Shipping Strike.
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Cook Is. Hard Hit.
From Our Own Correspondent
Rarotonga, April 24.
A stewards’ strike at Wellington de layed the “Maunganui’s” departure by two days and she arrived at Rarotonga on March 27 —the same day as the “Makura” on her way south.
The “Maunganui’’ was given priority of working but during unloading opera tions bad weather came up and lasted 24 hours. Eventually she proceeded to Papeete with portion of her cargo un discharged, and the “Makura,” after making the utmost of the extension of time granted her, had ultimately to leave behind some 3,000 cases of bananas. The loss to the Island could roughly be put down at £1,000.