as compared with 1945-46 figures. The aggregate totals for 1940-47 are now : Expenditure , 14,423,869 Income 15,646,162 (ii) Total profit distributions on Co-operative Contracts and Supervision Funds again show an improvement. For 1946-47 the increase is £17,388, as compared with 1945-46. The aggregate of profit distributions for the period 1940-47 is now £1,017,173 (excluding equivalent profit distributions 1940-43 inclusive), (iii) The Co-operative Contracts Fund, which is directly concerned with the discharging and loading of shipping, accounts for 88-47 per cent, of the Commission's income for 1946-47 and 88-32 per cent, of expenditure. Over the whole seven years of the Commission's activities this working fund has accounted for 92-18 per cent, of income and 92-23 per cent, of expenditure.

(iv) Administrative costs are equivalent to 4-12 per cent, of " total income " and 4-55 per cent, of " total expenditure," a decrease of 0-10 per cent, and 0-26 per cent, respectively as compared with 1945-46. Details are :

(v) After appropriations it was possible to carry down a balance of £24,963 to Accumulated Funds Account as at 31st March, 1947. This compares with a transfer back from Accummulated Funds of £4,634 as at 31st March, 1946, in order to provide for the appropriations for 1945-46. (b) BUILDINGS FUND (See Appendix, page 73) During the year ended 31st March, 1947, the erection of two further buildings was completed. A small central pay office building at Timaru was opened on 23rd May, 1946. At Greymouth the watersiders' assembly hall and Commission's offices were officially opened on the 19th October, 1946. The accounts for these two buildings, and also for the Westport building which had been opened on the 16th March, 1946, were

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finalized during the financial year. This resulted in further expenditure of £9,078 being brought to charge. The figure of £2lO for works in progress represents initial costs of the Nelson assembly hall and offices which it is expected will be completed during the coming financial year. It is also anticipated that a small central pay office building at Gisborne will be completed, and that an assembly hall and offices at Bluff will be well advanced in construction before the 31st March, 1948. The total book value of buildings erected (less depreciation) or in progress as at 31st March, 1947, was £32,565, an increase of £8,469 as compared with 31st March, 1946. It is estimated that the cost of the buildings being erected at Nelson, Bluff, and Gisborne will be not less than £30,000, so that the total commitments of the Buildings Fund as at 31st March, 1947, were not less than £63,000. For the year ended 31st March, 1947, the Commission has again set aside £5,000 from the Co-operative Contracts Fund and £5,000 from the National Administration Fund as additions to the Buildings Reserve Account, making a total of £50,000 in this account as at 31st March, 1947. In accordance with the policy initiated in 1944-45, the Commission has again charged the funds of ports where buildings have been erected with a maintenance levy of 5 per cent, on the original capital cost. For the year ended 31st March, 1947, these levies amounted to £1,329. After provision for depreciation (£728) and administration charges (£34), the balance of £567 has been transferred to Accumulated Funds, making a total of £794 available as at the 31st March, 1947, to meet future repairs and maintenance charges on these buildings. (c) CONSOLIDATED (VOTE, " LABOUR " ) FUND (See Appendix, page 87) Although the parliamentary appropriation from Consolidated Fund (vote, " Labour " ) for this section of the Commission's administrative expenditure is £12,250 for the year ended 31st March, 1947, as compared with £12,670 for 1945-46, it has since been found necessary to include a further £1,454 in respect of 1946-47 in the estimated appropriation required for 1947-48. This will represent a net increase of £1,034 as against the appropriation for 1945-46. Of this amount £626 is due to increased costs of members' fees and travelling-expenses. Additional administrative salaries consequent upon the reorganization necessitated by the establishment of the part-time Commission as from the Ist July, 1946, account for the balance of £4OB. The net expenditure provided by way of charges or grants from Consolidated Fund (vote, " Labour " ) for the full period 1940-47 now aggregate £79,644, or an average of £11,378 per year. The estimated net expenditure of £17,079 for 1947-48 makes provision for the salaries and expenses of the full-time Commission which is expected to be reconstituted shortly. (d) CO-OPERATIVE CONTRACTS FUND (See Appendix, page 75) The accounts of the Co-operative Contracts Fund for the year ended 31st March, 1947, again show very gratifying results in so far as the profit-earning income is concerned. While there has been a reduction of £157,075 in total income as compared with 1945-46, this .was expected in view of the cessation of services performed on behalf of American authorities at Auckland, and of night shift, Sundays, and similar special overtime work, which operated for the full financial year during 1946-47. On the other hand, 82-61 per cent., or £1,911,993, of the total income of £2,314,627 was profit-earning during 1946-47, as against 74-19 per cent., or £1,833,713, in 1945-46, an increase of £78,280, or 8-42 per cent. It will be noted that while the increase in co-operative contracts income was £9,500, equivalent contracts income has risen by £68,780. This is largely due to the fact that the Commission assumed responsibility as from the 2nd December, 1946, for the payment of all wages, &c, due to waterfront workers employed by the New Zealand

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Government Kailways Department, which is the body chiefly concerned in the payment of equivalent profit distribution. It was considered more correct to include the income received to cover wage payments subject to equivalent profit distribution under the heading " Equivalent Contracts " than to treat such amounts as " Non-contracts " that is, wages basis only. Net profit, which for the year ended 31st March, 1947, was £222,691, is an increase of £11,023 over the previous year and is equivalent to a return of llf per cent, on profit-earning income as against a return of 11|- per cent, in 1945-46. There has been a substantial increase of £20,935 in profit distributions and grants as compared with 1945-46. At £210,788 the appropriations under these headings amount to 94*65 per cent. -of the total net profit for 1946-47, which compares with 89-70 per cent, for 1945-46. The appropriation of £5,000 to Buildings Keserve absorbs a further 2-25 per cent, of net profit, leaving a balance of £6,902, equal to 3-10 per cent, of net profit, to be carried down to Accumulated Funds Account, the balance of which, as at 31st March, 1947, was £35,435. In view of the continued downward trend in total Co-operative Contracts Fund income it has been necessary to increase the percentage assessment for administration in order to cover costs on a peacetime basis. As from the Ist April, 1946, therefore, the Commission has fixed this assessment at 1£ per cent, on total income instead of 1 per cent. (e) NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FUND (See Appendix, page 78) This is a new fund established as from the 10th March, 1947, in terms of the Commission's Order No. 11. The main reasons for setting up this fund are outlined in Section (1), General, of these comments. The classes of expenditure now covered in

National Administration Fund and the funds previously responsible for such expenditure and which are now amalgamated in the new fund are —

The income to cover this expenditure is derived from a National Administration Fund levy at the rate of eightpence (Bd.) per paid labour-hour and is a flat rate applicable equally to ordinary and overtime, union and non-union hours. This levy, of course, has operated only from 10th March, 1947, and is exclusive of assessment income and parliamentary appropriation in respect of general (administration) expenditure, which is referred to later. The balance of income for the year ended 31st March, 1947, has been derived from individual fund levies as constituted prior to the 10th March, 1947. The details concerning the various sources of income are : (i) Annual Holidays Act Levy (Ist April, 1946 to 10th March, 1947). —For the period Ist April, 1946, to 4th August, 1946, this levy remained at 2jd. per paid labour-hour. As from the sth August, 1946, the levy was increased to 4d. per paid labour-hour in order to provide for the cost of nine paid statutory holidays per year. It was estimated that a levy of 2£d. per paid labour-hour was equivalent to £lOO,OOO per annum and that the additional lfd. per paid labour-hour would produce £75,000 in a full financial year.

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(ii) National Pay Office Levy (Ist April, 1946 to 10th March, 1947).—This levy has remained at 2 per cent, on other income of the Commission not only during the period this fund was in existence during the 1946-47 financial year, but also right from the date of establishment of the National Pay Office Fund on the Ist April, 1943. As pointed out, however, in last year's comments (H.-45, 19th August, 1946, p. 11), it had become necessary to review the national pay office levy because of the continued fall in value of the other income of the Commission to which this levy was directly linked. At the same time it was decided to convert the levy from the percentage on income to a rate per paid labour-hour for inclusion in the new national administration levy. As from the 10th March, 1947, therefore, the 2 per cent, national pay office levy became lfd. per paid labour-hour. It was considered that this revised levy would not only provide sufficient income to cover the normal peacetime operation of central pay offices and labour engagement bureaux, but would also prove a more stable and equitable basis of charging than the former percentage based on total earnings, ordinary and overtime. (iii) Daily and Weekly Minimum Payments (10th March, 1947, to 31st March, 1947). —■ The annual total of these payments, according to the Commission's earnings and employment records for the year prior to their commencement, was expected to approximate £lOO,OOO. To provide, therefore, for these costs a levy of 2|d. per paid labour-hour was required (see (i), Annual Holidays Act levy). (iv) General (Administration) (Ist April, 1946, to 31st March, 1947). —The services covered by the income for general (administration) are : (a) Preparation of co-operative contracts fund accounts by port local offices of the Commission. (b) Checking, issue, and collection of all accounts by the Commission's Head Office and general Head Office expenses in connection with the operation of the various funds of the Commission, including the keeping of all statistical records and accounts and preparation of annual statments of account. (c) The portion of administrative salaries and expenses of both Head Office and port local offices which are included in the grant from Consolidated Fund (vote, \ " Labour "), (see Section (3) ). The services under headings (a) and (b) are financed by internal percentage assessments on the other operating funds of the Commission. As at the 31st March, 1946, these assessments were at the rate of 1 per cent, on Co-operative Contracts Fund income and 2 per cent, on other fund incomes. For the same reasons as mentioned in connection with (ii), National Pay Office Levy, it has been found necessary to increase these assessments to 1\ per cent, and 2| per cent, respectively for the year ended 31st March, 1947. The cost of heading (c) is covered by annual parliamentary appropriation.

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In accordance with the undertaking given by the Commission to shipping companies when this fund was established the details shown in the Revenue Account are sufficient, in conjunction with the summary of the composition of the national administration levy, to enable income and expenditure to be classified for comparative purposes as follows : (i) Annual Holidays (Ist April, 1946, to 31st March, 1947). —The total income relating to annual and statutory holidays for the year ended 31st March, 1947, amounts to £150,892, being the sum of Annual Holidays Act levies (£141,200) and sixteen thirtyseconds of national administration levies of £19,384 (£9,692). Of this total, £35,300 represents levies of 2jd. per paid labour-hour for the period Ist April, 1946, to 4th August, 1946. This leaves a balance of £115,592 in respect of levies at 4d. per paid labour-hour for the period sth August, 1946, to 31st March, 1947, of which nine-sixteenths, or £65,020, refers to annual holidays, and the statutory holidays proportion of sevensixteenths equals £50,572. The separate income for costs of annual holidays for the year ended 31st March, 1947, was therefore £100,320, as against £98,938 in 1945-46, an increase of £1,382, or 14 per cent. On the other hand, expenditure on union and non-union annual holiday pay (including administration assessment of 2h per cent. on income, as for a separate fund) increased by £13,758, or 16-5 per cent., to £97,218 as compared with 1945-46. The net surplus was therefore £3,102, or 34 per cent, of income. The increase in union annual holiday pay is due, firstly, to a change in the basis of computing such pay, and, secondly, to an increase in union membership. The basis of computing union annual holiday pay was altered as from the Ist August, 1946, to one half-day for every eleven qualifying days instead of for every fourteen qualifying days. The maximum for each holiday year still remains as twentytwo half-days. For the period Ist August, 1946, to 31st March, 1947, however, it was possible for a unionist to earn a maximum of nineteen half-days accrued annual holiday pay, as compared with fifteen half-days under the previous basis. The effect, therefore, is to bring a greater proportion of the total annual holiday pay due to charge during the first eight months of the holiday year. Reference to the summary of union membership (page 24) shows that the total union membership at main and secondary ports as at 31st December, 1946, was 6,150, as compared with 5,917 as at 31st March, 1946 (H-45, 19th August, 1946, p. 14). This is an increase of 4 per cent, during the nine-months period, and further members have been admitted since that date. On the other hand, non-union holiday pay for 1946-47, which amounted to £9,825, is a reduction of £415 on the cost for 1945-46. (ii) Statutory Holidays (Ist August, 1946, to 31st March, 1947). —As indicated in the comments on annual holidays, the income for statutory holidays for the eight months ended 31st March, 1947, amounted to £50,572. Expenditure on statutory holiday pay (including administration assessment of 1\ per cent, on income, as for a separate fund) amounted to £32,621, leaving a net surplus of £17,951. As, however, only five out of nine statutory holidays fell during the eight-months period covered by the revenue, and also in view of the introduction of proportionate payments to unionists as from the 10th March, 1947, and of payments to regular non-unionists as from 24th March, 1947, there is an estimated contingent liability of £10,750 as at 31st March, 1947, which would reduce the net surplus to £7,201, or 14-2 per cent, of income. (iii) Daily and Weekly Minimum, Payments (10th March, 1947, to 31st March, 1947). — The income apportionable under this heading equals nine thirty-seconds of the national administration levy of £19,384 —that is, £5,451. Expenditure during this short period at the busy time of the export season (including administration assessment of 2| per cent. on income, as for a separate fund) amounted to £2,369, leaving a net surplus of £3,082. (iv) Central Pay Office, Labour Engagement Bureau, and General (Administration), (Ist April, 1946, to 31st March, 1947). —The total income forthis portion of the National Administration Fund for the year ended 31st March, 1947, amounted to £95,925,

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inclusive of £3,908, representing the administrative assessments on annual holidays, &c, income allowed for in Sections (ii) to (iii). This is an increase of £7,055, or 7-9 per cent., on the comparative figure for 1945-46 (omitting inter-fund transfers). Expenditure for the year ended 31st March, 1947, amounted to £95,407, as compared with £95,281 in 1945-46 for General (Administration) and National Pay Office funds (again omitting inter-fund transfers). While expenditure has remained stable, the increase in income through adjustment of assessments and levies has enabled a combined deficit of £6,411 to be converted into a small surplus of £5lB, or 0-54 per cent, of income. During the year the Commission established additional central pay offices at the ports of Greymouth (as from 21st October, 1946) and Gisborne (as from 24th March, 1947). As from 10th March, 1947, it was also arranged that all waterfront wages payable at the port of Onehunga would be handled by the Commission's Auckland office. A central pay office will be established at Oamaru during 1947-48 at the time that daily and weekly minimum payments come into operation at that port. Central pay offices will then be in existence at all main and secondary ports throughout New Zealand, Central pay office activities were further extended during the year ended 31st March, 1947, with the assumption by the Commission, as from 2nd December, 1946, of the responsibility for advancing and paying waterfront wages, on behalf of the New Zealand Government Railways Department, at all main and secondary ports, with the exception of the Port of Oamaru. The Commission now pays through its central pay offices the wages, &c, of all waterfront labour, at main and secondary ports, except that employed by the Wellington and Nelson Harbour Boards. (v) Summary (Ist April, 1946, to 31st March, 1947). —The total income of the National Administration Fund for the year ended 31st March, 1947, was £248,360, comprising £152,435, or 61-38 per cent., in respect of holiday and minimum payments, and £95,925, or 38-62 per cent., for office administration. Expenditure totalled £223,707, of which 57-35 per cent., or £128,300, was for holiday and minimum payments, and £95,407, or 42-65 per cent., was for office administration. Out of the net balance of £24,653, £5,050 was appropriated to Buildings Reserve, leaving a balance of £19,653 to be credited to Accumulated Funds Account. This offset the almost equivalent adverse balance of £19,873 which was debited to the combined Accumulated Funds Accounts as at 31st March, 1946. Accumulated Funds Account balances totalling £14,671 in respect of Annual Holidays Act, General (Administration) and National Pay Office Funds were transferred to National Administration Fund as at Ist.April, 1946. With the credit balance brought in as at 31st March, 1947, this account had a total credit of £34,324 at that date. (/) STORE FUND (See Appendix, page 82) It was urgently necessary to maintain storage space at Auckland to handleGovernment goods, particularly on account of the Food Controller and Wheat Committee, which had previously been provided for by the Cargo Control Committee stores under the jurisdiction of the Commission. Upon the cessation of Cargo Control Committee activities, therefore, as at 31st July, 1946, the Commission was asked by the Departments concerned to continue to operate the No. 3 Cargo Control Store at Parnell, as a Government store, on the same basis as had pertained under the Committee. The Commission agreed to this request on the understanding that any financial loss on the storage account would be made good, in view of the reduced rates pertaining to one major class of goods. At the same time the Commission arranged to continue to supply labour service for the inward and outward handling of goods stored and to take over plant which had been

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acquired by the Cargo Control Committee to facilitate stacking not only in the Committee's stores, but also in wharf sheds and merchants' stores, as these services enabled more effective use to be made of the storage space available to the Committee for urgent purposes. To segregate the financial transactions relating to the operation of this store by the Commission a Store Fund was established as from Ist August, 1946. The subsidiary activities of cargo handling and plant hire were also brought within the scope of this fund. In order to show the true financial position, credit has been taken for additional storage charges amounting to £496, representing the loss of revenue on the one major class of goods stored at a specially reduced rate. Total revenue for the eight months' period to 31st March, 1947, amounting to £10,053, of which £3,788, or 37-68 per cent., was in respect of storage and sundries, £3,398, or 33-80 per cent., was for handling charges and plant hire, accounted for the balance of £2,867, or 28-52 per cent. It will be noted that each of the three main activities contributed substantially to the income of the fund. The main items included in the total expenditure of £8,206 (representing 81-64 per cent, of income) are wages of casual labour (including overtime), £2,961 (36-09 per cent.) ; rent, £2,403 (29-28 per cent.) ; and store salaries, £1,144 (13-94 per cent.). A net balance of £1,847, equal to 18-36 per cent, of income, is transferred to Appropriation Account. Out of this net balance a sum of £1,500, representing approximately the net surplus on handling and plant charges, has been set aside as a Plant Purchase Eeserve, and the balance of £347 has been carried down to Accumulated Funds Account. It will be noted that this credit balance, which in effect represents the net surplus on storage charges, would have been showing as a debit balance of £149 if the adjustment of £496 in respect of the loss of storage revenue had not been included in the income. (g) SUPEKVISION FUND (See Appendix, page 84) The major development during the year ended 31st March, 1947, which affected the accounts of the Supervision Fund was the cessation of the Commission's responsibility for supervision of waterfront labour at the ports of Auckland and Wellington as from 30th September, 1946. At the remaining ports of Nelson, Picton, Westport, and Greymouth Commission supervision of waterfront labour continued throughout the financial year, and no further ports were brought within the scope of this branch of the Commission's activities. As would be expected, therefore, the income and expenditure figures for this year show substantial reductions as compared with 1945-46. Income from levies was only £29,796, a decrease of £26,249 on 1945-46. Total expenditure at £31,591 is less by £25,108 than for 1945-46. It will be noted that, while " insurance," " overtime," &c, and " Wages " all show equally substantial reductions, this was not the position so far as " Salaries," &c, was concerned. This is because at the secondary ports of Nelson, &c, the supervision is performed by one or more permanent supervisors on annual salaries, while at Auckland and Wellington the work was carried out by permanent staff mainly on weekly wages. The continued downward trend in Co-operative Contracts Fund income (see Section (4) ), on which Supervision Fund levies are based, is again reflected in the net deficit of £1,795 in this fund transferred to Appropriation Account for the year ended 31st March, 1947. It is an increase of £1,141 on the net deficit for 1945-46. In order to provide for this loss and also for profit distributions (in most cases payable in relation to similar payments from Co-operative Contracts Fund) it has been necessary to transfer back to Appropriation Account a further £2,505 from wartime profits of this fund. The net balance of Accumulated Funds Account as at 31st March, 1947, is now £10,911.

