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1946 NEW ZEALAND

WATERFRONT CONTROL COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1946

Presented by Leave of the House.

Sib, — 19th August, 1946. I have the honour to submit a report covering the activities of the Commission for the year ending 31st March, 1946. A. E. Bockett, Secretary. The Hon. the Minister of Labour.

CONTENTS

PAGE 1. Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..3 2. Measures taken to expedite Despatch op Shipping—(a) Centralization of Shipping .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 (b) Working " Round the Clock " and Sundays and Holidays .. .. .. 3 (c) Co-operative Contracting—(i) Rates of Work .. .. .. .. .. .. ..4 (ii) Costs of Cargo Handling .. .. .. .. .. 4 (iii) Profit Distribution .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 3. Disputes and Stoppages of Work .. .. .. .. .. 5 4. Rates op PAY .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 5. Average WAGE .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 6. Average Hours or Work .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 7. Guaranteed Wage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. f> 8. Waiting-room Accommodation and Facilities .. .. .. .. 7 "9. Annual Holidays : VE and YJ Days .. .. .. .. .. 7 10. Cargo Control Committees .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 11. Annual Accounts—(l) General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..8 (2) Annual Holidays Act Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 (3) Buildings Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 (4) Consolidated (Vote, " Labour ") Fund .. .. .. .. .. 9 (5) Co-operative Contracting Fund .. .. .. .. .. 10 (6) General (Administration) Fund .. .. .. .. .. 10 (7) Industrial Rest Period Fund .. .. .. .. .. ..11 (8) National Pay Office Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. ..11 (9) Supervision Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 12. Conclusion—" Over-all " Contracting—Reconstruction of Commission .. .. 12