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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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