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On the application of shipping companies, the Commission has agreed to refund pro rata the net balances in Accumulated Funds Account in respect of the ports of Auckland and Wellington. This decision, however, is subject to the net losses at secondary ports being first deducted. It is also expected that suitable adjustments will be made in the rates of levies for the remaining secondary ports to ensure that their income is placed on a sound footing to meet the cost of supervision services on a normal peace-time basis. 13. CONCLUSION—EXTENDED CONTRACTING—FUTURE OF COMMISSION The present co-operative contracting system provides for " payment by results " in respect of cargo handling, or " winch time " only. In order to provide a further incentive to and reward for more efiicient work it is proposed to extend the co-operative contract tonnage or unit rates by including rates for performing non-cargo handling work, such as hatches and gear, rain, minima, shunting, and other sundry cargo-handling delays, extra labour, special cargo rates, dirt-money, &c. The only labour-costs not to be included in the proposed extended contract will be the difference between overtime and the basic wage rates. With the introduction of the extended form of contracting it is proposed to transfer to the workers a greater degree of the direct responsibility for the efficient management and performance of waterside work. It is very desirable to obtain closer co-operation and good will between workers and employers and the education of workers to accept a greater share in the management of the industry, and the responsibility which goes with it will, it is hoped, result in improved relationships and the speedier handling of cargoes and despatch of ships. Negotiations are proceeding between the Government and representatives of employers and workers regarding the future form of Commission control. (Sgd.) A. E. Bockett, Commissioner.

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APPENDIX WATERFRONT INDUSTRY COMMISSION COMMISSION Mr. A. E. Bockett, Accts. Prof. EXECUTIVE STAFF Head Office, Wellington Mr. A. E. Bockett, Accts. Prof. .. .. .. General Manager. Mr. W. J. Cuthbert .. .. . - • • Assistant General Manager. Captain 6. V. Stanich .. .. .. .. Relieving Branch Manager. Mr. A. G. Davidson, M.A., 8.C0m., A.R.A.N.Z., Dip. Soc. Sci. .. .. .. .. • • Chief Accountant. Mr. J. L. McGee, A.R.A.N.Z. .. .. .. Head Office Accountant. Mr. R. A. Marshall .. .. .. .. Contracts Accountant. Local Offices Auckland Wellington Capt. H. Ruegg .. .. Branch Manager .. .. Capt. A. J. Lever-Naylor. Mr. R. G. Jones .. .. Assistant Branch Manager .. Mr. J. 0. Johnson. Mr. J. E. Scanlon .. .. Secretary-Accountant Mr. W. N. Smith, 8.C0m., Pay Office Accountant .. Mr. A. J. Mosedale, A.R.A.N.Z. A.R.A.N.Z. (Acting). Mr. T. Duff .. .. Labour Bureau Manager .. Mr. G. Bennett. Canterbury 0ta 9° Capt. C. C. Vanden Bergh .. Branch Manager .. .. Mr. A. Matheson. Mr. F. L. Hickman .. .. Pay Office Accountant .. Mr. R. Scott. f Mr. G. Langley (Dunedin). Mr. B. Reardon .. .. Labour Bureau Managers .. Mr. W. E. Carrington (Port [_ Chalmers). COMMISSION'S REPRESENTATIVES Gisborne .. .. Mr. R. Watts. Nelson .. .. Mr. E. H. Ryan. Napier .. .. Mr. A. P. Sheehan. Timaru .. .. Mr. W. J. Sullivan. New Plymouth .. Capt. A. G. Hardy Bluff .. .. Mr. W. K. Cameron. Wanganui .. .. Mr. F. W. Gould. Westport .. .. Mr. G. W. Elliot. Greymouth .. .. Mr. B. A. Thorburn COMMISSION'S AGENTS AND/OR SUPERVISING FOREMEN „r -r tt ur s t /Mr- E - Falconer. Nelson .. .. Mr. J. H. Cortzen. Westport .. .. <- L Trbdinotck . „, „ T T n t, J? f Mr. F. Johnson. Picton .. .. Mr. W. J. C. Patter- Greymouth .. ••"\ Mr V Negri son. i. • •

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SUMMARY OF COMMISSION STAFF AND UNION MEMBERSHIP AS AT 31st March, 1947 COMMISSION STAFF Head Office, Wellington Commissioner and General Manager .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Executive officers and administration .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Co-operative contracting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 General accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Statistics .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 A O

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* As from 24th March, 1947. t Also Labour Bureau. % Also co-op. contracts. § Also Supervising Foreman. Also Labour Bureau. || Pay Office (as from 21st October, 1946). Total, Commission Staff ~ .. .. 168 UNION MEMBERSHIP Main Ports— Auckland.. .. .. 1,794 Dunedin .. .. ..375 Wellington .. .. 1,777 Port Chalmers .. .. ..234 Lyttelton .. .. 689 Total, main ports .. .. .. .. .. 4,869 Secondary Ports— Gisborne ... .. 96 Wanganui .. 78 Oamaru.. .. 54 Napier .. .. 171 Nelson .. .. 75 Bluff .. .. 222 Onehunga .. 34 Picton .. .. 43 Westport .. 84 New Plymouth .. 173 Timaru .. .. 124 Greymouth .. 127 Total, secondary ports .. .. .. .. .. 1,281 Minor Ports— Mangonui .. 4 Opotiki .. .. 15 Patea .. .. 13 Whangaroa .. 6 Tokomaru Bay .. 20 Motueka .. 10 Bay of Islands .. 6 Tolaga Bay ' .. 10 Takaka .. 8 Whangarei .. 15 Awanui .. .. 9 Hokitika .. 10 Paeroa .. .. 10 Hokianga .. .. 6 Golden Bay .. 98 Tauranga .. .. 17 Kaipara .. .. 11 Onekaka .. 10 Whakatane .. 10 Port Waikato .. 32 Total, minor ports .. .. .. .. .. 320 * Total, union membership .. .. .. .. 6,470 6,638 * As at 31st December, 1946. Note. —Approximately one hundred union members act as casual check time-keepers to record details of co-operative contracts.

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Executive Port. Officers and Administration. Supervising Foremen. Pay Office. Labour Bureau. Co-op. Contract. Cargo Store. Caretakers. Totals. Auckland 6 13 10 6 3 38 Wellington 3 11 9 8 31 Lyttelton 1 6 3 -> 12 Otago .. 2 4 2 2 10 Gisborno* It 1 Napier.. 1 2$ 1 1 5 New Plymouth . 1 2f 3 Wanganui 1§ 1$ 2 Nelson.. "if n .. 2 Picton If I Timaru "2$ 2 Bluff .. I 2 1 4 Westport "2-f it I 4 Greymouth || 2 n 1 1 5 Totals 16 Q 47 27 1 IS j 3 3 120 120

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF CO-OPERATIVE CONTRACT STEVEDORING FOR YEARS 1940-46 AND 1946-47 SHOWING I. Quantities of Cargo handled H. Rates of Work KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS AND TONNAGE CONVERSIONS Abbreviations Cargo Units S/ft = Superficial feet. Qrs == Quarters. Cts = Crates. F. c/c = Freight carcasses. R. c/c = Running carcasses. General Terms Anal. = Analysis. T/K Timekeeper. Cont. Contract. Disc. Discharging. Comm. = Commission. Ldg. = Loading. Or. = Other. D/L. = Discharging and Loading.

BASIS OF CONVERSION OF CARGO UNITS TO TONS

Note.—Weights of carcasses and quarters vary from year to year owing to seasonal differences and/or preponderance of mutton to lamb. For the year 1940-41 the contract system was not in force from the beginning of the year, and the 1941-42 weights were accepted as a basis. FIGURES CONSTANT FOR ALL YEARS Cheese : 12f crates to ton. Wool: 1 bale = 350 lb. Butter : 64 lb. per box. Hardwoods : 333£ s/ft per ton. Frozen sundries: 60 lb. per freight Softwoods : 500 s/ft per ton. carcass. Fruit: 25 cases to ton.

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Port. Year. Class of Vessel Total. Number of Overseas. U.S.S. Co. Coastal. Contracts. Auckland 1940-46 1947 1940-46 1947 1940-46 1947 1941-46 1947 1940-46 1947 1941-46 1947 1940-46 1947 1941-46 1947 1940-46 1947 1941-46 1947 Tons. 2,805,912 721,988 Tons. 2,882,475 555,772 Tons. Tons. 5,688,387 1,277,760 1,828 416 3,527,900 3,438,247 6,966,147 2,244 Wellington 3,235,180 552,003 3,672,052 469,858 979,914 175,000 7,887,146 1,196,861 6,619 993 3,787,183 4,141,910 1,154,914 9,084,007 7,612 Lyttelton 676,372 173,967 1,132,570 179,882 375,640 135,902 2,184,582 489,751 1,728 371 850,339 1,312,452 511,542 2,674,333 2,099 Dunedin 146,863 56,903 851,691 153,257 233,815 42,767 1,232,369 252,927 928 200 203,766 1,004,948 276,582 1,485,296 1,128 Port Chalmers 212,001 62,230 245 1,142 212,246 63,372 99 39 274,231 1,387 275,618 138 Gisborne 3,245 141,249 23,509 46,636 37,519 191,130 61,028 317 118 3,245 164,758 84,155 252,158 435 Napier 374,433 102,585 252,212 40,042 105,107 45,669 731,752 188,296 615 167 477,018 292,254 150,776 920,048 782 Port Waikato .. 53,150 53,150 151 •• 53,150 53,150 151 New Plymouth 307,423 70,159 217,808 23,932 122,957 28,639 648,188 122,730 693 105 - 377,582 241,740 151,596 770,918 798 Wanganui 6,269 19,690 326,294 88,936 352,253 88,936 888 207 6,269 19,690 415,230 441,189 1,095

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Note.—Auckland: U.S.S. Co. vessels—from 1941-42; Lyttelton: Coastal vessels —from 1942-43 ; Port Chalmers : U.S.S. Co. vessels —from 1944-45 ; Gisborne : Coastal vessels —from 1944-45; Napier: U.S.S. Co. vessels—from 1941-42; Napier: Coastal vessels—from 1942-43; New Plymouth: Coastal vessels—from 1941-42; Nelson: Coastal vessels —from 1942-43; Picton: Coastal vessels—from 1942-43 ; Timaru : U.S.S. Co. vessels —from 1941-42 ; Timaru : Coastal vessels—from 1941-42 ; Bluff: U.S.S. Co. vessels—from 1941-42.

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Year. Class of Vessel. Total. Number of Contracts. Overseas. TJ.S.S. Co. Coastal. Nelson 1940-46 1947 1940-46 1947 1940-46 1947 1940-46 1947 1944-46 1947 1942-46 1947 1947 Tons. 3 Tons. 54,637 11,187 Tons. 397,401 102,274 Tons. 452,038 116,893 1,291 332 3,432 65,824 499,675 568,931 1,623 Picton 1,863 325 112,878 20,309 99,927 28,633 214,668 49,267 541 176 2,188 133,187 128,560 263,935 717 Timaru 144,760 37,432 344,473 70,639 77,944 19,544 567,177 127,615 717 110 182,192 415,112 97,488 694,792 827 Bluff 322,732 76,727 296,143 56,084 2,462 5,173 621,337 137,984 365 72 399,459 352,227 7,635 759,321 437 Westport 479,392 315,381 102,521 64,891 581,913 380,272 413 230 794,773 167,412 962,185 643 Greymouth 822,419 216,285 202,524 48,938 1,024,943 265,223 763 181 1,038,704 251,462 1,290,166 944 All ports 8,237,053 1,857,751 11,279,934 2,137,279 3,126,292 823,885 22,643,279 4,818,915 17,956 3,717 10,094,804 13,417,213 3,950,177 27,462,194 21,673

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ALL PORTS—ALL CLASSES OF VESSELS Summary of Quantities of Cargo handled, Period 10th July, 1940, to 31st March, 1947

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Unit. Quantities of Cargo handled. Classes of Cargo. 1940-46. 1946-47. Totals. General .. D/L Tons .. 12,017,661 2,441,927 14,459,538 Iron, steel, pig iron, pipes „ 369,974 36,806 406,780 Lead .. .. Ldg. 48,618 48,618 „ .. Disc. 19,891 19,891 Raw sugar „ 188,460 188,460 Wheat and barley .. D/L 213,436 98,867 312,303 Cement * ■ ?? 239,232 43,271 282,503 Hides • - ,> 59,541 9,483 69,024 Tallow, pelts, &c. „ 367,392 49,627 417,019 Wool .. .. Disc. Bales 548,707 114,057 662,764 ,, .. Ldg. .. .. 4,491,540 1,353,065 5,844,605 Dolomite .. Disc. Tons 12,782 1,164 13,946 TimberHardwood— Trucks .. Ldg. S/ft 26,733 26,733 ,, .. Disc. 25,893,786 4,384,214 30,278,000 Wharf „ 30,227,180 6,666,078 36,893,258 „ .. Ldg. 545,182 58,649 603,831 Softwood — Trucks .. Disc. 62,450,600 2,917,849 65,368,449 ,, . . Ldg. 100,396,390 13,340,216 113,736,606 Wharf .. Disc. 63,434,343 16,622,348 80,056,691 „ .. Ldg. 3,867,764 1,426,823 5,294,587 Barges . . Disc. 6,277,552 6,277,552 Sulphur 35 Tons .. 5,794 5,794 CoalGrab— New Zealand .. Disc. 2,748,612 531,418 3,280,030 ?? • • .. Ldg. 12,570 12,570 Newcastle .. Disc. 116,004 116,004 U.S.A. and Canadian • • J3 30,522 30,522 Basket— New Zealand 5J 62,169 1,412 63,581 Newcastle • • J> 20,795 20,795 Bunker — Hulks, &c. .. .. Ldg. 142,657 11,479 154,136 Trucks 74,854 32,878 107,732 Cargo, New Zealand „ 1,344,381 576,712 1,921,093 Fruit— Apples and pears • • >5 Cases 226,617 281,969 508,586 „ .. D/L Tons 69,841 14,536 84,377 Butter Boxes .. 26,015,348 4,465,882 30,481,230 Cheese Cts 9,993,711 1,450,775 11,444,486 Mutton and lamb R. c/c .. 71,318,115 15,486,724 86,804,839 Beef Qrs. 484,809 53,992 538,801 Frozen sundries F. c/c .. Tons 11,953,561 3,233,602 15,187,163 Total, all classes 22,643,279 4,818,915 27,462,194 Number of contracts *17,956 3,717 *21,673

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Basic Rate Rate of Work and Percentage Increase under Contracting System. 1940-45. 1945-46. 1946-47. 194C -47. Class of Cargo. Unit. under Wage System. Rate of Work. Percentage Increase on Basic Rate. Rate of Work. Percentage Increase on Basic Rate. Rate of Work. Percentage Increase on Basic Rate. Rate of Work. Percentage Increase on Basic Rate. General Tons 12 16-37 36-42 17-57 46-42 16-11 34-25 16-55 37-92 Lead ,, 10 12-75 27-50 13-70 37-00 12-87 28-70 Hides ,, 10 11-42 14-20 13-94 39-40 11-33 13-30 11-69 1.6-90 Tallow ■>- 12 13-74 14-50 13-78 14-83 14-47 20-58 13-83 15-25 Wool Bales 65 78 20-00 82 26-15 80 23-08 80 23-08 Cheese Cts 210 245 16-67 253 20-48 259 23-33 248 18-10 Butter Boxes 550 659 19-76 673 22-36 738 34-18 672 22-18 Mutton and lamb . Carcasses . 550 767 39-45 758 37-82 794 44-36 771 40- 18 Beef Qrs 110 137 24-55 144 30-90 139 26-36 137 24-55 Frozen sundries F. c/c 320 415 29-90 411 28-44 438 36-88 419 30-94 Ovei -all incre ase ; 26-45 31-66 32-72 28-57

