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1941. NEW ZEALAND.

WATERFRONT CONTROL COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR PERIOD ENDING 31st MARCH, 1941.

Presented by Leave of the House.

Bth August, 1941. Sir — We have the honour to submit a report covering the activities of the Commission from the date of its appointment —viz., 9th April, 1940, until the 31st March, 1941. In certain instances activities of the Commission subsequent to that date have been referred to. J. Roberts j- Coramls sioners. The Hon. P. C. Webb, Minister of Labour.

CONTENTS.

PAGE I General Survey .. .. .. .. 2 Organization .. .. .. .. .1 Measures taken to expedite. Turn Round of Shipping 3 Co-operative Contracting .. .. .. 3 Working Extended Hours .. . . .. 4 Working round the Clock (Shift-work) .: 4 Working Sundays and Holidays .. .. 5 deduction in Number of Ports of Call .. 5 Summary of above Measures.. .. .. 5 Disputes .. .. .. .. .. r> Effect on Secondary Ports of Shortage of Shipping and Centralization of Available Shipping at Main Ports .. .. .. .. .. 6 Accounts .. .. .. .. .. 6 Conclusion .. .. .. .. .. 7 Appendix— Rates of Work— Overseas Vessels .. .. .. .. 8 Vessels of Union Steam Ship Co. of New Zealand, Ltd 9

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I Appendix— continued. Hates of Work — -continued. pagk Coastal Vessels other than Vessels of Union Steam Ship Co. of New Zealand, Ltd. .. 9 Table showing the Reduction effected in the Time spent in New Zealand by Overseas Food Ships 9 Summary of Profit Distributions under the Cooperative Contracting System made by the Commission .. .. .. 10 Summary of Equivalent Profit Distribution under the Co-operative Contracting System made by Railways Department, Harbour Boards, &c. .. 11 Accounts— Co-operative Contracting— General Revenue Account and Appropriation Account .. .. .. .. 11 Balance-shoot .. .. .. ..11 Central Pay Offices— Revenue and Expenditure Account .. 12 Balance-sheet .. .. .. 12 Table of Wages paid by Shipping Companies through Waterside Central Pay Offices controlled by Commission .. .. .. .. 13 Table of Levies on Wages paid, by Shipping Companies through Central Pay Offices controlled by Commission .. ~ ... .. 14