N.Z. Federated Timber "Workers' Union.

Bush Advocate, Issue 352, 12 August 1890, Page 2

N.Z. Federated Timber "Workers' Union.

' ._ well-attended meeting of the members of the Danevirke branch of the above union was held on Saturday .evening ip: the^Tovy.}. ; Hall.', There were between. 6o iind 70.. present, and Mr/ Ji . C/ Fi;ase'r ( ' was i, voted to .the' '■cliaif.- Tlie' business/for which the meeting was called' was 'the 'election; of officers. Mr Fraser said honorary members, yrjTemot elegible for office, ibut had 'liberty of speech. . ' ,; Mr S. G. Popplewel! supposed it was intended to form a timber, workers' union in Danevirke, and he' thought it would be rather ridiculous if all classes were allowed to have a say in the union as well as timber workers. Other classes should not be debarred from joining the union ; they should pay the same entrance fee, but their contributions should be smaller than those paid by the timber workers, and they should not be allowed to vote. He did not know the population of the place, but it would be easy to prevent the vote of the timber worker.'' carrying resolutions if everybody was allowed to vote. The election of officers was then, proceeded with as follows :•— Mr R. Dean nominated Mr A. Quinlan as President. Seconded by Mr Friis and carried. Mr J. Cullinane nominated Mr E, Baker as Vice-iVesldout : seconded by Mr R. Dean. Mr A. Quinlan I nominated Mr Frits ; seconded by Mr jJ. Johnson, ill" F. Newman nomij nated Mr Hodder; seconded by Mr i G. Tuck.— lt was resolved that two Vice-Presidents be appointed. — A I ballot was then taken, Messrs W\'U« ! and Cullinane acting as seyu.NU.-.i's, ! The result of the voting was -—Mr E. Baker, -\{\ \ox^ x Mv L. Friis, 2(5 votes. *, _vii" Hodder, 24 votes ; informal, I f/; aud the two iirst-namcd gentlemen were declared elected. The election bf a committee was then proceeded with. Mr Cullinane proposed that the number af com--mitttee be k\x;, &eco,vuKl by Mv Wille^ t\n c^ w'rjed. Thy Chairman said the members should be. very careful in the choice of officers. Men placed at the head of a movement like this should be level headed and square men, men who could be depended upon, Messrs Wylic, Paws^ Xee, Aml ergon, Hodd^,'. Cu^ftnane,' and "Crawford Nveij'e'ndminated for the post of committeemen. 'Mr ' l.dy'fl.ornp provp^ Ijfoa.t tb,e fori'ner resoly.t;av, fixing' the. number of co.tn mitt eon.) _n be rescinded, and that the committee consist gf seyen

members;, This was carried'unanimously, arid the above gentlemen.de-. clared 'elected. Mr S. Athy was nominated -ok secretary and treasurer, and elected amidst Applause. ' , *. • . k ,> , _ Mr S. G- Poppje welt said ~a few words asking suppdrt for the Evening News. -A A vote of thanks' to the chair x brpugj[it„an (mthusjastjc meeting .tp a pi 'k i £ '•: ""< • ;p '. ■;