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Letter: Union Steamship Company - New Zealand Wharf - Misconduct of porter

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Unique IDA-00313546SeriesLetters Received [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 18th August 1887 and 29th August 1887Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - HardcoverDescriptionLetter: F Jackson, Manager, Union Steamship Company of New Zealand Wharf, Ltd to Mayor. Reported to me of a disturbance at Entrance Gate to our wharf by a licensed porter named Thos Laverty, persisting in coming onto the Wharf with luggage despite our Special Constable's instructions when passengers arriving for the 'Manapouri' departure at 4pm. Your officer, Vercoe, made no effort to control the action. I lodge a formal complaint, and Porter Laverty who has previously been warned off [our] premises for misconduct. Notes: RWR: Insp Seymour, Insp Vercoe to explain, and appear before me; Laverty has been asked to make a written report. (Report: 4 months back, all Porters prevented from working on the Union Company Wharf, Mr Jackson advised that 'you gave baggage to outside vehicles instead of our vans' meaning the Metropolitan Carrying Company, Thomas Laverty, 7 Margaret St, engaged in Margaret St and assaulted by the Special Constable whilst I was engaged carrying baggage). Joseph Vercoe to Insp of Nuisances: Lafferty engaged in Margaret St and disturbance caused by undue interference of Mr Jackson's employees. [see also 26/222/1840, 26/222/1858, 26/222/1882.]LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYes

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