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Amalgamated Engineering Union

Wβ Have itakea the following .pad** gva>pb& from the Monthly Journal ol the A.E.U (Britain), December issue;;

For a considerable time greai diifl* culty lias bee-u experianoed in. eadeavonriog ito secure obs>eTv<aaace ,!of our rules from officers aad members; situated dot! New Zealan-d. -

It has .been found impossible to obtaanmoaithly or financial .reports from a larjgie' majority of th.9 branches/ d«i-" spite repe-atedaippeals that iiaye been coiavde., no.t only to the New Zealand Counoil but also- to the- branch secretaries; direct. . ..

. .-It-oame to our notice in 1921 that the Auckland Branch jhjad drawn up

a oode o£ rules, in many respects-'in direct opposition rules governing our Union, and in consequence of iih&ir- irefusal to witfhdraw (these rul«J iihey iiad diixifted and an, assurance that they would act in conformity vith A.E.IjT. rales, the yks After considerable correspondence, the suspension was ultimately renuoved.

Since that period trouble has arisen in cannection wiblx other :braiicttea In New Zelaiaiul, and a.separate union vas formed and jregistered. This octiion prevented the A.B.U. renewing" its" register, and as a result our niembera jure not entdtled to come under any Industrial awards g-ireta. by the Industrial Courts 'in that country.

In many' instances the branch and district committees have' refused tw give effect to-ilhe decisions arrived af by the New -Zealand Council, and owing to the f:£tot -that they found it ■passible to carry on the work of the - union in- accordance with the estab-

li.fthe/d ruies, .the New Zealand Coun-ci! i-n Jun-e, 1922, asked E.C. to dispense wi'Ur the existing branches and com-v mi ttees in that country and /orm one bra-bch tor full members onlyv ■W i tioG'e : vJoofttri-butioiis shall be sen-t to; Office half/early. . .

• The whole: ppsition^received the serious attention of-!..the E.G., who decided that. in '-vle'w: 6i these circumstances, and 'haVin-g , regard to the in creasixig; d'iiHcultiesvin dealing witl

these meznhers, E.C: have issued in s-truotio-ns to close thp whole of th< branches "bi' Now Zealand, to dispense with the district; committees and New Zealand Ccruncil, .also with the services of th©;.'OTS'a.niser; and furtfijer, to give members of Sections 1 and 3 In that colon:/ an:opßortunity, if they - so des-ire>fof.being c 'tT.4ated in a'simalai manner to tirat laid: down fox oui - iVmerican and Canadi-an membershiE'. (see Rule. 29, cla us©.;-7), such closing Co ta.ke; place on the last ordinarj meeting nigM in December,- 1923, af

ter whdch the society will cease' &

function in New Zealand,

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