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Cargo Units. OVERSEAS VESSELS. UNION STEAM SHIP CO. VESSELS. SMALL COASTAL VESSELS. Classes of Cargo. Quantities of Cargo j Rate T) s er of Jf t ork Quantities of Cargo i Rat f ol ?C3 0rk « d - Ga^-nol. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. 1940-46 1940-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 General .. Disc. Tons 3,122,240 754,813 12-45 12-15 „ Ldg. „ 932,953 160,479 16-63 16-11 „ D/L „ ,. 6,119,143 1,031,509 13-92 13 54 1,843,325 495,126 16-80 16-06 Iron, steel, &c. ,, ,, 331,049 33,778 10-50 10 84 38,925 3,028 12-39 11 Lead Disc. ,, 19,891 14-70 „ Ldg. ,, 48,618 12-87 Raw sugar Disc. ,, 188,460 26-16 Wheat and barley ,, „ 110,283 92,014 13-57 17-09 6,853 17 70 » D/L ,, 102,723 15-45 ' 430 21-23 Cement „ „ 3,187 10-85 50,251 1,278 16-43 18 11 188,981 38 i806 17-77 19-10 Hides Ldg. " 34,207 3,608 li-73 ID 33 20,407 4,364 12-76 13 48 4,927 1,511 16-21 15-77 Tallow, pelts, &c. .. „ ,, 324,070 44,929 13-74 14-47 1,973 19-95 ,, D/L ,, 20,719 2,725 13-03 16 52 22,603 16-27 Wool, sheep-skins, &e. Disc. Bales 19,538 75 249,457 8,448 81 68 279,712 105,609 107 ioi »j Ldg. „ 3,884,190 1,165,287 79 "'so 351,848 41,506 72 75 255,502 146,272 96 95 Dolomite Disc. Tons 12,782 1,164 12-98 12-06 Timber — ■ Hardwood — ■ Trucks Ldg. S/ft 878,086 642,840 4,405 4,108 19,377,794 2,253,953 2,895 2,998 5,637,906 26,733 1,487,421 3,110 3,377 3,130 Wharf . . \ Disc. „ 1,162,599 1,973,214 2,890 1^822 24,741,766 4,692,864 2,391 2,794 4,322,815 3,353 SoftwoodLdg. " 11,748 58,649 3,615 3,888 155,875 2,510 377,559 3,705 Trucks Disc. » 677,686 782,605 5,357 3,988 59,231,229 1,950,171 2,727 2,667 2,491,685 185,073 2,551 3,280 >, Ldg. » 7,422,542 1,637,152 3,722 3,363 79,954,617 11,290,419 4,650 4,441 13,019,231 412,645 4,511 3,766 Wharf Disc. „ 18,727,489 6,679,539 3,864 4,335 42,241,597 9,720,162 3,063 3,233 2,465,257 222,647 3,351 3,425 „ Ldg. » 2,345,764 135,640 3,707 3,641 1,207,777 377,358 3,275 3,887 314,223 913,825 3,574 3,874 Barges Disc. „ 6,277,552 5,649 Sulphur „ Tons 5,794 .. 20-18

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Coal- ' 1 Grab— New Zealand .. » 2,419,790 456,077 25-57 28-09 328,822 75,341 27-17 29-81 >f • • .. Ldg. 12,570 25-04 Newcastle .. Disc. 116,004 18-03 U.S.A. and Canada • • 55 2i,7S0 "l5 '8,742 21-90 Basket — New Zealand .. • • 5) 38,647 1,188 11-43 10-06 23,522 224 14-94 11-25 Newcastle 55 20,795 13-99 Bunker — Hulks, &c. .. Ldg. 120,389 5,201 10-63 11-41 22,268 6,278 17-88 18-91 Trucks 62,040 28,920 47-94 53-75 12,814 3,958 92-35 98-95 Cargo, New Zealand 55 1,087,847 477,177 87-97 83-16 256,534 99,535 108-34 94-05 FruitApples and pears • • 55 Cases 226,617 281,969 492 662 .. D/L Tons io,415 717 22-23 25-91 59,426 13,819 23-96 22-04 Butter Boxes 24,658,798 4,343,397 661 ■738 935,837 548 420,713 122,485 628 537 Cheese Cts 8,220,842 1,114,958 246 259 110,595 192 1,662,274 335,817 224 227 Mutton and lamb .. R.'c/c 66,182,706 15,066,113 765 794 5,050,106 184,648 706 928 85,303 235,963 981 921 Beef Qrs 460,623 53,992 137 139 24,186 133 Frozen sundries F. c/c Tons 10,582,783 3,147,250 414 438 1,343,639 20,839 380 420 27,139 65,513 *476 412 Total, all classes 8,237,053 1,857,751 11,279,934 2,137,279 3,126,292 823,885 •• Number of contracts 2,731 747 7,778 1,191 7,447 1,779

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Cargo Units. OVERSEAS VESSELS. UNION STEAM SHIP CO. VESSELS. J SMALL COASTAL VESSELS. Classes o'f Cargo. Quantities of Cargo 0 * handled - : Ga^-hot. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work 1 Q Uant ities of Cargo per Net ** handled. Gang-hour. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. 1940-46 1946-47 11940-46 1946-47 1941-46 1946-47 1941-4611946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 General .. . Disc. Tons 1,106,112 817,942 10-80 10-45 „ . Ldg. „ 266,425 95,651 15 85 16-35 „ . D/L „ 1,840,679 310,665 ii 68 ii 06 Iron, steel, &c. • >, „ 99,632 10,839 8 11 8 58 Raw sugar . Disc. ,, 188,460 26 16 Wheat and barley . D/L ;; 80,900 63,997 13 52 16^95 62,498 14 84 _ Hides 5> ,, 7,311 1,762 11 46 12 14 '. i '. „ • Ldg. „ 20,870 2,681 11 72 11 Tallow, pelts, &c. .. '. D/L » 89,372 12,857 12 16 13-93 3,179 321 11 03 10 03 ■ Wool, sheep-skins, &o. . Disc. Bales 29,932 634 70 57 [ [ „ • Ldg. ,, 665,584 2l0,674 "67 "70 34,832 2,917 61 40 Timber — Hardwood — Trucks . Disc. S/ft 402,633 5,899 8,090,465 469,472 2,880 3,786 Wharf » ,, 508,257 1,912,494 2J459 1,797 12,141,214 1,876,560 2,050 2,157 j ,, . Ldg. ,, 11,748 58,649 3,615 3,888 Softwood — 1 Trucks . Disc. ,, 15,116,771 2,663 i „ . Ldg. ,, 532,884 2,748 2,335,907 1,844,207 2,301 2^965 Wharf . Disc. „ 8,769,409 3,827,871 3,571 4,163 8,036,990 2,753,398 2,387 3,059 1 „ ■ Ldg. „ 135,640 3,641 342,270 225,548 2,416 3, w. r ,

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Coal- ' Grab— fro New Zealand .. . T)isc. Tons 705,405 206,204 39-88 41 • 77 Newcastle W U.S.A. and Canada » ,, 16,426 22-47 » ?J 8,742 21-90 g; Fruit: Apples and pears • Ldg. Cases 14,889 780 Butter Boxes 17,539,711 3,290,898 682 780 255,081 "648 j Cheese Cts 2,139,664 181,481 219 243 9,155 236 Mutton and lamb . . R, c/c 8,748,286 2,421,382 680 768 96,239 550 , . Beef Qrs 188,083 7,110 132 171 7,508 138 Frozen sundries .. F. c/c Tons 3,811,052 1,141,774 409 461 547,930 392 Total, all classes 2,805,912 721,988 2,882,475 555,772 Number of contracts 771 214 1,057 202

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Cargo Units. OVERSEAS VESSELS. UNION STEAM SHIP CO. VESSELS. SMALL COASTAL VESSELS. Classes of Cargo. Quantities of Cargo handled. Eates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946 -47 General .. . Disc. Tons 1,775,753 294,502 13-67 14-77 99 . . • • # . Ldg. 292,032 27,694 17-79 20-32 . D/L 1,525,239 197,679 15-41 15-74 542,155 93,547 15 64 15 41 Iron, steel, &c. • ?> )t 110,364 12,028 11-77 12-42 18,412 458 11 27 10 86 Lead . Disc. • Ldg. » 19,891 48,400 14-70 12-90 , Wheat and barley . Disc. tf 17,290 6,746 12-54 14-70 22,994 4,522 15-92 17-11 Cement . D/L 3,187 10-85 50,060 1,278 16-43 18-11 125,308 20,564 17 81 19 83 Hides '. Ldg. ',', "9,653 462 11-35 12-83 4,760 870 12-86 13-20 1,514 14 98 Tallow, pelts, &c. .. )t 89,336 9,910 13-10 13-48 '. D/L 7,805 133 13-22 12-18 i6,497 443 17-36 2i«i< Wool, sheep-skins, &c. . Disc. Bales 19,538 75 169,588 3,017 92 120 229,765 62,023 125 135 • Ldg. () 1,182,120 308,511 74 "'76 70,024 10,647 57 73 15,886 993 61 58 Timber — Hardwood — Trucks . Disc. S/ft 1,083,758 2,482 3,182,504 851,747 2,924 3,145 ■ Ldg. 26,733 3,377 Wharf '.'. '. . Disc. 542,980 60,720 3,644 3,267 10,395,396 2,173,623 2^891 3J 556 3,753,179 3,249 ,, .. * . Ldg. tf 140,817 2,414 377,559 3,705 Softwood — Trucks . Disc. 41,044,005 1,770,500 2,708 2,586 1,769,976 2,251 Wharf ',» 8,864,738 2,292,870 4J160 5^093 31,407,201 6,472,541 3,270| 3,331 1,924,434 3,151 „ i Ldg. „ \ 1,276,687 4,414 598,507 3,806 1 273,741 3,544

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CoalGrab— z New Zealand .. .. Disc. Tons 1,465,513 221,441 22-65 22-42 66,699 13,844 23-30 25-18 Newcastle ,', » 73,121 18-25 U.S.A. and Canada 21,780 "l5 Basket — New Zealand .. • ' 5> ,, 5,942 9-69 2,388 11-49 Newcastle „ )5 3,200 11-30 Bunker :—Hulks, &c. .. Ldg. ,, 120,178 5,051 10-62 11-27 FruitApples and pears ,, Cases 29,556 134,780 728 615 „ .. D/L Tons ' 613 15^04 21,507 8,755 2i-54 20^93 Butter Boxes 4,721,681 566,539 631 '630 399,617 573 195,976 57,858 578 482 Cheese Cts. 3,318,637 499,400 252 256 51,416 187 1,457,132 265,878 221 220 Mutton and lamb . . R. c/c 17,856,983 3,063,225 723 721 2,307,596 89,413 710 '809 39,198 102,466 970 879 Beef Qrs 131,731 16,133 134 122 7,584 143 Frozen sundries .. F. c/c Tons 2,522,794 739,924 410 427 357,672 11,977 387 384 ii,127 16,535 '462 '820 Total, all classes 3,235,180 552,003 - 3,672,052 469,858 979,914 175,000 Number of contracts 1,016 207 2,961 335 2,642 451

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Cargo Units. OVERSEAS VESSELS. UNION STEAM SHIP CO. VESSELS. SMALL COASTAL VESSELS. Classes of Cargo. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1942-46 1946-47 1942-46 1946-47 General .. .. Disc. Tons 147,915 73,635 13-13 12-49 „ .. Ldg. 169,408 21,615 14-90 14-47 „ .. D/L 1,029,798 167,518 14-13 14 50 357,005 130,575 14 64 14 23 Iron, steel, &c. » 31,781 4,385 11-40 11 86 5,866 591 12 07 10 23 Wheat and barley . Disc. 7,742 6,784 14-93 17-92 » .. D/L 4,551 17-74 Hides ,, 3,245 955 13-50 17 88 1,061 661 17 61 17 95 „ .. Ldg. i,277 100 13-26 14-' 81 Tallow, pelts, &c. .. „ 48,093 5,776 15-31 16-50 ,, . D/L 2,912 i,046 li-69 17 91 Wool, sheep-skins, &c. . Disc. Bales 26,082 2,082 53 44 23,143 3,281 ' 51 "46 „ .. Ldg. ,, 626,119 152,351 "89 "88 24,715 8,517 52 76 370 63 Timber — Hardwood : Trucks Softwood — Trucks .. Disc. S/ft 88,153 179,750 3,254 2,605 4,953,219 885,769 2,686 2,514 1,079,582 635,674 2,808 3,110 )> 11 677,686 782,605 5,357 3,988 1,070,776 3,350 555,497 27,367 3,914 3,690 »> .. Ldg. 11 7,422,542 1,104,268 3,722 3,771 6,573,618 832,482 3,461 4,106 448,906 106,479 2,840 3,896 Wharf „ „ ■ • 15,482 2,997

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CoalGrab— 0 New Zealand .. . Disc. Tons 5,509 : 27-06 Newcastle ») f) 961 27-20 Basket — New Zealand .. M n 11,551 11-34 Newcastle ,, J? 199 13-49 Fruit: Apples and pears . D/L J5 684 24-21 2,754 ' 1,387 16-59 16-74 Butter Boxes 293,116 78,524 517 579 8,915 392 Cheese Cts. 114,093 17,320 221 210 8,990 185 Mutton and lamb .. Br. O/O 9,981,419 1,959,376 795 850 Frozen sundries F. c/c Tons 313,263 90,530 394 424 86,517 351 Total, all classes 676,372 173,967 1,132,570 179,882 375,640 135,902 Number of contracts 347 114 863 92 518 165

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PORT OF DUNEDIN Summary of Quantities of Cargo handled and Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour under Co-operative Contracts System, showing Totals to 31st March, 1946 (as per Previous Annual Report), and Figures for Year ended 31st March, 1947

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OVERSEAS VESSELS. UNION" STEAM SHIP CO. VESSELS. SMALL COASTAL VESSELS. Classes of Cargo. Cargo Units. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. 1941-46 1946-47 1941-46 1946-47 1941-46 1946-47 1941-46 1946-47 1941-46 1946-47 1941-46 1946-47 General .. . Disc. Tons 38,579 31,026 12-48 11-94 „ • Ldg. 84,454 6,947 18-12 11-17 ,, • < . D/L 726,842 144,121 15-09 13 30 209,593 40,951 16-48 15 46 Iron, steel, &c. .. 83,777 5,452 12-67 13 28 12,046 1,238 14-09 12 16 Wheat and barley 5,773 14-59 2,875 15-81 Cement 4,624 19-15 Hides ! Ldg. 113 15 li-30 12-00 '2,808 585 14-38 12 76 610 137 14-94 12 09 Tallow, peits, &c. .. • J? 3,592 798 14-94 11-56 „ . D/L i,202 15-20 27 10-12 Wool, sheep-skins, &c. . Disc. Bales 8,207 73 6,139 72 " . Ldg. 9, 83,737 64,347 78 "76 14,243 553 78 111 762 70 Timber — Hardwood — Trucks . Disc. S/ffc 730,147 60,457 4,739 3,141 2,182,150 489,706 3,595 3,657 1,045,196 4,177 Wharf • Ldg. » 40,195 2,539 1,933,046 15,058 458,606 2,704 4,015 3,637 385,857 3,578 Softwood — Trucks . Disc. 56,463 3,475 Wharf »j -, 553,586 558,798 4^796 3^261 364,830 29,311 4,271 6*171 446,211 4^855 »» • • • • Ldg. , 1,069,077 3,112 267,000 54,718 3,819 4,028

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CoalGrab : New Zealand . Disc. Tons 701 14-97 Basket — New Zealand .. „ „ 2,118 11-33 Newcastle » ,, 11,828 14-13 Fruit; Apples and pears .. D/L „ 762 15-90 ' 652 16-90 Butter Boxes 4,271 596 3,791 523 Cheese Cts 7,421 10,868 193 212 11,508 286 ,. Mutton and lamb .. R. c/c 52,915 759 Frozen sundries F. c/c Tons 2,894 328 17,747 423 16,449 427 Total, all classes 146,863 56,903 851,691 153,257 233,815 42,767 Number of contracts 74 65 596 93 258 42 ••

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PORT OF PORT CHALMERS Summary of Quantities of Cargo handled and Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour under Co-operative Contracts System, showing Totals to 31st March, 1946 (as per Previous Annual Report), and Figures for Year ended 31st March, 1947

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Cargo Units. OVERSEAS VESSELS. UNION STEAM SHIP CO. VESSELS. SMALL COASTAL VESSELS. Classes of Cargo. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1940-47 1944-46 1946-47 1944-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-461946-47 General . Disc. • Ldg. . D/L Tons 23,996 14,258 16,403 1,936 11-35 18-43 10-32 14-44 19 878 12^67 16-31 Iron, steel, &o. 264 7-09 Lead • Ldg. 218 8-90 Hides 232 11 11-65 16-50 Tallow, pelts, &c. .. tl 10,910 1,343 14-76 12-98 Woo], sheep-skins, &c. . Ldg. Bales 333,445 66,917 88 83 Butter Boxes 7,943 1,522 542 630 Cheese Cts 68,674 8,281 222 217 Mutton and lamb .. It. c/c 6,072.116 1,685,206 875 881 Frozen sundries F. c/c Tons 214,192 132,444 429 447 8,434 395 Total.. alJ classes 212,001 62,230 245 1,142 Number of contracts 97 37 " 2 2

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PORT OF GISBORNE Summary of Quantities of Cargo handled and Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour under Co-operative Contracts System, showing Totals to 31st March, 1946 (as per Previous Annual Report), and Figures for Year ended 31st March, 1947

