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FRUIT SHIPMENTS FROM
CYGNET
To the Editor of "The Mercury.-"
Sir,-Kindly ¡lllotv nie to bring ti
matter under ' tho notice ol' the l'oit
Hucn Fruitgrowers' Association. Since
direct shipments began, the loading of
the boats with fruit'lins been carried
out by n body of local men, the crow
not taking any part : and of course it
has grown to this,, that the local men
non- look forward 'to it as their job,
mid it is no doubt of considerable ¡in-
sistance tu I hem in' helping to keep
tho pot boiling. The i-.s. Pooubnr «¡is
timed to leave Hobart at 8 p.m. on.
August 20'd, millring her due to be-
gin loading ut Cygnet on tho 24th ¡it
8 a.m., when a number of local men
wore ready and ?willing for the «ork,
hut the leb&el did not put in an appear
ance. After waiting for home con
sidoiable time, and not being able io
get any definite information as to the
icrsel's arrival, u numlier of tho mon
look their departure for home again,
with the intention ol returning upon
her arrival, but despite the fact th.it
the, day was wet and cold, n number
s-till waited on the wharf (which has
no shed) for the whole day. In the
altcrnoon a 'phone message \\as re-
ceived that tho vessel was Tearing Ho-
bart at.5 p.m., which would make her
dus nt Cygnet about 0 p.m., with the
intimation that, provided enough men
were there lo load, tho vessel would
lond tiwi night. This brought a good
tully ot men upon the scene, wini
waited in the cold till a bite hour, and
no sight of tho vessel. Coming to tho
conclusion that there was no hope of
loading that night, Uley once more
made their way home, lo como again
noxt morning. I mention those facts
to show what sacrifices the men ¡ne
prepared to make to avail theim-ehes
of the .opportunity of employment. It
appears the vessel arrived Mime«here
iibr-ul li a.m., Thursday, Mili, and
«hen the men turned up at 8 o'clock,
much to their disippaintment and di.
guht, a large portion ol' the fruit had
been pul aboard. The men, however,
kepi their grievance to thomsebe«, ¡rid
caused no trouble, tboinh evident'}
niilrli annoyed. I am net ¡ni agitator
lor trouble, bul <|iiito the iovri"M\ 1
«ii! do a lot to ¡ivoiil it; but I wotii'l
like to point out thal it this 'oil ii
thing is-going to continue it mil neil
tually lead to trouble in the loading.
Aflcr «aiting about for bonis, ¡mil
sometimes a whole day, for tho-o boats
to arrive, the leait the men might get
is the nholo of the fruit to handle. If
the persons m charge ot the vessel
were in the habit of loading ii'tli their
"nu crew it would lie .i different thin,;.
This may look to som" ¡i trifling mut-
ti!, but this is the sr>rt ol thing tint
l".irir. to (rouble, ¡mH it is to lie
hopr-1 n will r<-cci\e attention bv the
right nu'.hnrities. as an ounce of pie
\cntion is better than a pound of
-Yours, etc.,
J. P. COAD.
Lyminglon South»
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