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PAGE 1. Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 2. Despatch op Shipping .. .. .. .. . • • • • • • • 6 (a) Rates of Work—(i) Overseas Vessels .. .. • • •. • • • • • • 6 (ii) Coastal Vessels .. .. .. .. • • • • • • 7 (b) Overloading of Port facilities .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 (c) Congestion of Wharf and Railway Sheds —Shortage of Railway Trucks .. .. 8 (d) Increase in Tonnages Handled Per Vessel ... .. .. .. .. 8 (e) Reduction in Working-hours .. .. .. • • • • • • • • 8 (/) Multiplicity of Marks .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. 9 (g) Spelling .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 (h) Loss of Man-hours on the Waterfront — (i) Disputes Involving Stoppages of Work .. .. .. .. 10 (ii) Accidents Involving the Payment of Compensation .. .. .. 10 (iii) Sickness, Penalties, and Absence for Other Causes .. .. .. 11 3. Co-operative Contracting—(a) Value of Contracts and Tonnages Handled .. .. .. .. .. 11 (b) Costs of Cargo Handling .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 (c) Profit Distribution .. .. ' .. .. .. . • • • .. 12 4. Average Hours op Work .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 5. Rates of Pay : Average Wage .. .. .. .. .. • • 13 6. Guaranteed Daily and Weekly Minimum Payments .. .. .. 14 7. Accommodation and Amenities—(а) Waiting-room Accommodation .. .. .. .. .. ' .. 14 (б) Canteen facilities .. .. .. • • • • • - • • .. 15 (e) First-aid Clinics .. .. .. .. .. • • • • .. 15 8. Annual Holiday and Statutory Holidays—(a) Annual Holidays .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 (b) Statutory Holidays .. .. .. .. . • • • • • 16 9. Cargo Control Committees .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 10. Government Store, Auckland .. .. .. .. •• •• • • 17 11. Annual Accounts — (a) General .. .. .. .. • • • • • • • • .. 17 (b) Buildings Fund .. .. .. .. •• •• •• ..IS (c) Consolidated (Vote, " Labour and Employment ") Fund.. .. .. .. 19 (d) Co-operative Contracts Fund .. .. .. . • • • .. 19 (e) National Administration Fund .. .. .. . • • • • • 19 (/) Store Fund .. .. .. . - • • • • • • .. 21 (g) Supervision Fund .. .. .. • • • • • • • • 21 12. Appendix— Commission and Members of Executive Staff . . .. .. .. 23 Summary of Commission Staff and Union Membership as at 31st March, 1949 .. .. 24 Summary of Results of Co-operative Contract Stevedoring for Years 1940-48 and 1948-49 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 .. .. .. .. • • • • • • • • 30 Port of Auckland .. .. .. .. . • . • • • 32 Port of Wellington .. .. "... .. • • • • • • 34 Port of Lyttelton .. .. .. .. .. • • • • 36 Port of Dunedin .. .. .. .. . • • • • • 38 Port of Port Chalmers .. .. .. • • • • • • 40 Port of Gisborne .. .. .. .. • • • • • • . , 41 Port of Napier .. .. .. .. . • • • • • ~ 42 Port of Waikato .. .. .. . • • • • • • • 41

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