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Cargo Units. OVERSEAS VESSELS. UNION STEAM SHIP CO. VESSELS. SMALL COASTAL VESSELS. Classes of Cargo. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. 1040-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1941-46 1946-47 1941-46 1946-47 1944-46 1946-47 1944-46 1946-47 General . D/L Tons 31,730 8,617 14-77 13-46 43,182 30,885 14-43 13-70 Tron, steel, &c. >} 142 9-96 Cement „ ,, "l,148 i.,113 16-50 15-28 Hides » J; , , 59 15-06 70 13-55 Tallow, pelts, &c. .. . Ldg. „ 145 15-40 „ . D/L ,, 389 13-11 116 92 13-78 21-65 Wool, sheep-skins, &c. • Ldg. Bales '7,007 "68 30,170 76 7,820 33,822 84 70 TimberHardwood : Wharf . Disc. S/ft 246,500 184,075 2,311 2,560 Softwood — Trucks )> ,, 101,860 3,234 Wharf !) ,, 2,432,576 376,512 3,315 2J787 89,237 7i,940 2, 803 3,072 CoalGrab— New Zealand .. ,, Tons 58,716 13,385 17-39 19-44 Newcastle >> n 5,032 13-09 BasketNew Zealand .. !> >> 2,226 202 9-69 11-43 Newcastle )? 1,810 15-76 Butter Boxes 194,874 441 22,454 578 Cheese Cts 3,436 157 969 211 .. Mutton and lamb .. R. c/c 70,479 630 1,305,476 599 Beef Qrs 3,770 129 Frozen sundries F. c/c Tons 21,863 358 179,356 .340 Total, all classes 3,245 141,249 23,509 46,636 37,519 Number of contracts 1 189 21 •• 127 97

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PORT OF NAPIER Summary of Quantities of Cargo handled and Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour under Co-operative Contracts System, showing Totals to 31st March, 1946 (as per Previous Annual Report), and Figures for Year ended 31st March, 1947

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Cargo Units. OVEESEAS VESSELS. UNION" STEAM SHIP CO. VESSELS. SMALL COASTAL VESSELS. Classes of Cargo. Quantities of Cargo handled. Hates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1941-46 1946-47 1941-46 1946-47 1942-46 1946-47 1942-46 1946-47 General . Disc. Tons 17,664 4,633 16-66 14-16 • Ldg. t) 52,548 718 19-86 13 85 . D/L 116,096 23,445 17-20 16-48 65,749 28,567 15-40 15-03 Iron, steel, &c. t) 391 86 10-91 8-90 314 200 11-42 11-06 Wheat and barley ■ 415 13-68 Cement 191 16-98 24,020 9,595 17-60 18 : 35 Hides .. ! Ldg. » 800 144 14 : 77 ii 44 1,346 121 15-05 13-08 398 113 16-94 15-59 Tallow, pelts, &c... „ 33,288 6,092 17-87 16 31 '. D/L 593 91 14-73 18-83 3,153 ' 393 14 : 52 22-35 Wool, sheep-skins, &c. . Disc. Bales 6,039 78 16,919 35,947 84 78 » . Ldg. tt 396, 37S 180,593 "92 88 60,984 "i,013 74 61 46,423 7,376 76 70 TimberHardwood — Trucks . Disc. S/ft 763,180 309,916 3,188 2,917 Wharf 99 7i,167 2J309 25,610 3,703 Softwood — Trucks • Ldg. " 1,613,346 179,671 3,516 3,857 75,804 3^284 Wharf '.'. . Disc. t} 539,756 3*746 88,400 3^802 ,, . Ldg. „ 25,000 4,545

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Coal- ■ Grab— New Zealand . Disc. Tons 108,724 14,404 21-56 20-24 Newcastle „ }> 5,245 15-03 Basket — New Zealand „ 9} 1,402 271 13-85 11-66 Newcastle ,, ,, 271 11-91 FruitApples and pears . Ldg. . D/L Cases Tons 197,061 46,502 469 517 'i,170 15-83 Butter Boxes 326,702 52,632 '495 *522 7,003 "475 Cheese Cts 11,482 1,938 174 213 127 190 Mutton and lamb.. R, c/c 7,924,378 2,564,017 766 735 50,989 690 Beef Qrs 68,553 13,322 140 144 Frozen sundries .. F. c/c Tons 1,885,993 419,884 429 405 15,528 302 '7,627 1,202 436 515 Total, all classes 374,433 102,585 252,212 40,042 105,107 45,669 Number of contracts . 149 37 189 21 277 109

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PORT OF PORT WAIKATO Summary of Quantities of Cargo handled and Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour under Co-operative Contracts System, showing Totals to 31st March, 1946 (as per Previous Annual Report), and Figures for Year ended 31st March, 1947

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Cargo Units. OVERSEAS VESSELS. UNION STEAM SHIP CO. VESSELS. SMALL COASTAL VESSELS. Classes of Cargo. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1941-46 194G-47 1941-46 1946-47 General .. .. .. D/L Dolomite.. .. . . Disc. Timber —Softwood : Barges ,, Tons S/ft Tons 27,812 12,782 6,277,552 16-86 12-98 5,649 Total, all classes 53,150 Number of contracts 151

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PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH Summary of Quantities of Cargo handled and Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour under Co-operative Contracts System, showing Totals to 31st March, 1946 (as per Previous Annual Report), and Figures for Year ended 31st March, 1947

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Cargo Units. OVERSEAS VESSELS. UNION STEAM SHIP CO. VESSELS. SMALL COASTAL VESSELS. Classes of Cargo. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. 1940-40 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1941-46 1946-47 1941-46 1946-47 General .. . Disc. • Ldg. Tons 1,901 2,204 7,467 1,102 12-85 13-83 13-31 15-95 ,, . t » • • . D/L 9) 123,039 20,440 15-05 16-07 56,992 i3,878 15-72 13 : 86 Iron, steel, &c. ») , 910 60 11 13-85 477 362 11-33 10-81 Wheat and barley » ,, 9,087 2,331 17-95 18-96 Cement ;> ff 314 300 24-47 19-36 Hides >> 878 71 13 : 99 16-71 462 384 18-18 13-17 99 * * " * * • Ldg. „ i,201 180 11-89 li : 02 Tallow, pelts, &c... ! D/L ?) 16,852 2,438 12-19 10-02 325 8-86 466 14-68 Wool, sheep-skins, &c. • Ldg. Bales 28,286 7,400 57 "59 434 53 Timber — Hardwood : Trucks . Disc. S/ft 298,431 2,339 Softwood : Trucks ,, >> 15,011 2,953 L5,029 5,465 CoalGrab— New Zealand „ Tons 73,613 643 21-41 26-79 49,324 12,387 23-94 24-05 Newcastle >> ,, 612 21-04 Basket: New Zealand . ,, ,, 5,679 387 11-61 10-05 Fruit: Apples and pears . • D/L. ,, 1,109 21-22 14,490 524 22-93 17 : 42 Butter Boxes 1,722,800 341,319 '626 '668 57,092 536 Cheese Cts 1,740,468 256,139 280 286 5,016 i49 Mutton and lamb.. R.c/c 3,305,769 940,365 695 700 , . Beef Qrs 55,495 1,631 160 133 Frozen sundries .. F. c/c Tons 1,235,749 413,449 405 421 27,462 305 Total, all classes 307,423 70,159 217,808 23,932 122,957 28,639 Number of contracts . 91 20 219 1 / 18l .. f ___ 383 67

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PORT OF WANGANUI Summary of Quantities of Cargo handled and Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour under Co-operative Contracts System, showing Totals to 31st March, 1946 (as per Previous Annual Report), and Figures for Year ended 31st March, 1947

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Cargo Units. OVERSEAS VESSELS. UNION STEAM SHIP CO. VESSELS. SMALL COASTAL VESSELS. Classes of Cargo. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1941-46 1946-47 1941-46 1946-47 1941-46 1946-47 1941-46 1946-47 General . D/L Tons 2,075 18-39 158,103 38,096 19-07 18-07 Iron, steel, &c. j> 1,184 63 24-12 8-04 Wheat and barley . Disc. 430 21-23 Cement . D/L 21,220 *3,658 17-99 19*11 Hides 55 812 216 17-01 19-20 Tallow, pelts, &c. .. 8,344 1,045 15-89 18-63 Wool, sheep-skins, &c. . Disc. Bales 2,519 101 » . Ldg. ,, 19,162 "94 169,240 102,507 112 il3 Dolomite . Disc. Tons .1,164 12-06 TimberHardwood : Trucks ,, S/ft 299,340 3,381 Softwood — Trucks ,, „ 25,000 157,706 3,571 3,218 Wharf ,, ,, 5,375 150,707 4,300 3,624 Sulphur ,, Tons '5,794 20*18 CoalGrab— New Zealand .. 55 ,, 87,502 18,875 24-71 24-08 Newcastle fy 13,662 16*46 Bunker : Hulks, &c. ! Ldg. ,, 61 30-50 Butter . D/L Boxes 202,283 64,627 *693 597 Cheese Cts 199,157 69,939 251 253 Mutton and lamb .. R. c/c 28,501 1,086 7,142 779 Frozen sundries F. c/c Tons 3,300 *591 Total, all classes 6,269 19,690 326,294 88,936 Number of contracts 4 15 869 207

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PORT OF NELSON Summary of Quantities of Cargo handled and Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour under Co-operative Contracts System, showing Totals to 31st March, 1946 (as per Previous Annual Report), and Figures for Year ended 31st March, 1947

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Cargo Units. UNION STEAM SHIP CO. VESSELS. ANCHOR SHIPPING CO. VESSELS. SMALL COASTAL VESSELS (Other than ANCHOR CO.) Classes of Cargo. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1942-46 | 1946-47 1 1942-46 1946-47 General . D/L Tons 38,775 9,569 21-88 22-79 238,714 60,703 28-29 27-82 14,728 5,646 21-38 26-87 Cement 1,042 517 24-23 27-21 Wool, sheep-skins, &c. . Disc. Bales 158 126 ,, . Ldg. tt 4,359 114 2,419 499 118 133 1,296 140 Timber — Hardwood : Wharf . Disc. S/ft. 21,547 9,945 162,232 6,736 Softwood : Trucks >) 16,900 6,993 Coal — Grab : New Zealand Tons 82,275 25,595 43-29 49-24 Basket: New Zealand 18,748 63 16-47 17-58 Bunker : Hulks, &c. • Ldg. 150 150 19-57 19-78 22,223 6,278 17-88 18-91 45 20 Fruit: Apples and pears . D/L Tons 7,133 717 24-49 25-91 13,886 964 33-79 39-08 4,527 2,189 32-71 30-83 Mutton and lamb .. R. c/c 366,718 41,883 1,210 1,664 16,374 1,252 Frozen sundries .. Ldg. F. c/c Tons Cases Tons 68,423 4,344 579 620 756 412 Total, all classes 54,637 11,187 377,391 94,198 20,010 8,076 Number of contracts 94 19 1,157 297 40 15 . . OVERSEAS VESSELS, Fruit: Apples and pears 85,798 875 Total, all classes 3,43S , Number of contracts 1

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PORT OF PICTON Summary of Quantities of Cargo handled and Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour under Co-operative Contracts System, showing Totals to 31st March, 1946 (as per Previous Annual Report), and Figures for Year ended 31st March, 1947

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Cargo Units. OVERSEAS VESSELS. UNION STEAM SHIP CO. VESSELS. SMALL COASTAL VESSELS. Classes of Cargo. Quantities of Cargo handled. 1 Rates of "Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. 1940-40 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1942-46 1946-47 1942-4611940-47 General .. Ldg. Tons 139 17-38 Iron, steel, &c. Cement Tallow, pelts, &c. .. Wool, sheep-skins, &e. . D/L . Disc. Bales 91,663 183 608 2,524 18,198 15-38 13-23 15-20 88 15-98 43,319 555 6,650 22,301 i,220 14-91 12-98 17-54 14-90 15-98 Timber — Hardwood : Trucks Softwood : Trucks Coal- . Ldg. » ii,033 96 24,997 5,241 86 90 9,685 641 75 85 . Disc. S/ft 46,588 2,507 330,624 109,283 3,909 3,001 Grab : New Zealand Basket: New Zealand Fruit: Apples and pears Mutton and lamb .. Beef Frozen sundries ! D/L Tons R."c/c Qrs F. c/c Tons 24,081 *980 114 923,088 1,586 31,505 328 53,352 '4,518 14-25 847 86 422 8-48 844 393 43,022 2,386 440 46,105 4,329 4,640 161 109,981 3,865 24-78 10-46 20-31 992 541 29-24 9-86 '937 '488 Total, all classes 1,863 325 112,878 20,309 99,927 28,633 Number of contracts 3 1 245 55 293 120

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PORT OF TIMARU Summary of Quantities of Cargo handled and Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour under Co-operative Contracts System, showing Totals to 31st March, 1946 (as per Previous Annual Report), and Figures for Year ended 31st March, 1947

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OVERSEAS VESSELS. UNION STEAM SHIP CO. VESSELS. SMALL COASTAL VESSELS. Classes of Cargo. Cargo Units. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. 1940-40 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1941-46 1946-47 1941-46 1946-47 1941-46 1946-47 1941-46 1946-47 General .. . Disc. Tons 1,077 1,412 18-23 16-53 . Ldg. . D/L 41,079 660 16-62 17-25 " 318,472 69,002 18-17 17 : 99 77,527 i8,797 17 52 19-28 )» . . . • Iron, steel, &c. \ 1,779 117 13-39 15-60 66 8-90 Wheat and barley . Disc. , 4,351 '8,714 17 : 85 23-24 Hides . Ldg. , 12 18 Tallow, pelts, &c. .. ! D/L .. Disc. ' 7,733 'i,304 17-30 18-63 i,387 18-70 Wool, sheep-skins, &c. Timber — Hardwood : Trucks Bales 5,894 2,715 72 "68 i,069 '4,358 75 81 .. Ldg. » 214,291 86,221 103 "96 51,720 6,544 106 93 1,601 82 .. Disc. S/ft 59,786 3,290 423,273 24,306 2,570 3,103 Softwood — Trucks :: Ldg. " 262,997 254,970 3,653 5,698 CoalGrab — New Zealand .. .. Disc. Tons 1,609 15-06 Newcastle u ,, 945 13-80 Basket — New Zealand .. » 5,166 15 • 58 Newcastle „ » 3,487 16-31 Butter Boxes 15,778 3,003 479 581 Cheese Cts. 8,135 198 '4,014 138 Mutton and lamb .. R, c/c 3,287,400 669,916 913 1^001 Frozen sundries F. c/c Tons 78,295 30,072 492 473 Total, all classes 144,760 37,432 344,473 70,639 77,944 19,544 Number of contracts 72 ' 17 .. i .. 434 62 211 31

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PORT OF BLUFF Summary of Quantities of Cargo handled and Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour under Co-operative Contracts System, showing Totals to 31st March, 1946 (as per Previous Annual Report), and Figures for Year ended 31st March, 1947

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Cargo Units. OVERSEAS VESSELS. UNION STEAM SHIP CO. VESSELS. SMALL COASTAL VESSELS. Classes of Cargo. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1941-46 1946-47 1941-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 General . Disc. • Ldg. Tons 9,243 10,406 7,793 4,156 12-15 13-38 11-59 12-19 .. | .. Iron, steel, &c. . D/L „ 243,821 51,305 14-19 13-97 2,462 5,173 16-641 15-08 „ ,, 1,706 466 11-55 12-18 Wheat and barley ,, ,, 303 17-65 Hides • Ldg. ,. 49 15 14-70 16-36 Tallow, pehs, &e. .. ,, 24,749 4,411 15-63 16-15 2,319 1,134 14-34 19-27 Wool, sheep-skins, &c. . Disc. Bales 1,191 76 Timber — • Ldg. » 336,190 88,273 84 89 16,642 6,074 91 83 Hardwood : Trucks . Disc. S/ft 1,237,390 74,784 3,411 2,728 Softwood : Trucks Coal- • Ldg. " 10,467,739 1,002,769 3,779 3,274 Grab : New Zealand „ Tons 12,570 25-04 Basket: New Zealand . Disc. „ 4,563 11-10 Butter Boxes 31,067 4,689 468 552 9,464 421 Cheese Cts 812,268 139,531 249 267 21,949 182 Mutton and lamb .. R. c/c 8,854,460 1,738,545 845 951 Beef Qrs 12,991 15,796 169 144 7,508 134 Frozen sundries F. c/c Tons 496,688 179,173 446 462 30,527 353 Total, all classes 322,732 76,727 296,143 56,084 2,462 5,173 Number of contracts 106 34 256 33 3 5

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OVERSEAS VESSELS. UNION STEAM SHIP CO. VESSELS. SMALL COASTAL VESSELS. Classes of Cargo. Cargo Units. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. Quantities of Cargo handled. Rates of Work per Net Gang-hour. 1940-46 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 1944-46 1946-47 1944-46 1946-47 1944-46 1946-47 1944-46 1946-47 PORT OF WESTPORT General Iron, steel, &c. Cement Timber — . D/L 99 Tons 4,734 3,474 14-16 13-87 2,446 1,255 2,2971 50 10-31 12-74 12-66 7-41 Softwood — Trucks Wharf Coal —Bunker : Trucks Cargo, New Zealand . Ldg. >> S/ft Tons 333,681 2i,897 452,094 68,860 97,092 18,247 293,328 3,588 80-21 91-73 3,319 3,884 82-91 85-25 1,682,551 4,460 90,995 138,149 913,825 -1,815 58,625 3,931 74-75 87-22 4,124 3,874 91-90 79-70 Total, all classes Tons 479,392 315,381 102,521 64,891 Number of contracts 218 127 •• 195 103 PORT OF GREYMOUTH General . . .. .. D/L Iron, steel, &c. .. .. „ Cement .. .. .. „ Timber —Softwood : Trucks Ldg. Coal —Bunker : Trucks .. „ Cargo, New Zealand .. „ Tons S/ft Tons 1 .. 26,161 384 59,988,702 40,143 635,753 6,598 81 7,542,101 10,673 183,849 13-83 11-76 5 j 275 39-32 85-48 15-71 14-29 5,423 33-56 80-03 3,538 71 3,400 10,811,970 8,354 165,539 3,710 1,839 168,017 2,143 40,910 11-77 14-44 16-39 4,748 105-64 124-97 13-45 ,18-97 3,447 105-83 126-75 Total, all classes Tons 822,419 216,285 202,524 48,938 Number of contracts 1 440 111 323 70

