MASTER PLUMBERS MEET.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 38, 14 February 1924, Page 3

MASTER PLUMBERS MEET.

I -—■ ! CONFERENCE IN DUNEDIN. j (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, this day. I The New Zealand Master Plumbers , j Federation meeting is beinj; he.d here. An .address by Mr. <i. A. Rord on boundary j traps showed in the following dVussion !that there is considerable diversity of ! opinion. Jt was re.-ulved to discuss the jinatter later. A remit from Auckland and Wellington wa.- carried: 'Tiiat the jassoeiationr lie recommended to end.aviour to have the proportion of appr'en 1 tices to journeymen increased to one jto one when Vf condition- of apprenticeship are being deal: with under the Act of lfti! and thai with v view !u 'maintaining a siilliiient ?"pph ci trades men for future need-, s i ;a" aa sanitary science i> concerned. the conference will consider the jadvisabilitv ni auwK-atin? ti.a: in :U future plumbers' awards i.-ii , proportion of apprentice- "•■ incrt-a-ed. oti» appTen tiee to •■vi.--. i]ualilii-d journeyman. *' : A Ihinediri renin i\a- adopted:— 1 "That e.i.'.'i local union -••! n;i a pric ,, list coniniinet* tn :idju~t charges ' matt-rial iin-j k»T upon v far a*yJ reasonable l;x»i« ar;'i>nl:nj to niarkc: condition.-. 1 i^ - sliu:ild an) ti>mplii n! !••- 'mud" ;i-jw.-[ ,i ru>'iuiii-r for e\urliitan< 'tiiargi": -iit-ii i-iiin;>Uiint -hull be mv,---- \<\ i:ir romminee, and if miitained the mem>ie: I-. , dealt witii :■.. the Union executive." ! Tnree remit- mi lii.- I , lumber-' K. i-.-----iration Ac; werr dismissed, and i' «adecided ttutt i;ii uun'ridment to t i< , Ac', be recommended.