BUILDERS' ASSOCIATION.

Auckland Star, Volume XVI, Issue 3851, 20 December 1882, Page 4

BUILDERS' ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of tbe Builders' Associ. ation was held Infct ewniop, Mr A. Pollard presiding during tbe enrlicr part oj the evening, and Mr W. G. Connolly Bufe quently. It was decided that the atmive,. sary should be celebrated _by an exooraioii toSt Helier'sßav on January 16th. £ letter was read from the Carpenters' atid Joinerg' Association, asking the opinion of the builders concerning the advisability of a Saturdaj half-holiday.—Mr lihofo. wished to know how the time1 wa^ to he made up, and jr, Holland said it meant paying the men Is 4d per hoar instead of la 3d-!. Mi McCoil said the request was for"! simple concession of two hou a per week It was eventually sg cod ii^oi the motionof Mr Constable, who thought the carpem' ters were cot badly trested, that this associa'ion way to entertain the proposition, but if they wished for a ball-holiday, the builders had no objection to pay th. m by the hour, and lot them take the half-holiday if they choose," An* amendmcut by Mr Pollard that the pay le jls 4d per hour was aot seconded, Thj meeting then proceeded to discuss tha buildiug conditions* Me Connolly said that; [ a tub-committee had met a committee of I the Institiro of Architects, and although they had not . brought up a jj y j rrport, the conditions now before I the meeting had been agreed to, The con titions were then read to the meet* ing, the clausei being read seriatim. They vere mostly the .ame as the No. 2 aetot liond'm condition* which it had been agreed to adopt, With slight alterations, at" the last meeting. The alterations agree! jto were mostly technical. The,insurance i cause provid d tbat instead of insuring In the joint names of the proprietor and con. tractor For half the amount of the contract i the buiWcr is to insure in the proprietor's | naini for the amount which ho receives oa I his con'roct, anl icsurcia his ownnamefor what am-'nut be pleases. This' | amendment the mooting agreed to, j Three clauses were added, dealing with ! deposits and the time for signing tenders, The compensation clause pro?ided for payi me t, in tbe event of the employer not carrying on the work, of compensation to the lowest tenderer of £2 2» for a JESUO j b a guinea additioni for c «ry £1 000 up to £10,000; but in no in. stance is the compensation to exceed £15 15s The third clause i 3—" The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.*—lt w >8 agreed to cubmit the conditions to Mr Heketh for his opinion, and in the erentof that being favourable, that the officers be empowered to lay them before the atcbitetts fur signature.