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Class of Vessel. Period. Class of Contract. Total Contract Price. Amount of Profit distributed. Total " Winch " Hours (Comm.). Average Per Hour (Comm.). Total Port. Disc. Ldg. D/L. Total. Comm. N.Z.R., Harbour Boards, &c. Total. Cont., T.K.s, Wages. Auckland Overseas Union S.S. Co. All Overseas Union S.S. Co. Small coastal All 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1941-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 418 129 334 85 19 771 214 £ 1,766,861 453,228 £ 136,989 46,715 £ 409 £ 137,398 46,715 3,681,281 1,035,860 s. d. 0 8-93 0 10-82 £ 17,238 3,907 547 419 19 985 2,220,089 183,704 409 184,113 4,717,141 0 9-35 21,145 585 123 98 25 374 54 1,057 202 1,124,696 203,851 33,188 6,483 308 69 33,496 6,552 2,834,740 516,695 0 2-81 0 3-01 13,929 2,955 708 123 428 1,259 1,328,547 39,671 377 40,048 3,351,435 0 2-84 16,884 1,003 252 432 110 393 54 1,828 416 2,891,557 657,079 170,177 53,198 717 69 170,894 53,267 6,516,021 1,552,555 0 6-27 0 8-22 31,167 6,862 1,255 542 447 2,244 3,548,636 223,375 786 224,161 8,068,576 0 6-69 38,029 Wellington .. 461 113 519 94 36 1,016 207 1,617,631 255,214 148,823 29,825 33,071 7,248 181,894 37,073 3,253,499 557,631 0 10-98 1 0-84 20,888 3,043 574 613 36 1,223 1,872,845 178,648 40,319 218,967 3,811,130 0 11-25 23,931 1,191 150 119 23 1,651 162 2,961 335 1,024,326 131,696 64,243 7,701 17,326 2,474 81,569 10,175 2,329,360 250,048 0 6-62 0 7-39 18,951 2,581 1,341 142 1,813 3,296 1,156,022 71,944 19,800 91,744 2,579,408 0 6-69 21,532 1,231 238 106 22 1,305 191 2,642 451 242,031 45,002 13,760 2,198 5,460 741 19,220 2,939 641,585 99,782 0 5-15 0 5-29 5,370 1,015 1,469 128 1,496 3,093 287,033 15,958 6,201 22,159 741,367 0 5-16 6,385 2,883 501 744 139 2,992 353 6,619 993 2,883,988 431,912 226,826 39,724 55,857 10,463 282,683 50,187 6,224,444 907,461 0 8-75 0 10-50 45,209 6,639 3,384 883 3,345 7,612 3,315,900 266,550 66,320 332,870 7,131,905 0 8-97 51,848

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Lyttleton Overseas Union S.S. Co. Small coastal All Overseas Union S.S. Co. Small coastal All 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1942-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1941-46 1946-47 Totals 1941-46 1946-47 Totals 1941-46 1946-47 Totals 1941-46 1946-47 Totals 125 58 221 56 1 347 114 389,885 86,937 48,993 12,546 13,980 3,585 62,973 16,131 753,915 175,757 1 1 3-60 5-13 5,064 1,116 183 277 1 461 476,822 61,539 17,565 79,104 929,672 1 3-89 6,180 99 18 75 13 689 61 863 92 328,001 53,860 30,585 5,441 14,305 2,568 44,890 8,009 635,375 92,431 0 1 11-55 2-13 6,626 1,029 117 88 750 955 381,861 36,026 16,873 52,899 727,806 0 11-88 7,655 39 19 39 13 440 133 518 165 90,120 33,328 10,970 3,485 6,020 1,838 16,990 5,323 187,135 64,615 1 1 2-07 0-94 2,293 843 58 52 573 683 123,448 14,455 7,858 22,313 251,750 1 1-78 3,136 263 95 335 82 1,130 194 1,728 371 808,006 174,125 90,548 21,472 34,305 7,991 124,853 29,463 1,576,425 332,803 1 1 1-79 3-48 13,983 2,988 358 417 1,324 2,099 982,131 112,020 42,296 154,316 1,909,228 1 2-08 16,971 Dunedin 28 38 46 27 74 65 56,155 20,728 6,134 2,258 2,635 942 8,769 3,200 107,931 50,224 1 0 1-64 10-79 879 412 66 73 139 76,883 8,392 3,577 11,969 158,155 1 0-73 1,291 56 9 44 4 496 80 596 93 358,762 67,474 18,955 978 18,955 978 915,944 180,436 0 0 4-97 1-30 4,779 914 65 48 576 689 426,236 19,933 19,933 1,096,380 0 4-36 5,693 13 4 11 3 234 35 258 42 81,174 15,203 3,803 212 3,803 212 222,436 42,599 0 0 4-10 1-19 1,559 301 17 14 269 300 96,377 4,015 4,015 265,035 0 3-64 1,860 97 51 101 34 730 115 928 200 496,091 103,405 28,892 3,448 2,635 942 31,527 4,390 1,246,311 273,259 0 0 5-56 3-03 7,217 1,627 148 135 845 1,128 599,496 32,340 3,577 35,917 1,519,570 0 5-11 8,844

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Class of Vessel. Period. Class of Contract. Total Contract Price. Amount of Profit distributed. Total " Winch " Hours (Comm.). Average Per Hour (Comm.). Total Cont., T.K.s, Wages. Port. Disc. Ldg. D/L. Total. Comm. N.Z.R., Harbour Boards, &c Total. Port Chalmers Overseas Union S.S. Co. All Overseas .. All 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1944-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 19 17 78 20 97 37 £ 170,707 44,695 £ 28,661 7,796 £ 5,227 1,895 £ 33,888 9,691 281,952 81,510 s. d. 2 0-40 1 10-95 £ 1,760 475 36 98 134 215,402 36,457 7,122 43,579 363,462 2 0-07 2,235 1 2 1 2 2 423 404 17 16 5 22 16 333 820 1 0-25 0 4-68 6 8 1 3 4 827 33 5 38 1,153 0 6-87 14 19 18 80 21 99 39 171,130 45,099 28,678 7,812 5,232 1,895 33,910 9,707 282,285 82,330 2 0-38 1 10-77 1,766 483 37 101 138 216,229 36,490 7,127 43,617 364,615 2 0-02 2,249 Opua 1 1 573 91 91 1,214 1 5-99 2 1 1 573 91 91 1,214 1 5-99 2 1 1 573 91 91 1,214 1 5-99 2 1 1 573 91 91 1,214 1 5-99 2

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Gisborne Overseas Union S.S. Co. Small coastal All Overseas Union S.S. Co. Small coastal All 1941-46 1946-47 Totals 1941-46 1946-47 Totals 1944-46 1946-47 Totals 1941-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1941-46 1946-47 Totals 1942-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1 1 4,749 280 280 7,913 0 8-49 63 1 1 4,749 280 280 7,913 0 8-49 63 52 6 50 87 15 189 21 60,320 8,512 1,807 247 1,807 247 134,509 15,358 0 0 3-22 3-86 1,301 163 58 50 102 210 68,832 2,054 2,054 149,867 0 3-29 1,464 9 7 14 23 104 67 127 97 16,703 14,735 357 143 357 143 42,296 33,429 0 0 203 1-03 316 300 16 37 171 224 31,438 500 500 75,725 0 1-58 616 61 13 65 23 191 82 317 118 81,772 23,247 2,444 390 2,444 390 184,718 48,787 0 0 3-18 1-92 1,680 463 74 88 273 435 105,019 2,834 2,834 233,505 0 2-91 2,143 Napier 8 5 138 32 3 149 37 271,567 68,413 32,566 10,508 296 38 32,862 10,546 532,100 157,133 L 1 2-69 4-05 3,625 529 13 170 3 186 339,980 43,074 334 43,408 689,233 L 3-00 4,154 80 7 14 95 14 189 21 74,794 10,691 6,435 817 1,161 84 7,596 901 134,873 21,565 0 0 11-45 9-09 1,268 85 87 14 109 210 85,485 7,252 1,245 8,497 156,438 0 11-13 1,353 63 45 11 1 203 63 277 109 30,048 11,044 1,325 638 521 187 1,846 825 58,015 26,083 0 0 5-48 5-87 479 98 108 12 266 386 41,092 1,963 708 2,671 84,098 0 5-60 577 151 57 163 33 301 77 615 167 376,409 90,148 40,326 11,963 1,978 309 42,304 12,272 724,988 204,781 1 1 1-35 2-02 5,372 712 208 196 378 782 466,557 52,289 2,287 54,576 929,769 1 1-50 6,084

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Class of Vessel. Period. Class of Contract. Total Contract Price. Amount of Profit distributed. Total " Winch " Hours (Comm.). Average Per Hour (Comm.). Total Port. Disc. Ldg. D/L. Total. Comm. N.Z.R., Harbour Boards, &c. Total. Cont., T.K.s, Wages. Port Waikato Small coastal All Overseas .. Union S.S. Co. Small coastal All Overseas .. 1941-46 1946-47 Totals 1941-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1941-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 117 34 151 £ 15,709 £ 2,022 £ £ 2,022 39,676 s. d. 1 0-23 £ 1,149 117 34 151 15,709 2,022 2,022 39,676 1 0-23 1,149 117 34 151 15,709 2,022 2,022 39,676 1 0-23 1,149 117 34 151 15,709 2,022 2,022 39,676 1 0-23 1,149 New Plymouth 8 4 82 16 1 91 20 205,330 42,954 18,962 4,817 3,240 977 22,202 5,794 351,831 77,442 1 0-93 1 2-93 1,880 419 12 98 1 111 248,284 23,779 4,217 27,996 429,273 1 1-29 2,299 122 8 4 93 10 219 18 49,125 5,360 3,072 390 1,336 157 4,408 547 99,937 7,968 0 7-38 0 11-75 985 108 130 4 103 237 54,485 3,462 1,493 4,955 107,905 0 7-70 1,093 183 35 8 192 32 383 67 21,795 5,934 1,748 272 872 106 2,620 378 43,662 9,411 0 9-61 0 6-94 326 77 218 8 224 450 27,729 2,020 978 2,998 53,073 0 9-13 403 313 47 94 16 286 42 693 105 276,250 54,248 23,782 5,479 5,448 1,240 29,230 6,719 495,430 94,821 0 11-52 1 1-87 3,191 604 360 110 328 798 330,498 29,261 6,688 35,949 590,251 0 11-90 3,795 Wanganui .. 3 1 4 2,921 491 76 567 5,594 1 9-07 51 3 1 4 2,921 491 76 567 5,594 1 9-07 51

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Union fl.S. Co. Small coastal All Overseas Union S.S. Co. Anchor Co. Small coastal Equivalent contracts All 1941-46 1946-47 Totals 1941-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1946-47 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1942-46 1946-47 Totals 1942-46 1946-47 Totals 1943-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 6 5 4 15 6,006 663 36 699 16,682 0 9-54 86 6 5 4 15 6,006 663 36 699 16,682 0 9-54 86 238 42 177 63 454 102 869 207 72,232 21,935 10,681 3,286 5,427 1,260 16,108 4,546 157,155 44,312 1 1 4-31 5-80 1,527 1 280 240 556 1,076 94,167 13,967 6,687 20,654 201,467 1 4-64 1,528 247 42 183 63 458 102 888 207 81,159 21,935 11,835 3,286 5,539 1,260 17,374 4,546 179,431 44,312 1 1 3-83 5-80 1,664 1 289 246 560 1,095 103,094 15,121 6,799 21,920 223,743 1 4-22 1,665 Nelson 1 1 1,056 163 36 199 974 3 4-16 5 3 29 2 60 14 94 19 15,150 2,593 2,171 475 1,066 218 3,237 693 25,730 4,803 1 1 8-25 11-74 43 8 31 74 113 17,743 2,646 1,284 3,930 30,533 1 8-80 43 325 74 69 10 763 213 1,157 297 56,568 15,226 10,655 2,765 4,211 1,115 14,866 3,880 127,156 30,260 1 1 8-11 9-93 399 79 976 1,454 71,794 13,420 5,326 18,746 157,416 1 8-46 7 9 8 3 25 3 40 15 3,968 1,352 545 300 129 161 674 461 8,530 2,888 1 2 3-33 0-93 16 11 28 55 5,320 845 290 1,135 11,418 1 5-76 2,041 578 2,041 578 2,619 2,619 337 86 106 16 848 230 1,291 332 75,686 20 227 13,371 3,703 7,447 2,108 20,818 5,811 161,416 38,925 1 1 7-88 10-83 43 423 122 1,078 1,623 95,913 17,074 9,555 26,629 200,341 1 8-45 43

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Class of Vessel. Period. Class of Contract. Total Contract Price. Amount of Profit distributed. Total " Winch " Hours (Comm.). Average Per Hour (Comm.). Total Port. Disc. Ldg. D/L. Total. Comm. N.Z.R., Harbour Boards, &c. Total. Cont., T.K.s, Wages. Picton Overseas Union S.S. Co. Small coastal All Overseas Union S.S. Co. 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1942-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1941-46 1946-47 Totals 3 1 3 1 £ 1,503 165 £ 310 35 £ 37 9 £ 347 44 2,620 171 s. d. 2 4-40 4 1-12 £ 20 4 4 1,668 345 46 391 2,791 2 5-67 .20 6 1 34 4 205 50 245 55 32,146 6,963 2,109 268 1,217 118 3,326 386 51,698 7,202 0 9-79 0 8-93 65 7 38 255 300 39,109 2,377 1,335 3,712 58,900 0 9-69 65 123 17 23 24 147 79 293 120 20,656 6,665 1,364 496 471 314 1,835 810 45,795 12,865 0 7-15 0 9-25 5 140 47 226 413 27,321 1,860 785 2,645 58,660 0 7-61 5 129 18 60 29 352 129 541 176 54,305 13,793 3,783 799 1,725 441 5,508 1,240 100,113 20,238 0 9-07 0 9-48 85 5 147 89 481 717 68,098 4,582 2,166 6,748 120,351 0 914 90 Timaru 7 4 65 13 72 17 95,637 21,650 9,479 2,954 2,131 753 11,610 3,707 98,108 27,198 1 11-19 2 2-07 966 187 11 78 89 117,287 12,433 2,884 15,317 125,306 1 11-81 1,153 25 4 27 10 382 48 434 62 96,319 21,723 9,348 2,210 3,702 1,007 13,050 3,217 135,923 25,291 1 4-51 1 8-97 1,299 285 29 37 430 496 118,042 11,558 4,709 16,267 161,214 1 5-21 1,584

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Small coastal All Overseas Union S.S. Co. Small coastal All 1941-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1941-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 13 3 23 7 175 21 211 31 19,449 4,792 1,576 506 965 260 2,541 766 31,743 6,598 0 11-92 1 6-41 105 25 16 30 196 242 24,241 2,082 1,225 3,307 - 38,341 1 1-03 130 45 11 115 30 557 69 717 110 211,405 48,165 20,403 5,670 6,798 2,020 27,201 7,690 265,774 59,087 1 6-42 1 11-03 2,370 497 56 145 626 827 259,570 26,073 8,818 34,891 324,861 1 7-26 2,867 Bluff 13 11 93 23 106 34 225,305 47,867 23,701 7,797 7,452 2,186 31,153 9,983 258,527 78,668 1 10-00 1 11-79 3,402 678 24 116 140 273,172 31,498 9,638 41,136 337,195 1 10-42 4,080 26 2 14 216 31 256 33 109,193 19,682 6,086 862 2,590 392 8,676 1,254 177,674 24,839 0 8-22 0 8-33 1,957 342 28 14 247 289 128,875 6,948 2,982 9,930 202,513 0 8-23 2,299 3 5 3 5 637 1,452 61 68 34 37 95 105 1,257 2,154 0 11-65 0 7-58 22 51 8 8 2,089 129 71 200 3,411 0 9-08 73 39 13 107 23 219 36 365 72 335,135 69,001 29,848 8,727 10,076 2,615 39,924 11,342 437,458 105,661 1 4-38 1 7-82 5,381 1,071 52 130 255 437 404,136 38,575 12,691 51,266 543,119 1 5-05 6,452

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Class of Vessel. Period. Class of Contract. Total Contract Price. Amounts of Profit distributed. Total " Winch " Hours (Comm.). Average Per Hour (Comm.). Total Port. Disc. Ldg. D/L. Total. Coinrn. Harbour Boards, &c. Total. Cont., T.K.s, Wages. Westport Union S.S. Co. Small coastal Equivalent contracts All Union S.S. Co. Small coastal All 1944-46 1946-47 Totals 1944-46 1946-47 Totals 1944-46 1946-47 Totals 1944-46 1946-47 Totals 1942-46 1946-47 Totals 1942-46 1946-47 Totals 1942-46 1946-47 Totals 1 29 11 188 116 218 127 £ 27,404 17,584 £ 3,009 2,447 £ 1,109 982 £ 4,118 3,429 57,783 35,434 s. d. 1 0-50 1 4-57 £ 1 40 304 345 44,988 5,456 2,091 7,547 93,217 1 2-05 39 11 156 92 195 103 10,904 6,837 863 530 352 280 1,215 810 21,384 14,023 0 9-69 0 9-07 50 248 298 17,741 1,393 632 2,025 35,407 0 9-44 101 54 101 54 155 155 1 68 22 344 208 413 230 38,308 24,421 3,872 2,977 1,562 1,316 5,434 4,293 79,167 49,457 0 11-74 1 2-45 1 90 552 643 62,729 6,849 2,878 9,727 128,624 1 0-78 Greymouth .. 126 25 314 86 440 111 127,803 28,554 13,686 2,343 1,654 441 15,340 2,784 276,090 57,319 0 11-90 0 9-81 2,625 710 151 400 551 156,357 16,029 2,095 18,124 333,409 0 11-54 3,335 37 8 92 11 194 51 323 70 28,467 5,855 3,824 1,055 524 172 4,348 1,227 48,092 6,755 1 7-08 3 1-48 734 213 45 103 245 393 34,322 4,879 696 5,575 54,847 1 9-35 947 37 8 218 36 508 137 763 181 156,270 34,409 17,510 3,398 2,178 613 19,688 4,011 324,182 64,074 1 0-96 1 0-73 3,359 923 45 254 645 944 190,679 20,908 2,791 23,699 388,256 1 0-92 4,282

