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Comparison of Man-hours lost through Stoppages of Work on the Waterfront covering Period of Four Years prior to, and Eight Years during, Commission Control

Brief Explanation of Cause of Major Stoppages for Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1948 Auckland (77,100 man-hours): Refusal to handle dunnage, in support of claims of shipwork carpenters for increase in rate of pay. Auckland (35,000 man-hours) : Demand for extra dirt rate. Discharging phosphul, " Cape York." Auckland (100,680 man-hours) : Dispute re hatches, " Mountpark." (First portion of dispute only; from 20th February, 1948, to 18th March, 1948.)

Classification of Orders issued by the Commission under Waterfront Control Commission Emergency Regulations 1940, and Waterfront Industry Emergency Regulations, 1946

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Period. Estimated Total Man-hours worked. Total Man-hours lost through Stoppages. Percentages of Hours lost. Four Years prit 1937 to 1940 Eight Years du 1941 to 1946 1947 1948 Average, 1941 to 1948 w to Commission 29,147,977 ring Commission 63,598,761 10,844,730 12,400,437 Control 1 233,656 \ Control 321,880 286,069 221,038 | 0-80 . 0-51 2-64 1-78 86,843,928 828,987 0-95

Classification. 1 1940-47. 1947-48. 1940-48. Conditions of employment 37 18 55 Bureaux and pay offices 16 16 Co-operative contracting 74 9 83 Profit distribution and equivalent profit distribution 11 1 12 Supervision of work 5 1 6 Hours of work 13 4 17 Cargo-working conditions 1 1 2 Totals 157 34 1