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made on his behalf on March 22 by Alf Ritchie, another plaintiff in the dispute. Paulsen became a plaintiff on or shortly after May 8.
Earlier in March that year, he had acquired from Ritchie a "token" one sixty-fourth interest in the Miss Barbi, on which he sailed as skipper. This had made him eligible for PRFVOA membership.
The court has been told of a lengthy series of meetings during the 1967 strike between fishing company executives and representatives of the DSFU, including Dixon and its titled officers.
Also mentioned in cross examination was a meeting in a Prince Rupert hotel room between some of the plaintiffs and B.C. Fishing Vessel Owners Association secretary Timothy Cameron, and another meeting or meetings addressed by former Fishermen's
Co-op executive Jack Dean and Co-op lawyer Robert McMaster.
BCFVOA secretary Cameron is a partner in the firm of McMaster, Bray, Moir and Cameron which represents the owners in the current lawsuit.
In other testimony, Smith said he had served on a UFAWU committee set up in 1964 to seek an agreement with Prince Rupert vessel owners following the loss of the halibutter Blue Ocean which had been sailing under DSFU agreement.
Majority of the Blue Ocean crew, including Smith, were UFAWU members.
Aim of the committee had been to win an assurance that UFAWU members sailing on PRFVOA longliners would be covered under welfare provisions negotiated by their union, in the absence of such provisions in the DSFU contract.
Got Payment from Fund
Smith agreed he had received payment at that time from the UFAWU herring fishermen's welfare fund, on the basis of his earlier participation in the herring fishery under UFAWU agreement.
Deinstadt and Smith are among plaintiffs who have said they served on a PRFVOA trawl committee set up at the outbreak of the 1967 strike.
Owners have testified they were aware of the memorandum of agreement between the UFAWU and DSFU regarding transfers and dues payments, although former DSFU president Paulsen said at one stage he was not too familiar with the memorandum's contents.
According to the evidence, the trawl trips which produced "hot"
catches in 1967 had been of up to 10 and 11 days' duration.
Length of the trips resulted in vessels arriving in port well after the deadline.
At least one plaintiff has testified that usual length of a trawl trip was five days and that his trip overlapping the March 17 deadline broke the normal pattern of operation in several ways. Other evidence, however, has been to the effect that 10 and 12 day trawl trips out of Prince Rupert are fairly routine.
Further coverage of the trial, which is continuing, will be contained in the December 19 issue of The Fisherman.
Oil Exploration Permits Issue Raised by Harding
Randolph Harding, New Democratic MP for Kootenay West, wants to know what oil and gas exploration permits covering Georgia Strait have been issued by the federal government, what permits have been issued by the provincial government and whether the provincial government sought federal approval before issuing such permits.
In questions placed on the order paper of the House of Commons December 1, he asks how many oil and gas exploration permits for the Pacific coast were issued by the federal government for the years 1967-1969, what the
acreage was in each instance and the total revenue received, and how many of the leases are still valid.
"Did any of the leases cover any part of the Strait of Georgia, and, if so, which leases included this area, when were they issued and what was the acreage invalid. One question reads:
He also asks whether any permits, other than federal permits, have been issued by the provincial government and "if so, was approval sought and obtained from the federal government prior to the issuing of such permits?"
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THE FISHERMAN — DECEMBER 8, 1969
Davis Undeterred In Pursuing Plan
Fishermen's protests to date have not lessened fisheries minister Jack Davis' determination to ram through a salmon boat licensing scheme destined to tighten the grip of monopoly on the industry.
This was the impression gained by members of a UFAWU delegation which met with the minister December 1 to discuss Phase 2 and other aspects of the licensing scheme.
Comprising the delegation were UFAWU officers and members of the union's executive board, standing committee on fisheries regulations and Fraser River District Council.
About the only matter on which some agreement was reached was that Davis will address open meetings of fishermen to discuss the scheme next month in Vancouver and Prince Rupert.
The meeting heard another clear cut rejection by the minister of the union's contention that a meaningful licensing plan must incorporate guarantees protecting the rights of bonafide fishermen.
Davis made it plain that licensing of boats rather than fishermen — "things" instead of people — will continue to be the cornerstone of his scheme.
And he indicated he has no real plan to effectively cut down or eliminate company control or influence over the fleet.
At one point the minister spoke of phasing out company ownership by instituting a freeze on the number of boats that may be owned outright by each firm.
Union members pointed out that reducing the number of boats owned in the name of companies would be, in itself, virtually meaningless.
The Davis plan, it was noted, offers nothing in the way of concrete proposals for making available alternative financing divorced from the fishing companies. FIVE PERCENT TAX
The minister is standing by his proposal to levy a percentage tax of up to five percent a year on the landed value of salmon catches.
He could not agree, he said, that such a tax, if it is to be
Chavez To Speak
Cesar Chavez, director of the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee which has made the boycott an effective weapon in its struggle against California table grape growers, will speak at a public meeting to be held at 8 p.m. Saturday, December 20, in Unitarian Church, 49th Avenue and Oak.
levied at all, should be applied on a graduated basis. As it stands, the tax will be applied on an across the board basis, regardless of an individual's earnings.
Davis confirmed that future phases of his plan will include measures enforcing certain standards of quality control and seaworthiness.
One practical effect of these measures, union members pointed out, will be to drive fishermen deeper into debt as they strive to comply with the higher standards.
Among other future steps, the minister is considering revision of existing fishing boundaries. He did not elaborate on this point at last week's meeting but it is understood the revisions will expand areas for seine fishing. MADE FOR MONOPOLY
UFAWU members commented after the meeting that Davis' negative response to their proposals had demonstrated again the minister is prepared to press ahead with his scheme at all costs.
Still the scheme's essential feature is the open door it affords to complete company domination in all facets of the industry.
Time and again the discussion came back to the central issue of financing. Union members reiterated their position that any plan working in the interests of fishermen, rather than those of the canners, must be based on elinii-nation of company financial control.
"But Davis just shrugs off this approach," one member of the delegation said after the meeting. "What should be a priority question has been pushed to the bottom of the list."
Upgrading measures proposed for future stages of the plan are, once again, tailored for big companies with large reserves of capital, it was pointed out. CANNERS LIKE SCHEME
"People mean nothing in the context of the Davis plan," union secretary Homer Stevens commented last week, "and our latest meeting with the minister confirms that fact. People, under the scheme, can be and will be sacrificed at any time in the interests of so called efficiency—which, as far as the minister is concerned, means giving tighter control of the industry to the Weston and New England combines.
"The latest proposals reinforce the union's charge that the scheme is a giveaway to the canners. This is confirmed by the companies' generally favorable reaction to every stage of the plan."
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