INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 17018, 15 December 1920, Page 3

INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION.

0 ; MEETING OF EXECUTIVE. "\V. J. Jcnkin presided over, a meeting ;>f tdio axccutive ccmmittee of the Canterbury Association liekl lflst night. Otheifl resent wexo: —Messrs S. H. Muddren, J!i. J. Marring, P. U. Gooddr, P. K. CUmis, h. i Wylea, C. B. Bowie, J. A. Black, 1. "'v'oolf, H. Bradley, H. Holland, G. White, Jl. Willis, W. Goas, F. Scott, H. Burson, and D. Sier.ikowaki. " It \ftts ix:3olved that tlho ordinary meetings of committee should bo held on the Loiuth Tu-isday in each, mouth. • The cluirman sai4 that he was personally in favour of .t : iie» Port Christchuivli scheme, yome'thing must bo done to overcome the ■ liirceent railage difficiiltios, and ho considered that even if "the. Hiloy echemo was carried out iff its entirety it ,would be only a mako- ' hift. It would, ho .pointed out, be many years before tho tunnel was duplicated. He moved: "That a special commit'.cc ba eet Hp to bring up a report on tho port ques- ; tion at the February meeting:" The motion ' was canicd, and Messrs Marriner, Blac]t, I White, and. Holland were appointed tho committee. . . , r ' A suggestion from the. Dominion Alanu-fa-cturers' Association, that each, district AflEociation should consider the question of 1 tariff, and gather information, to be_ fonmrdi ed to the Dominion body for consideration, I fo that tho proposals could bo presented to I tho Government-, opened up a general disciis- ' 6ion on tlio revision of tho tariff. | Mr Black moved that a email committee should be eet up to collect information from ' representatives of all manufacturing branohea, I and secondly, to jmsih tho matter of framing recommendations. . Tho motion was seconded by rnr wyles. I Mr Woolf considered that tho New Zealand tariff .should be similar to the Australian tariff. Mr 'Climie expressed tho hop© that tn© committee, proposed to be elect od should consist of the men mo# competent to enquire into and supply required evidence. The motion waa carried, and the following were appointed a pommittee to gather information on the subject of tariff revision: Messrs Willis, Black, Bradley, Wyles, C. B. Bowie, J. A. Froitick, and G. T. Booth. The. chairman eaid that with &o many matters coming under the attention of tho executive, it wa«. essential that departmental committees e.hould be appointed. The, A&socia-' iion inuvt go forward. There were at present 105 members of tho Association'; that was far too small a number considering tho functions which tho Association 'contemplated undertaking, arid it was proposed to Eecure tho services of Mr, Climie, organiser of /the Progress League, in' order to bring in more members. Mr Jcnkin proposed that tluee committees eliould bs fcrrmci, these being respectively for propaganda, research, and finance The meeting affirmed the principle of setting up committees as suggested by the chairman, and it ■waa resolved that a subcommittee of four be set tip to consider the question' of nomination and appointment of members to the departmental committees. 7f n connexion with the foregoing proposal Mr P. R. Climie grave an outline of a paper he was preparing, showing how the functions of the Association could be extended, ■ and more interest in it aroused. The chairman, Messrs Wyles, Black, and flimia were selected as the Appointments . Committee.