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All ports Overseas Union S.S. Co. (Small coastal Equivalent contracts All vessels . . 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1942-46 1946-47 Totals 1940-46 1946-47 Totals 1,090 379 1,582 368 60 2,732 747 4,808,824 1,042,907 455,480 125,414 68,554 17,669 524,034 143,083 9,336,485 2,242,568 0 1 11-71 1-42 55,838 10,766 1,469 1,950 60 3,479 5,851,731 580,894 86,223 667,117 11,579,053 1 0-04 66,604 2,254 332 670 118 4,854 741 7,778 1,191 3,434,468 578,947 195,374 30,678 45,815 8,510 241,189 39,188 7,826,651 1,240,209 0 0 5-99 5-94 53,920 9,180 2,586 788 5,595 8,969 4,013,415 226,052 54,325 280,377 9,066,860 0 5-98 63,100 2,398 501 620 191 4,429 1,087 7,447 1,779 710,461 189,360 63,554 15,954 24,986 6,471 88,540 22,425 1,675,917 395,774 0 0 9-10 9-67 13,880 2,929 2,899 811 5,516 9,226 899,821 79,508 31,457 110,965 2,071,691 0 9-21 16,809 2,142 632 2,142 632 2,774 2,774 5,742 1,212 2,872 677 9,343 1,828 17,957 3,717 8,953,753 1,811,214 714,408 172,046 141,497 33,282 855,905 205,328 18,839,053 3,878,551 0 0 9-10 10-65 123,638 22,875 6,954 3,549 11,171 21,674 10,764,967 886,454 174,779 1,061,233 22,717,604 0 9-36 146,513

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Summary of Wages, etc., payable through Waterfront Industry Commission Central Pay Offices and Agencies for Period 1940—47, showing Totals for each Port

Date Commission Port. commenced to operate Pay Office. 1940-46. 1946-47. Total. Auckland 31/7/40 £ 6,222,807* £ 861,912 £ 7,084,719 Wellington 10/7/40 3,345,215* 549,483 3,894,698 Lyttelton 30/10/40 1,039,449 257,308 1,296,757 Otago 28/8/40 999,549 221,204 1,220,753 Gisborne .. 24/3/47 Not available 25,112 25,112 Napier 1/4/44 262,893 101,966 364,859 New Plymouth 2/10/40 323,277 80,321 403,598 Patea Agency Not available 4,742 4,742 Wanganui 2/5/41 84,079 25,236 109,315 Nelson 1/4/44 67,055 24,295 91,350 Picton 1/4/44 50,453 18,614 69,067 Timaru . . 3/9/45 23,816 53,709 77,525 Oamaru Agency Not available 15,456 15,456 Bluff 11/12/40 320,927 78,080 399,007 Westport 10/10/44 38,844 29,136 67,980 C4reymouth 21/10/46 Not available 39,277 39,277 Total, all ports 12,778,364 2,385,851 15,164,215 Amounts paid on behalf of the New Zealand and J" Auckland \ Wellington .. £ 2,388,075 £ £ 2,388,075 United States Armed Forces 44,691 44,691 2,432,766 1 2,432,766 4 Includes amounts paid on behalf of the New Zealand and United States Armed Forces.

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Company. 1 g f i d 0 1 6 I O 1 1 1 1 ft i 1 1 ft 1 3 9 1 i "3 m it -gpH H £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1 £ Andreson, K 250 250 Anchor Shipping and Foundry '363 '428 13,370 '841 3J44 1, ioi 19,847 Auckland Stevedoring Co. 75,314 75,314 Barry Bros., Ltd. io4 104 Beauchamp, H. R., and Co. Blue Star Line, Ltd. '238 238 9^230 '238 701 10,169 British Chemical Industries "60 60 British Phosphate Commissioners .. Burgess and Co. Canterbury Steam Ship Co., Ltd. .. 17;675 M71 15^073 10^32 1J183 7,728 44,251 1,183 13^924 0^970 3J034 "30 2^707 '376 34^769 Cargo Control 4^409 4,409 Cock, J. H., and Co., Ltd. 1J701 1^678 3,379 Colonial Sugar Kenning Co., Ltd. .. 6^50 0,150 Collett and Co., Ltd. ' 306 306 Cranhy, C. H., and Co. 61s 618 Dalgety and Co., Ltd. 3^633 '344 ' ioi "82 "29 i97 4,386 District Storekeeper, Otahuhu "ll 11 District Treasury, Wellington "64 64 Dominion Stevedoring Co. 37^417 37,417 Dunedin Wanganui Steam Ship Co. 0,565 " " 6,565 Bckford, T., and Co. 320 326 Food Controller 1492 1,192 Frankham, A, G,, Ltd. 2,S41 2,841 Fenwick, J., and Co. 9^032 9,032 Cannaway and Co. 8J393 8,393 Golden Bay Shipping Co. Herdman, H. L. .. 889 i'Mi 224 1,113 1,861 Holm and Co. '470 23 i575 5 1701 5^540 '519 1^275 '276 '. 37,356 Hooker Bros. 742 3,742 Johnston and Co., Ltd. 13 1284 '274 13,558 Karamea Shipping Co. Keith Ramsay, Ltd. '268 27 295 "26 26 Kinsey and Co., Ltd. Leftwich, R. 71 ', 390 71,390 2^524 2,524 Leonard and Dingley, Ltd. 59 |070 59,070 Levin and Co., Ltd. 2^990 22 3,012 Mil, J., and Co. .. 35^563 2J 975 9J435 47,973 Miller and Tunnage, Ltd. 16 16 Ministry of Supply 55 '182 237 Moss, P. W. 61 61 Napier Harbour Board 5^080 5,080 Neale and Haddow ' 16 16 Newton King and Co., Ltd. '822 822 New Zealand Express Co., Ltd. New Zealand Railways "31 "38 26,270 2J319 6J255 1J924 1^656 3J341 5J831 2J039 1J371 38 51,037

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Company. 1 1 0 g 33 a 0 1 Hi ss O s 0 I 0 t 0 ►I 1 1 1 1 § ■s s a I H fa n ■g 0 ft 1 g 1 "3« £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ New Zealand Refrigerating Co. 45 1,741 1,786 New Zealand Shipping Co., Ltd. 184 i481 94)891 8)835 '240 4)552 104 1 339 294,442 Nobels Explosives Northern Steam Ship Co., Ltd. 52 52 29 i399 'i48 '385 "lO 3,066 33,008 Pearl Rasper Shipping Co. 15 15 Port Line, Ltd. 37!922 "l99 38,121 Pufflet and Smith, Ltd. 23)426 23,426 Puponga Shipping Co. Richardson and Co. 6)217 i42 35)726 "37 'ioi 209 "17 45 208 42,376 58 Russell and Somers 58 Scales, G. H., and Co., Ltd. 5)744 5,744 Shaw Savill and Albion Co., Ltd. .. 38^125 59,386 16)553 12)327 5 j 722 6,685 138,798 Shell Oil Co., Ltd. 6 "86 'ill 233 Somerville, H. J. R, 1) 277 1,277 Southland Stevedoring Co. . 20)272 20,272 South Taranaki Shipping Co. '723 'i.22 ' 93 938 South Westland Shipping Co. •• 1 22 ' 22 Stevenson and Cook isi . ' 151 Tapley, H. L., and Co. 4 19,337 l)391 20,732 Turnbull, A. H., and Co. .. '454 454 Turnbull, D. C, and Co. 6) 700 6,700 Union Steam Ship Co., Ltd. 322Ji40 179)377 72)079 9l)469 9)976 4)433 2)079 7)l75 19,281 19)240 16)034 8)580 751,863 Wanganni Harbour Board '' 75 75 War Assets Realization Board 9*877 9,377 Watchlin Shipping Line '884 884 Westhaven Shipping Co. .. 'l72 172 Westport Coal Co., Ltd. 8) 076 ' 1G9 8,245 Wild and Robertson, Ltd. 831 831 Williams and Creagh, Ltd. ' ' 16 16 Wilson's Cement Co. 4) 629 4,629 Wood, S.. and Son "l8 18 Young, T. and W., Ltd. 19)426 19,426 Total labour wages 762,007 473,182 214,410 195,443 142 83,978 69,764 20,026 18,372 16,496 43,371 62,854 22,725 12,080 1,994,850 Profit distributions 51,081 41,413 25,141 11,360 11,916 5,537 3,238 4,099 1,054 6.532 9,609 4,190 1,962 177,132 Contract Timekeepers' wages 6,862 6,639 2,988 2,110 4 712 604 1 5 497 1,071 355 21.848 Guaranteed wage to 10th March, 1947 66 3 69 Daily minimum from 10th March, 1947 ' 26 355 202 "70 '265 ii3 1 ' '41 1.41 'io7 '203 1,524 Weekly minimum from 10th March, 225 230 141 67 1 44 708 1947 Union annual holiday pay 27,411 19,751 9,804 8,443 997 3,360 2,742 1,297 1,227 640 1,883 2.868 1,536 2,173 84,132 Non-union holiday pay 4,060 1,204 1,482 187 219 314 628 99 147 151 512 616 9,619 Statutory holiday pay, union 10,465 6,873 3,483 3,231 379 1,280 1,046 462 449 227 706 1,062 '577 '801 31,041 Totals .. 861,912 549,483 257,308 221,204 2,041 101,966 80,321 25,236 24,295 18,614 53,709 78,080 29,136 17,018 2,320,923

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— Waterfront Wages. Profit Distribution. Check Timekeepers' Wages. Annual Union Holiday Pay. Annual NonUnion Holiday Pay. Statutory Holiday Pay. Totals. (a) Before establishment of Central Pay Office— Gisborne Greymouth (b) Commission's Agencies — Oamaru Patea £ 22,23219,078 14,512 4,409t £ 380 2,013 £ 459 568 £ * * 507 246 £ * 206 1 £ * 231 86 £ 23,071 21,659 15,456 4,742 Totals 60,231 2,393 1,027 753 207 317 64,928 * Included in main return above. t Includes profit paid by South Taranaki Shipping Co., Ltd., on behalf of N.Z. Waterside Workers' Union

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Table showing Number of Unionist Man-weeks, Total Hours, and Average Hours per Week (Ordinary and Overtime) covering Period of Fifty-two Weeks ended 30th March, 1947

* For one week only from time of establishment of .Central Pay Office. f From 22nd October, 1946, to year ended 31st March, 1947 (23 weeks). Notes.—This is the first full year where working-hours have been affected by—(a) Main Ports.—Cancellation as from Bth September, 1945, of shift-work and work on Sundays, holidays, and on Saturday afternoons (except when vessels could finish by 5 p.m.). (b) Secondary Ports.—Cancellation as from Bth September, 1945, of shift-work; cancellation as from 26th November, 1945, of work on Saturday nights, Sundays, and holidays ; cessation of work on Saturday afternoons and at 9 p.m. on ordinary week-days.

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Port. Number of Man-weeks worked. Total Hours worked. Average Hours worked per week. Ordinary. Overtime. Total. Ordinary. Overtime. Total. Auckland Wellington .. .. .. .. .. Lyttelton Dunedin Port Chalmers Gisborne* Napier New Plymouth Wanganui Nelson Picton Timaru Bluff Westport Greymouthf 75,971 51,981 21,787 13,858 8,481 70 8,919 7,537 3,398 3,498 1,861 5,191 8,201 3,853 2,054 2,674,316 l,738,102i 750, 4-94 J 481,7371 270,325| 2,030 283,204 226,069 88,719f 120,9601 44,0904 148,8531 244, 566 J 57,506* 41,281i 692,6914 471,127f 214,3501 147,997| 73,713 llO^Oli 75,563* 27,465| 23,0244 27,335 J 56,684J 80,1521 55,582 20,955 3,367,0074 2,209,230 964,845 629,735 344, 038 J 2,030 393,905i 301,6321 116,185 143,985 71,426| 205,5374 324,7184 113,0881 62,236 J 35J 331 34J 34-J 31f 29 314 30 26 341 23| 28| 29-4 15 20 9 9 94 104 84 m 10 8 H 144 11 94 14* 10-i 441 421 m 45| 40| 29 44-1 40 34 41 381 394 391 29* 30iTotals 216,660 7,172,2571 2,077,344 9,249, 601 J 33i 91 424

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Average Earnings: Return A.— Return of Number of Unionists employed, Wages, etc., paid, and Average Wage per Man-week worked for Years ended 30th March, 1941-47

1940-40. 1946-47. 1940-47. Poet. dumber of Man-weeks. Total Wages and Profits paid. Average Week woi per ked. Number of Man-weeks. Total Wages and Profits paid. Average per Week worked. Number of Man-weeks. Total Wages and Profits paid. Average per Week worked. £ £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ £ s. d. Auckland 403,965 4,561,273 11 5 10 75,971 723,013 9 10 4 479,936 5,284,286 11 0 2 Wellington 292,382 3,132,185 10 14 3 51,981 512,982 9 17 4 344,363 3,645,167 10 11 8 Lyttelton 101,420 938,626 9 5 1 21,787 222 219* 10 4 0 123,207 1,180,845 9 8 5 Dunedin 73,642 676,261 9 3 8 13,858 131^099 9 9 2 87,500 807,360 9 4 6 Port Chalmers 40,321 344,717 8 11 0 8,481 80,149* 9 9 0 48,802 424,866 8 14 1 Gisbornef 70 352 5 0 7 70 352 5 0 7 Napier 3i,736 313,529 9 17 7 8,919 96,065.t 10 15 5 40,655 409,594 10 1 6 New Plymouth 37,481 319,093 8 10 3 7,537 72,767* 9 13 1 45,018 391,860 8 14 1 Wanganui 12,028 77,161 6 8 4 3,398 28,358* 8 6 11 15,426 105,519 6 16 10 Nelson 9,822 94,534 0 12 G 3,498 34,052$ 9 14 8 13,320 128,586 9 13 1 Picton 4,919 42,014 8 10 10 1,861 16,852* 9 1 1 6,780 58,866 8 13 8 Timaru 1,787 17,186 9 12 4 5,191 48,680* 9 7 6 6,978 85,846 9 8 9 Bluff 27,843 242,128 8 13 10 8,201 77,905* 9 9 10 36,044 320,033 8 17 7 Westport 5,633 50,187 8 18 o 3,853 34,480* 8 19 0 9,486 84,687 8 18 6 Greymouth§ .. 2,054 16,676* 8 2 4 2,054 16,676 8 2 4 All ports .. 1,042,979 10,808,894 10 7 4 216,660 2,095,829 9 .13 5 1,259,639 12,904,523 10 4 11 * Includes New Zeala id Railways wages and profit distri tuition. ■ For one week. % Includes Harbour Board wages. § For twenty-three weeks,

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Average Earnings: Return B. —Return showing Earnings of Union Waterside Workers for Year ended 30th March, 1947, analysed under Income Groups

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Under £100. £100 to £200. £200 to £300. £300 to £400. Port. Number of Men. Amount. Number of Men. Amount. Number of Men. Amount. Number of Men. Amount. £ £ £ £ Auckland 243 7,048 138 21,625 219 52,956 281 100,251 Wellington Lyttelton Dunedin 173 6,900 104 16,228 151 38,735 343 121,785 •68 2,219 42 6,366 34 8,718 71 25,203 18 1,089 14 1,926 33 8,225 37 13,178 Port Chalmers 33 2,374 6 834 12 2,965 29 10,475 Gisborne 9 237 11 1,666 19 4,883 35 11,512 Napier 10 641 38 5,578 5 1,213 13 4,554 Qnehunga 35 1,904 1 ,179 New Plymouth 10 510 4 608 U 3,491 34 12,168 Patea 2 65 3 438 12 4,212 Wanganui 8 417 5 731 8 2,074 19 6,885 Nelson 2 170 3 409 2 463 9 3,281 Picton 8 195 1 138 3 686 2 747 Timaru 9 411 4 659 6 1,580 16 5,466 Oamaru 6 278 18 3,034 22 5,205 Bluff 35 1,442 18 2,694 16 4,014 20 6,867 Westport 3 23 1 141 2 491 6 2,117 Greymouth 4 110 6 938 13 3,276 44 16,042 Totals 676 26,033 417 64,190 559 138,975 971 344,723 £400 to £500. £500 to £600. £600 to £700. Totals. Port. Number of Men. Amount. Number of Men. Amount. Number of Men. Amount. Number of Men. Amount. £ £ £ £ Auckland 624 283,951 445 235,797 S 5,580 1,958 707,208 Wellington 645 292,914 352 186,723 6 3,715 1,774 667,000 Lyttelton 211 97,133 230 122,521 2 1,203 658 263,363 Dunedin 140 64,445 92 47,725 334 136,588 Port Chalmers 111 50,622 34 17,802 225 85,072 Gisborne 74 18,298 Napier 75 34,814 90 48^026 231 94,826 Onehunga 36 2,083 New Plymouth 67 30,706 52 27,566 181 75,047 Patea | 17 4,715 Wanganui 45 20^310 85 30,417 Nelson 30 13,879 '32 17^406 1 '608 79 36,196 Picton 18 8,067 13 6,868 45 16,701 Timaru 68 31,566 16 8,103 119 47,785 Oamaru j .. 46 8,517 Bluff 66 30,855 57 29,871 212 75,743 Westport 1 70 32,571 1 503 83 35,846 Greymouth 50 20,726 117 41,092 Totals 2,220 1,012,559 1,414 748,911 17 11,106 6,274 2,346,497

