AUCKLAND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 269, 15 November 1887, Page 3

AUCKLAND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION.

i _.:„» of the above was held Evening in the Rooms, jo'c! o0 * jir G. Fraser presided. 'W Baildiß !ons were present. The 'W * rifiedthafc according to resoluLof Committee had ° De theV h ad ' bOWCVer ' beCn all m . J and »3 there were no he declared them }$# ■ , The Commil'tee now ** eI6C ? the following gentlemen :— H°a£*. a - bell ' *• r ßa ? j J - ■iWrßrame, B. Cranwell, G. Camp- **- Fraser, Tho* Gee, Galbraith, *ft i Hampton, W. S. Jones, £L f' on a McCoskrie, A. »i TpyerH. M. ShephW; SBjjSih W. H. f.S"PY Vaile, J- Winks, and J. U T rton- ,My that it now becamo his iff to .?n+rtiHit be elected. Beforedo>?2*Th-« wished to thank the X« 0 ' h Tco£mittee for the assistance dming the past year. 10 • hod gone on satisfactorily, and jibing A Ikg Association had done |ii#T But they had still much to do. d* 01 »to see the remarks in the Wf%evM," directed straight 9 ., Moss, the representative for fi /Applause.) He must say that he PW }<£ AToss a most consistent iiertKnA the "Herald" said &> He" considered that Mr **£ *° rkin * t0 P- , "! 1 fO / w TT d IK for their own interests. He * v tkt some expression 01 opnuon *"T. larw meeting to support b® , in" his action was desirable. *•**«? no doubt that the were trying to shelve the Speaking plainly, he jWZeh faith in Major Atkinson as «%S and he thought that ho was his true colours. They S*wd in retrenchment, but the mam ® Is to keep their men employed. #? . There was evidently much to « vet and during the next year !!tnldbe hard work to be done by tho thanking them for their Jjjhe-wuld withdraw from tho A Bell wa3 then voted to the chair i'the election of a President. EIECTION OF OFFICERS.

Wtagthen proceeded to elect a jJeDt. Mr Fraser nominated Mr Charles W This was seconded by Mr ShepJTfflO spoke highly in favour of Mr *i Kelly feared that, as Mr Atkins i was not quite as good as it had been, kioddnotbeable to take up tho work luring upon the President of the As-

Tfiee s*id he would like to see Mr I«ef re-elected. Jims* declined to be re-elected. _ Ho ygo piany calls upon his timo. further discussion, in the course }t was mentioned that Mr At kin ffllKlf present at the meeting-, and ha.d not Sj ken asked to stand, pressure was |W to.bejir, upon Mr Fraaer to allow 15 to "be nominated. Ultimately Mr mi i&m was withdrawn, and Mr Li was re-elected. tsm resuming the chair, Mr Fraser Lned thanks, and said that he would flis utmost endeavours as much as time M permit to foster the interests of the natlqn. Tfe would not have consented Irt'wero it not that he saw more and jewj-day the necessity for such an Man, He thought that the action of "Herald "looked almost like blackmailpjtiey were determined to have proteci,tto should take action to put that M thing down. He looked upon it as iwibarefaced attempt to put down the (auto was trying to foster the industries fiWonyi which were of greater importaftan to have retrenchment. He fejli that if they v/ere united and itftdMr determination to have the into consideration this year, &jHUgnfe get it. As the members were ipr, many of them, drawing two honBfflßS, they could well afford to extend kraioato get through such very im)rtat business. Jam J. Brown and Charle3 Afckin were (BWteias Vice-Presidents. Mr Brown RKed that Mr Bell's name should, be Wtataj for his own. Mr Bell, however, itt, and the other two gentlemen nt nibsequently elected. Mr Mowbray BNtetesi Secretary and Treasurer for the

I I QUORUM IN COMMITTEE. .jljje motion of Mr Wilson it was rem that five instead of seven should tajtporain in the Committee. I ;; SHANKS TO MR MOSS. Hγ Bwira. moved that they should Nri a vote of thanks to Mr M :kc his recent actions in the fcjste of the protectionists. He to%ed that Mr Moss was being twitted **& bewas simply carrying out the at the hustings. He thought « 3ft: 'Moss required supporting at J» * time, and he had' therefore ■WeaMre in moving, " That this AssowcoiTOy to Mr Moss and those m embers M with him an expression of con®£h as , representatives, and ?% ttanks, for their demanding a reJM the tariff during the present 2J « Parliament, and urge them to *f»e their efforts." This Was seconded tp& e - Jt was further resolved that £|Sfe should telegraph the resolusaid that if the Auckland acted as Mr Moss wished, it "■Wtteantthat Sir Julius Vogel would to power. He should object to jjj? a telegram, as the Govei-n- ---.■ |lW : alre||dy given retrenchment, and is.!) \ WtMil Borne oi the members J? H their friends were likely to the cry of protection, in sPat out the retrenching GovernP ointe(i Ottfc that Major ft^f?Steven promised to bring April. He H «eir industrial matters M'ero IwW' T he Association did WCi •' the taxation, revise the tarifl , so *"fti-Wfc the industries. He %!!■ not a matter of finance. being shelved by the ktithi e ° Mi^ered tnafc ha " » loaf was W ,S\ one> Th ey should be very careha ®enng Major Atkinson's """"ed ;' * e y might get matters so *'■'Mβ, 9 - a be ready, and when mLT , "Jβ* the whole thing *tssjK ft) M through very quickly. ;\7i«ty. and McManus spoke motion. l mMifi replying, said that he conw«2 i1 g to off * cc a « Sir Julius ■ T^lltei c would like t0 see the '^ft^ then P ufc and adopted. and Mr Hodge seS'oiEH , wer e not considered this should prepare SS? Q y n f .? r the next session. After ■SWS -v^ n8 wsdlved to withdraw ti. P^ ler( ' expressed disiM' <T™- of the member .*%!*»-• " ot; expressing himself r Proteofeion. Hβ then pro-

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posed that the Auckland members be urged to continue the session until the tariff had been considered, and in the event of the present Government not revising the tariff, to bring i n a want-of-eonfidence motion.

This was seconded by Mr Kelly, and adopted by acclamation without dissent. It was also resolved that the Committee should consider the advisability- of holding a mass meeting: The meeting then separated,