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PAGE 1. Introduction .. .. • • • • •• •• •• •• .. 5 2. Despatch of Shipping .. • • • • . • • • • • • • 6 (a) Rates of Work — (i) Overseas Vessels . . • • • • • • • • • • '' n (ii) Coastal Vessels .. .. • • ■ • • • • • ' (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 .. .. . • • • " o (e) Multiplicity of Marks . . . • • • • • • • • • a (/) Shortages of Labour .. .. • • • ■ • • • • • • ' " a (sO Spelling .. .. • • •• •• •• -.9 (A) Loss of Man-hours on the Waterfront — (i) Disputes Involving Stoppages of Work .. .. .. •• •• » (ii) Accidents Involving the Payment of Compensation .. .. 10 (iii) Sickness, Penalties, and Absence for Other Causes .. .. 10 3. Co-operative Contracting—(a) Value of Contracts and Tonnages Handled . . .. .. .. .. 10 (b) Costs of Cargo Handling .. .. •• •• •• ..11 (c) Profit Distribution .. .. ■ • • • • • • • • • .. 11 4. Average Hours op Work .. .. •• •• •• •• ..11 5. Rates op Pay : Average Wage .. .. .. .. .. • • .. 12 6. Guaranteed Daily and Weekly Minimum Payments .. .. .. .. 12 7. Accommodation and Amenities — (a) Waiting-room Accommodation .. .. • • • • ■ • .. 13 (b) Canteen Facilities .. . . . • • • • • ■ • • • "" (c) First-aid Clinics .. .. ■ ■ • • • • • • • • .. 13 8. Annual Holiday and Statutory Holidays—(a) Annual Holidays .. .. • • • • • • • • • • .. 13 (b) Statutory Holidays . . .. • • • • • • • • • • .. 14 9. Cargo Control Committees .. .. . • • • • • • • .. 14 10. Government Store, Auckland .. .. . • • • • • • • .. 14 11. Annual Accounts—(a) General . . .. .. .. • • • ■ • • • • .. 15 (b) Buildings Fund .. . . - - • • • • • • • • .. 16 (c) Consolidated (Vote " Labour and Employment ") Fund .. .. .. .. 17 (d) Co-operative Contracts Fund .. .. .. • • • • • • .. 17 (e) National Administration Fund .. .. • • • • • • .. 18 (/) Store Fund .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • .. 20 (g) Supervision Fund .. ... • ■ • • • • ■ • • • .. 20 12. Appendix— Commission and Members of Executive Staff .. .. .. • • .. 21 Summary of Commission Staff and Union Membership as at 31st March, 1950 .. .. 22 Summary of Results of Co-operative Contract Stevedoring for Years 1940-49 and 1949-50, showing (I) Quantities of Cargo Handled ; (II) Rates of Work — Key to Abbreviations and Tonnage Conversion .. .. .. • • .. 23 Summary of Total Tonnages (All Classes of Cargo) Handled .. .. .. 24 Summary of Quantities of Cargo Handled—All Ports/All Vessels .. .. ..26 Overseas Loading Summary .. .. .. •. • ■ • • .. 27 1*

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