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Average Earnings: Return C.— Return showing Average Total Earnings, Profit Distributions, Ordinary and Overtime Hours, Weeks, and Holidays worked by Unionists with Highest Earnings for Year ended 30th March, 1947

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Xt/1 1 Number Port. Average Total Earnings Average Total Hours worked for Year. Average Number Average Hours per Week. worked Average Number of Sundays Average Total of of Men. (including Profit of Weeks worked. and Holidays worked. Profit Distribution. Distribution). Ordinary. Overtime. Total. Ordinary. Overtime. Total. £ s. d. £ S. d. 100 Auckland 569 16 4 1,958 624 2,582 51 38 12 50 1 44 6 6 100 Wellington 562 13 8 1,788 550 2,338 51 35 11 46 Not available 47 4 11 50 Lyttelton 564 16 8 1,858 612 2,470 49 38 12 50 3 44 14 2 50 Dunedin 529 1 6 1,918 605 2,523 52 37 12 49 Nil 15 18 1 50 Port Chalmers . 513 12 2 1,744 482 2,226 49 35 10 45 Nil 49 13 2 50 Gisborne 311 10 2 1,093 361 1,454 48 23 ■ 7 30 1 6 7 8 50 Napier 547 1 11 1,535 639 2,174 49 31 13 44 5 68 11 11 50 New Plymouth . 531 10 0 1,544 521 2,065 48 32 11 43 3 48 3 8 50 Wanganui 445 7 5 1,393 445 1,838 51 27 9 36 Not available 65 6 10 50 Nelson 522 18 11 1,648 412 2,060 51 33 8 41 4 89 1 4 37 Pieton 446 1 8 1,044 741 1,785 46 23 16 39 5 30 13 8 50 Timaru 491 7 0 1,525 537 2,062 51 30 10 40 Nil 76 12 2 50 Bluff .. 526 8 11 1,619 538 2,157 50 32 11 43 Not available 78 12 8 50 Westport 477 2 3 878 713 1,591 50 17 14 31 20 51 18 7 50 Greymouth 414 10 5 856 671 1,527 50 17 13 30 17 35 2 3

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Table showing the Time spent in New Zealand by Overseas Vessels

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Number of Vessels. Number of Ports. Days on Coast. Days when Cargo not worked, (excluding Sundays and Holidays). Balance, representing Days taken on Cargo Operations and Steaming Time between Ports. Period. Loading and Discharging. Loading only. All Vessels. Loading and Discharging. Loading only. All Vessels. Loading and Discharging. Loading only. All Vessels. Loading and Discharging. Loading only. 4ii j Loading \Wk andDis>essels ' charging. Loading only. All Vess els. January to June, 1939 . . 36 26 62 6-81 5-23 6-13 42-1 26-8 35-7 Nil Nil Nil 42-1 26-8 35-7 January to June, 1941 April, 1941, to March,1942 20 19 39 4-05 2-10 3-10 27-8 14-9 21-5 2-0 2-0 2-0 25-8 12-9 19-5 55 70 125 4-2 1-7 2-8 27-0 10-6 17-9 3-9 1-3 2-5 23-1 9-3 15-4 April, 1942, to March, 1943 69 44 113 3-0 1-5 2-4 23-9 10-5 18-7 3-5 1-7 2-8 20-9 8-1 16-0 April, 1943, to March, 1944 April, 1944, to March, 1945 56 48 104 2-59 1-66 2-16 25-43 11-29 18-9 1-46 1-27 1-37 23-96 10-0 17-53 55 51 106 3-18 1-47 2-5 26-71 14-92 21-03 3-31 3-69 3-49 23-4 11-24 17-55 April, 1945, to March, 1946 43 78 121 3-35 1-48 2-14 31-63 15-95 21-52 1-21 1-76 1-56 30-42 14-12 19-96 April, 1946, to March, 1947 61 82 143 4-48 1-65 2-85 52-30 26-09 37-27 2-72 3-70 3-28 49-58 22-39 33-99

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Comparison of Man-hours lost through Stoppages of Work on the Waterfront covering Period of Four Years prior to, and Seven Years during, Commission Control

Brief Explanation of Cause of Major Stoppages for Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1947 Auckland (29,000 man-hours) : Dispute re shipping priorities. Auckland (800 man-hours) : Dispute re lack of change-room and adequate washing facilities at Chelsea. Dispute common to all Undermentioned Ports : Refusal to worlc Overtime as Protest against Decision of Commission re Attendance Money and Guaranteed Wage Man-hours. Man-hours. Auckland .. .. 95,849 Wanganui .. ..3,103 Onehunga .. .. 2,520 Nelson .. .. 3,327 Wellington .. 80,140 Pieton .. .. Nil* Lvttelton .. .. 7,540 Timaru .. .. 6,474 Dunedin .. .. 16,976 Oamaru .. .. 1,543 Port Chalmers .. 7,129 Bluff .. ..8,924 Gisborne .. .. 265 Westport .. .. 5,758 v Napier .. .. 4,489 Greymouth .. .. 4,933 New Plymouth .. 7,299 * Continued to work " Tamahine " overtime hours.

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Period. Estimated Total Man-hours worked. Total Man-hours lost through Stoppages. Percentages of Hours lost. Four Years prior to Commission Control 1937 to 1940 .. | 29,147,977 | 233,656 Seven Years during Commission Control 0-80 1941 to 1945 1946 1947 1941 to 1947 51,819,632 11,779,129 10,844,730 212,080 109,800 286,069 0-41 0-93 2-64 Average 74,443,491 607,949 0-82

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Analysis of National and Port Committee Disputes referred to and Decided by the Commission

* This table has been revised, and incorporates amendments and additions to table published in annual report for the year ended 31st March, 1945.

Classification of Orders issued by the Commission under Waterfront Control Commission Emergency Regulations 1940, and Waterfront Industry Emergency Regulations, 1946

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Number of Claims Number of Claims Number of Claims Number of Claims referred back or Decisions Serial Numbers. Date of Decisions. Total Disputes heard. made by— withdrawn by— allowed to — Decision Employers. Workers. Employers. Workers. Employers. Workers. reserved. 1 24/7/40 8 8 1 2 6 2 2 2/10/40 8 8 3 3 3 !! 28/11/40 24 24 5 14 5 4 10/2/41 19 2 17 12 5 2 6 6/3/41 8 1 7 1 6 1 6 25/3/41 1 1 1 9 8/7/41 3 3 1 1 1 10 5/9/41 25 21 4 14 7 11 7/11/41 11 11 7 4 12 9/3/42 12 12 4 7 14 22/8/42 43 41 13 22 4. 4 15 21/12/42 31 31 4 11 7 9 16 5/4/43 10 9 1 8 1 16A .. 5/5/43 3 3 1 i 1 17 5/4/43 10 10 1 2 3 4 17A .. 4/5/43 4 4 1 1 2 18 12/10/43 31 29 12 14 3 2 18A . . 4/5/44 1 1 1 19 4/5/44 14 14 '2 7 3 2 20 4/5/44 1 1 1 '9 20A . . 4/5/44 14 14 4 i 21 9/10/44 13 13 i 8 2 2 22 9/10/44 12 11 1 7 3 1 22A .. 3/11/44 3 3 1 2 23 22/12/44 46 43 1 22 16 7 23A .. 19/4/45 5 5 4 1 24 19/4/45 19 2 17 14 3 2 25 27/8/45 37 2 35 27 8 2 26 27/8/45 1 1 1 i.5 27 19/11/45 31 3 28 12 4 Totals, National 448 23 425 37 206 141 64 . uisjjutes 1 26/7/46 2 2 2 1 2 21/3/47 2 i 1 1 Tota ,1s, Port 4 1 3 3 1 Committees Totals, All 452 24 428 37 206 144 65 disputes

Classification. 1940-46. 1946-47. 1940-47. Conditions of employment Bureaux and pay offices Co-operative contracting Equivalent profit distribution Supervision of work Hours of work Cargo working conditions 24 16 72 11 4 11 13 2 1 2 1 37 16 74 .11 5 13 1 Totals 138 19 157

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BUILDINGS FUND Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1947 Percentage Percentage Percentage of Total of Total of Total Income. Expenses. Income. Expenditure £ £ Income £ 54-76 Depreciation.. .. .. .. 95-49 728 100-00 Levies .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,329 0-08 Buildings: maintenance .. .. 0-15 1 2-50 Administration (National Administration Fund) ........ 4-36 33 57-34 Total working-expenses .. .. 100-00 762 42 • 66 Net balance, carried down to Appropriat ion > Account .. .. .. .. . . .. 567 100-00 £1,329 100-00 £1,329 Appropriation Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1947 Percentage Percentage of Total of Total Income. Income. £ £ 42-66 Balance, carried down to Accumulated Funds Account .. 567 42-66 Net balance brought down from Revenue Account .. 567 Accumulated Funds Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1947 £ £ Balance carried forward, 31st March, 1947 .. .. .. 794 Balance brought forward, Ist April, 1946 .. .. .. 227 Balance brought down from Appropriation Account, 31st March, 1947 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 567 £794 £ £794 Balance brought forward, Ist April, 1947 .. .. .. £794

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BUILDINGS FUND—continued Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1947 Liabilities £ Assets £ Creditors .. .. .. .. .. .. 754 Cash at Bank of New Zealand: Head Office Accounts .. .. 18,058 Reserves: Buildings—■ £ Fixed— As per Balance-sheet, 31st March, 1946 .. .. 40,000 Buildings— £ £ Appropriated for year— £ As per Balance-sheet, 31st March, 1.946 .. 24,096 Co-operative Contracts Fund .. .. 5,000 , Less works in progress .. .. 14,789 National Administration Fund .. .. 5,000 9,307 lO,OOO Additions during year . . .. .. 23,867 • 50,000 Works in progress .. .. .. 210 Accumulated Funds (Repairs and Maintenance Account)— 24,077 As per Balance-sheet, 31st March, 1946 .. .. 226 Balance brought in for year .. .. .. 567 33,384 - 793 Sales during year .. .. .. 91 Depreciation for year .. .. .. 728 Bl9 32,565 Land— As per Balance-sheet, 31st March, 1946 .. .. .. 924 £51,547 £51,547 A. E. Bockett, General Manager. A. G. Davidson, Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account and Balance-sheet relating to the Buildings Fund have been duly examined and compared with the books and supporting documents, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby.— J. P. Rutherford, Controller and Auditor-General.

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CO-OPERATIVE CONTRACTS FUND Revenue Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1947 Percentage Percentage Percentage of Total of Total of Total Income. Expenses. Income. Expenditure £ £ Income £ 0-04 Salaries, &c. .. .. 0-05 983 78-25 Co-operative Contracts .. .. .. .. 1,811,214 0-13 Sundries: contract, &o. .. 0-14 3,001 4-36 Equivalent contracts .. .. .. .. 100,779 Wages— 17-35 Non-contracts.. .. .. .. .. 401,673 0-99 Check Timekeeping, &o. .. 1-09 22,875 0-04 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 961 87-97 Waterfront .. .. 97-34 2,036,161 1-25 Administration: assessment (National Administration 90-38 Fund) .. .. 1-38 28,916 Total working-expenses .. 100-00 2,091,936 9-62 Net profit, carried down to — ~=~=- - Appropriation Account .. .. .. 222,691 100-00 £2,314,627 100-00 £2,314,627 Appropriation Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1947 Percentage Percentage Percentage of Total of Net of Total Income. Profit. Income. £ £ 8-87 Profit distributions .. .. .. 92-20 205,328 9-62 Net profit: brought down from Revenue Account .. 222,690 0-24 Grants .. .. .. .. 2-45 5,460 0-21 Buildings: reserve .. .. .. 2-25 5,000 0 • 30 Balance, carried down to Accumulated Funds Account .. .. .. .. 3-10 6,902 9-62 100-00 £222,690 9-62 £222,690

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CO-OPERATIVE CONTRACTS FUND— continued Accumulated Funds Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1947 £ Balance— £ Balance carried forward, 31st March, 1947 ~ .. .. 35,435 Brought forward, Ist April, 1940 .. .. .. .. 28,533 Brought down from Appropriation Account, 31st March, 1947 6'902 £35,435 £ £35,435 Balance brought forward, Ist April, 1947 .. ~ ~£35,435

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CO-OPERATIVE CONTRACTS EUND— continued Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1947 Liabilities £ £ £ Assets £ Profit distributions— Cash at Bank of New Zealand: Head Office Accounts .. 10,849 As per Balance-sheet, 31st March, 1946 .. 33,075 Debtors : contracts, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 238,144 Appropriated for year .. .. .. 205,328 Eixed: stevedoring gear— £ £ 238,403 As per Balance-sheet, 31st March, 1947 .. 1,217 Payments during year .. .. .. ..199,679 Purchases during year .. .. .. 161 ■ 38,724 Deposits .. .. .. .. .. .. 111,431 1,378 Creditors .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,073 Sales during year .. .. .. .. 401 Reserves : stevedoring gear purchase, as per Balance- 977 sheet, 31st March, 1946 • .. .. .. .. 35,000 Depreciation for year .. .. .. ..307 Accumulated Funds— 670 As per Balance-sheet, 31st March, 1946 .. .. 28,533 Balance brought in for year .. .. .. 6,902 35,435 £249,663 ' £249,663 A. E. Bockett, General Manager. A. G. Davidson, Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the Bevenue Account and the Balance-sheet relating to the Co-operative Contracts Fund have been duly examined and compared with the books and supporting documents, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. The audit of the records of disbursements through the central pay offices was carried out by auditors appointed for the purpose by the Audit Office in terms of Begulation 15 (5) of the Waterfront Industry Emergency Begulations 1946.— J. P. Butherford, Controller and Auditor-General.

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NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FUND Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1947 Percentage Percentage Percentage of Total of Total of Total Income. Expenses. Income. Income Expenditure £ £ Assessments— £ £ 1-05 Cleaning, heating, and lighting ... 1-17 .. 2,617 0-01 Buildings Fund .. .. .. 33 1-20 Depreciation, &c. .. .. 1-33 .. 2,984 11-64 Co-operative Contracts Fund .. .. 28,917 Fees— 0-10 Store Fund .. .. .. .. 251 0-22 Agency .. .. .. 0-24 540 0-30 Supervision Fund .. .. .. 745 0-41 Audit .. .. .. 0-46 1,022 29,946 0-34 Commissioners .. .. 0-37 835 Levies—--0-46 Poit Committees .. .. 0-51 1,150 56-85 Annual Holidays Act .. .. ..141,200 ___ 3,547 7-81 National Administration .. .. 19,384 0-22 Insurances, &c. .. .. .. 0-24 .. 540 18-23 National Pay Office .. .. ..45,283 1-39 Printing and stationery .. .. 1-55 .. 3,466 205,867 1-10 Rent, rates, &c. .. .. .. 1-22 .. 2,740 4-94 Parliamentary appropriation .. .. .. 12,250 Salaries, &c— 0 • 12 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 297 0-07 Casual pay clerks 0-08 177 1-28 Overtime .. .. .. 1-42 3,169 27-75 Staff.. .. .. .. 30-80 68,909 72 255 0-54 Sundries .. .. .. 0-60 .. 1,'330 0-98 Telephone rentals, postages, and tolls 1-09 .. 2,423 1-18 Travelling-expenses, &c. .. .. 1-32 .. 2,940 Wages— Annual holidays— 34-17 Unionists .. .. .. 37-94 84,885 3-96 Non-unionists .. .. 4-39 9,826 0 • 03 Guaranteed: unionists .. 0-03 70 Minimum— 0-61 Daily: unionists .. .. 0-68 1,525 0-29 Weekly, unionists .. .. 0-32 708 12-62 Statutory holidays .. .. 14-02 31,357 0-20 Sundries .. .. .. 0-22 494 _ 128,865 90-07 ■ Total working-expenses .. 100-00 223,707 9-93 Net balance, carried down to Appropriation Account .. .. .. .. 24,653 100-00 £248,360 100-00 £248,360

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NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FUND— continued Appropriation Account for Year ended 31st March, 1947 Percentage p^^ n * a , ge of Total of Total Income. Income. „ 2-01 Buildings reserve .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 9-93 Net balance, brought down from Revenue Account .. 24,653 7 • 92 Balance, carried down to Accumulated Funds Account .. 19,653 £24,653 9-93 £24,653 Accumulated Funds Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1947 £ Balances brought forward, Ist April, 1946— £ £ Balance carried forward, 31st March, 1947 .. .. ..34,324 Annual Holidays Act Fund .. .. •• 6,436 General Fund (Administration) .. .. •• 8,147 National Pay Office Fund .. .. •• 88 Balance, brought down from Appropriation Account, 31st March, 1947 .. • • • • • • • • 19 > 653 £34,324 £34,324 Balance, brought forward, Ist April, 1947 .. .. .. £34,324

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NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FUND—continued Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1947 Liabilities £ Assets Unclaimed moneys .. .. .. .. .. 20,238 Cash— Creditors '.. .. .. .. .. ..48,764 At Bank of New Zealand— £ £ £ Branches .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Head Office accounts .. .. .. 80,875 Tellers'advances .. .. .. .. .. 18 Imprest Accounts .. .. ..10,273 Reserves : guaranteed wage as per Balance-sheet, 31st March, 9j jj.g 1946 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,000 In handAccumulated Funds— Wages .. .. .. .. 192 As per Balance-sheet, 31st March, 1946— £ £ Petty cash .. .. .. .. 105 Annual Holidays Act Fund .. .. 6,436 297 General Fund (Administration) 8,147 "' oj 4ir National Pay Office Fund .. .. 88 Debtors— 14,671 Wages advances .. .. .. ~ 63 Balance brought in for year .. .. .. 19,653 Contracts, &c. .. .. 99 (371 34,324 ZL_ 22,734 Investments— Third Liberty Loan : as per Balance-sheet, 31st March, 1946 Commission (2J per cent, stock, 15/6/49, at cost) .. .. .. .. 1,000 Staff scheme : balance .. .. 16 1,016 Victory Loan No. 1, as per Balance-sheet, 31st March, 1946 Commission (2J per cent, stock, 15/2/50, at cost) .. .. .. .. 1,000 Staff scheme : balance .. .. 43 1,043 Victory Loan No. 2, as per Balance-sheet, 31st March, 1946 : commission (2£ per cent, stock, 15/4/51, at cost) .. .. .. 1,000 „. , 3,059 iixea : motor-cars, as per Balance-sheet, 31st March, 1946 General Fund (Administration) .. .. 425 National Pay Office Fund .. .. 923 1,348 Purchases during year .. .. .. 709 2,057

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Sales during year .. .. . . 650 Depreciation for year .. . . .. 257 907 1,150 Office furniture and fittings, as per Balancesheet, 31st March, 1946 General Fund (Administration) .. .. 2,681 National Pay Office Fund .. .. 5,984 8,665 Purchases during year .. .. .. 3,040 11,705 Sales during year .. .. . . 485 Depreciation for year .. .. .. 1,398 1,883 9,822 Oilskin coats, as per Balance-sheet, 31st March, 1946 .. .. .. .. 134 Purchases during year .. .. .. 291 425 Sales during year .. .. .. .. 289 136 £128,346 £128,346 A. E. Bockett, General Manager. A. G. Davidson, Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account and Balance-sheet relating to the National Administration Fund have been duly examined and compared with the books and supporting documents, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. The Audit of the records of disbursements through the Central pay offices was carried out by Auditors appointed for the purpose by the Audit Office in terms of Regulation 15 (5) of the Waterfront Industry Emergency Regulations 1946.— J. P. Rutherford, Controller and Auditor-General.

