Monday February 8.

An adjourned meeting of the Board of Conciliation was held at the Supreme Court on Monday afternoon, the following members of the board being present: Messrs W. A. Sim (president), G. P. Farqubar, J. A Millar, M.H.R., G. L. Sise, and R. Ferguson. Mr Belcher (the secretary and representative of the Seamen's Union), Mr James Mills (managing director of the U.S.S. Company), and Mr Keith Ramsay were also in attendance. After the members of the beard and the parties concerned in the dispute had consulted together from 3 to 4.35 p.m., Mr Sim intimated that negotiations for a settlement were still proceeding, and the board had arranged to adjourn again until 3.30 on Tuesday afternoon.