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STOEE t FUND Revenue Account for the Eight Months ended 31st March, 1917 Percentage Percentage Percentage of Total of Total of Total Income. Expenses. Income. Expenditure £ £ Income £ 3-05 Annual holidays and pay office levies 3-74 .. 307 33-80 Handling charges .. .. .. .. .. 3,398 0-12 Cleaning, heating, and lighting .. 0-14 .. 11 28-52 Plant charges .. .. .. .. ..2,868 2-86 Depreciation .. .. .. 3-51 .. 288 37-12 Storage charges .. .. .. .. ..3,731 1-30 Insurances, &c. .. .. .. 1-59 .. 130 0-56 Sundries.. .. .. .. .. .. 56 4-77 Plant hire .. .. .. 5-84 .. 479 0-19 Printing and stationery .. .. 0-23 .. 19 23-90 Eent, rates, &c. .. .. .. 29-28 .. 2,403 1 ■ 25 Plant: running-expenses .. .. 1-53 .. 126 23-51 Salaries, &c. : casual storemen, &c. .. 28-81 2,364 5-95 Overtime .. .. .. 7-28 597 11-38 Staff .. .. .. .. 13-94 1,144 4,105 0-61 Sundries.. .. .. .. 0-75 61 0-11 Telephone tolls, &c. .. .. 0-13 .. 11 0-14 Travelling-expenses .. .. 0-17 .. 14 2 • 50 Administration : assessement .. 3-06 .. 252 81-64 Total working-expenses .. 100-00 8,206 18-36 Net balance, carried down to Appropriation Account .. 1,847 100-00 £10,053 100-00 £10,053 Appropriation Account eor the Eight Months ended 31st March, 1947 Percentage Percentage of Total of Total Income. Income. £ £ 14-91 Plant purchase reserve .. .. .. .. 1,500 18-36 Net balance, brought down from Revenue Account .. 1,847 3 ■ 45 Balance, carried down to Accumulated Funds Account .. 347 18-36 £1,847 18-36 £1,847

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Accumulated Funds Account for the Eight Months ended 31st March, 1947 I Balance, brought down from Appropriation Account, 31st March, £ 1947 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1947 Creditors <* %thea ..4,591 CJash at Bank of New Zealand: Head Office Account .. ..407 Reserves: plant purchase '.'. ! 1.500 Debtors . ..3,478 Accumulated funds balance brought in for period Ist August, 1946, Faxed : plant—to 31st March 1947 .... .. •■ •■ 347 Purchases, Ist August, 1946, to 31st March, 1947 .. /,WM Sales, Ist August, 1946, to 31st March, 1947 . . 18 "Depreciation, Ist August, 1946, to 31st March, 1947 267 x " 285 2,317 Office furniture and fittings— Purchases, Ist August, 1946, to 31st March, 1947 .. 256 Depreciation, Ist August, 1946, to 31st March, 1947 .. 20 236 £6 > 438 A. E. Bockett, General Manager. A. G. Davidson, Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the Eevenue Account and the Balance-sheet relating to the Stores Fund have been duly examined and compared with the books and supporting documents, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby .-J. P. Rutherford, Controller and Auditor- General.

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SUPERVISION FUND Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1947 Percentage Percentage Percentage of Total of Total of Total Income. Expenses. Income. Expenditure £ £ Income £ 4-53 Insurance .. .. .. 4-27 1,349 100-00 Levies .. .. .. .. 29 796 16-20 Overtime .. .. .. 15-27 4,826 6-03 Net loss, carried down to Appropriation Account .'.' L 795 15-72 Salaries, &c. .. .. .. 14-83 4,684. 0-49 Sundries.. .. .. .. 0-46 '146 66-59 Wages .. .. .. .. 62-81 19,841 2 • 50 Administration : assessment (National Administration Fund) .. .. 2-36 745 Total working-expenses .. 100-00 31,591 106-03 £31,591 106-03 £31^591

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SUPERVISION FUND— continued Appropriation Account for the Year ended 31st March, 191-7 Percentage Percentage of Total of Total Income. . Income. 2-38 Profit distribution .. .. .. .. 710 8-41 Balance, carried clown to Accumulated Funds Account. . 2,505 6-03 Net loss, brought down from Revenue Account . . 1,795 8-41 £2,505 8-41 £2,505 Accumulated Funds Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1947 Balance— £ £ Brought down from Appropriation Account, 31st March, 1947 .. 2,505 Balance, brought forward, Ist April, 1940 .. . . .. 13,416 Carried forward, 31st March, 1947 .. .. ..10,911 £13,416 £13,416 £ Balance, brought forward, Ist April, 1947 .. .. .. £10,910

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SUPERVISION FUND—continued Balance-sheet as at 31st Maech, 1947 Liabilities Assets £ Profit distribution— £ £ £ Cash at Bank of New Zealand: Head Office accounts . . .. 10,660 As per Balance-sheet, 31st March, 1946 .. 227 Debtors: contracts, &c. .. . . .. .. 390 Appropriated for year .. .. .. 710 937 Payments during year .. .. . . .. 821 ll6 Creditors .. .. .. . . .. .. 23 Accumulated Funds— As per Balance-sheet, 31st March, 1946 . . .. 13,416 Less balance brought in for year .. .. .. 2,505 10,911 £11,050 £11,050 A. E. Bockett, General Manager. A. G. Davidson, Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account and the Balance-sheet relating to the Supervision Fund have been duly examined and compared with the books and supporting documents, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. The audit of the records of disbursements through the central pay offices was carried out by Auditors appointed for the purpose by the Audit Office in terms of Begulation 15 (5) of the Waterfront Industry Emergency Eegulations 1946.— J. P. Rutherford, Controller and AuditorGeneral.

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SUMMARY OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE FROM CONSOLIDATED FUND, VOTE, "LABOUR," PERIOD 1940-47 AND ESTIMATED 1947-48

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1st April, 1946, to 31st March, 1947. 1940-40. 1946-47. 1940-47. Estimated, 1947-48. Salaries — Commissioners' and members' fees General Manager and Assistant Controllers and Branch Managers Assistant Controllers and Assistant Branch Managers Wharf Superintendents Clerical Division (including cost-of-living allowances) £ 21,851 19,499 8,511 24,544 16,950 £ 2,350 1,341 3,500 875 3,871 2,726 £ 24,201 1,341 22,999 9,386 28,415 19,676 £ 3,360 1,466 5,026 2,102 2^720 Totals .. 91,355 14,663 106,018 14,680 Miscellaneous expenditure Ofnce furniture and fittings Printing and stationery Rent of offices, &c. Travelling expenses, &c. 6,627 2,733 979 6,807 3,699 1,400 300 200 1,300 950 8,027 3,033 1,179 8,107 4,649 1,400 300 200 1,300 1,891 Gross expenditure 112,200 18,813 131,013 19,771 Credits-in-aid (expenditure refunded by Commission) 44,806 6,563 51,369 2,692 Net expenditure 67,394 12,250 79,644 17,079

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SUMMARY ALL FUNDS Revenue, Appropriation, and Accumulated Funds Account for the Period 9th April, 1940, to 31st March, 1947, showing Percentages of Income, Expenditure, etc., for each Fund

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Percentage Percentage Percentage of Total Percentage Percentage Percentage of Total 1940-46. of Total 1940-47. of Total of Total 1940-47. of Total Income. Expenses. Income. Expenses. Income. Expenses. 1. Revenue Account Expenditure. £ £ £ Buildings 0-01 593 0-01 0-03 762 0-03 0-01 1,355 0-01 Consolidated (Vote, " Labour ") .. 0-52 67,394 0-56 0-47 12,250 0-52 0-51 79,644 0-55 Co-operative Contracts 86-04 11,210,819 92-99 79-98 2,091,936 88-32 85-02 13,302,755 92-23 National Administration* 4-39 572,845 4-75 8-55f 223,707 9-45 5-09 796,552 5-52 Stores 0-31 8,207 0-35 0-05 8,207 0-06 Supervision i-56 203*765 1-69 1-20 31,591 1-33 1-51 235,356 1-63 Total expenditure 92-52 12,055,416 100-00 90-52 2,368,453 100-00 92-19 14,423,869 100-00 Net balance carried down 7-48 974,331 9-48 247,962 7-81 1,222,293 100-00 13,029,747 100-00 2,616,415 100-00 15,646,162 Income £ £ £ Buildings 0-01 820 0-05 1,329 0-01 2,149 Consolidated (Vote, " Labour ") .. 0-52 67,394 0-47 12,250 0-51 79,644 Co-operative Contracts 92-93 12,107,981 88-47 2,314,627 92-18 14,422,608 National Administration 4-85 632,825 9-49 248,360 5-63 881,185 Stores 0-38 10,053 0-07 10,053 Supervision 1*69 220,727 1-14 29,796 1-60 250,523 100-00 13,029,747 100-00 2,616,415 100-00 15,646,162

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Net balance brought down Profit distributions Grants Reserve Accounts Balance carried down .. .. Balance brought forward 2. Appropriation . £ ! 7-51 978,965 Account £ 9-48 247,962 £ 1,226,927 £ 6-23 811,134 0-05 6,350 0-76 100,000 0-47 61,481 £ 7-87 206,039 0-21 5,460 0-44 11,500 0-96 24,963 £ 1,017,173 11,810 111,500 86,444 7-51 978,965 9-48 247,962 1,226,927 3. Accumulated Fun 56,847 ds Account j .. 24,963 | .. 81,810

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STORE, AUCKLAND Statement of Stores handled for the Period 1st August, 1946, to 31st March' 1947

Total Tonnage handled. Received .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,184 tons. Delivered .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,236 „ Tea-sorting, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 3,656 ~ Total .. .. .. ... .. 28,076 tons. Total man-hours worked .. .. . . .. 10,682 hours. Rate of handling per man-hour .. .. .. .. 2-63 tons. Total handling charges .. .. . . .. £2,661. Cost per ton handled .. ... .. .. .. Is. 1075 d. Area of store .. .. .. .. .. .. 48,000 square feet.

ANALYSIS OF TEMPORARY TRANSFERS OF UNIONISTS BETWEEN PORTS TO MEET LABOUR SHORTAGES, JUNE, 1941, TO MARCH, 1947

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Class of Stores. Take over from Cargo Control Committee, 1st August, 1946. Received into Store, 1st August, 1946 to 31st March, 1947. Delivered ex Store, 1st August, 1940 to 31st March, 1947. Balance in Store, 31st March, 1947. Tons. Feet. Tons. Feet. Tons. Feet. Tons. Feet. Wheat, &c. 2,847 2,731 12 4,385 10 1,193 2 Tea .. 827 2,996 29 3,816 39 6 30 Flour 704 34 704 34 Cheese 441 38 21 479 21 Other foodstiiffs 1,041 24 962 23 79 1 Wool 844 20 877 30 1,358 30 363 20 Newsprint 733 10 733 10 Tallow 433 8 107 8 540 16 General merchandise . 865 23 1,686 14 1,987 22 564 15 Totals 6,991 21 10,184 12 14,235 35 2,979 38

Period. Ports. Number of Transfers. Number of Men transferred. Transfer Costs paid from (a) Vote From To " Labour": (6) War Expenses Account. April, 1946, to March, 1947 Wanganui Wanganui Timaru Wellington New Plymouth Lyttelton -> - 1 74 66 29 £ s. d. 341 10 3 479 19 6 380 18 10 June, 1941, to March, 1946 5 160 169 5,340 (a)l,202 8 7 (6)30,013 7 3 June, 1941, to March, 1947 i J 165 5,509 42,015 15 10

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CARGO CONTROL COMMITTEES OPERATING UNDER THE CARGO CONTROL EMERGENCY REGULATIONS 1942 1. Summary of Expenditure

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Miscellaneous Expenditure (Clause 16 (1)). Overtime Expenditure (Clause 16 (2)). Removing Cargo : Recoverable Costs. (Clause 16 (3a) ) Removing Cargo : Non-recoverable Costs (Clause 16 (SB)) Total Expenditure. Auckland. Wellington. Auckland. Wellington. Auckland. Wellington. Auckland. Wellington. Auckland. Wellington. Total to 31st March, 1946 1st April, 1946, to 31st July, 1946 £ 63,427 6,747 £ 2,926 27,123 828 £ 6,989 £ 18,647 1,955 £ 3,044 £ 4,762 375 £ 472 £ 113,959 9,905 £ 13,431 Total claims passed £70,174 £2,926 1 £27,951 | £6,989 £20,602 £3,044 £5,137 £472 £123,864 £13,431

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Auckland. ! Wellington. Total to 31st March, 1946. 1st April, 1946, to 31st July, 1946. Total to 31st July, 1946. | Total to 31st October, 1945. 1st April, 1946, to 31st March, 1947. Total to 31st March, 1947. Store expenses Office expenses, 50 per cent. General expenses administration Rent of store space at Is. Od. square foot 2. Summary of Stores Revenue, and Expenses £ £ £ 47,155 5,046 52,201 4,523 583 5,106 20,620 1,715 22,335 £ 3,348 475 £ £ 3,348 475 Total expenses Total store revenue 72,298 80,848 7,344 7,614 79,642 88,462 3,823 4,237 3,823 4,237 Gross profit £8,550 £270 £8,820 £414 £414 3. 1 Total tonnages removed Total cost as above Cost per ton 'onnages removed 343,557 £27,123 Is. 6-95d. from Wharf in 6,053 £828 2s. 8-83d. Overtime Hours 349,600 £27,951 Is. 7-19d. 89,189 £6,989 Is. 6-81d. 89,189 £6,989 Is. 6-81d. Tonnages received into store Tonnages delivered from store 4. Summary of Tonnages handled in Store 178,332 12,044 190,376 159,984 12,265 172,249 6,314 5,813 6,314 5,813 Total tonnages handled 338,316 24,309 362,625 12,127 12,127 Tonnage in store 8,501 6,98.1

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Notes.—(1) Included in " Miscellaneous Expenditure " is £4,662 for Auckland and £1,042 for Wellington, being cost of Clark Fork trucks used in the stores. The truck purchased for Wellington has been disposed of to the Ministry of Supply, the amount realized being £1,051 4s. lOd. (2) A Cargo Control Committee was set up on 21st April, 1943, for the City of Christchurch and the Port of Lyttelton. No separate storage space was required, as the operations of the Committee were carried out in conjunction with the Railways Department at Christchurch* Total expenditure from War Expenses Account up to 31st March, 1945, has amounted to £B6 9s. 2d. (regulations, clause 16 (1), £6 6s. 4d. and clause 16 (2), £BO 2s. 10d.). (3) At Auckland storage space of 48,000 square feet and stores therein totalling 6,991$ tons taken over by Waterfront Industry Commission as from Ist August, 1946, to be operated as a Government store.

By Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1947. Price Is. 9d.]

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(i) Casual Labour Less difference between ordinary time and overtime Net cost 5. £ 29,044 4,502 Cost of Handling £ | £ 3,366 32,410 170 4,672 £24,542 £3,196 £27,738 Cost of handling casual labour per ton Is. 5-41d. 2s. 7-55d. Is. 6-36d. Committee revoked as at 31st October, 1945. Goods in store taken over by Ministery of Supply, who controlled store. (ii) Total store expenses Less difference between ordinary and overtime (including permanent hands) Net store expenses £ 72,298 6,080 £ 7,344 381 £ 79,642 6,461 £66,218 £6,963 £73,181 Cost per ton (overall) 3s. 10-97d. 5s. 8-74d. 4s. 043d. 6. Store area 85,897 square feet. (Committee revoked as at 31st July, 1946.) 11,000 square feet.