TRAVELLERS AND WAREHOUSEMEN.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19889, 28 March 1930, Page 15

TRAVELLERS AND WAREHOUSEMEN.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE. (fKE>3 &SSQCUTIOX WIHIIf l DCNEDIX, 3Ureh ST. The nineteenth annual conference if the United Commercial TraveHers? aad "Warehousemen's Assoeiation - «ta IwM to-day in* the commercial tiereHets* "club rooms, Mr P. W. Mitchdl, mtei president, presiding. The' conference was. opened ,fer te Hota. Wi B: Taverner, Bailways, jvho .said he through- the agenda paper <tf Umm* ference, and had noted that «aiy-i»-poitantmatteia would «ome sideration, and he. eoald that any-remits tbe ««fenw» -to-pass on to tfce Government ccire most sympathetic eonsjiesatiaa, particularly those qtMtioirWMCia| the Association's aclUiliei charity. Moreover, any mfcttfrs' cerning railwavifwould' ikotb sonal consideration -as llincstnr ways;' The Association's tdhitiiii' if connexion "with charity worthy, and it was iwt ao iwdf actual monetary dpoiditwe; iitndnt in them as the. spint at the bark •( them. Frequently conference* uwlwi themselves into a mon or fin iifwri—l chat, but the present gathering ytma mmtt of practical business men, 'aad W ImA no doubt that raueh good wwdi cmiß of it. He cordially wished it nit' success it" deserved. - i '""" v The following remits were dealt tritfc;

. 7 *r Byallfc"" 5 .* Canterbury Centre —"That Uw?llmmK of Management of the United mercial-Travellers' and- TFawiwf|rp#«yk* Association's accident and surance, scheme be asked to gfokJaiQ* sideration to extending tie beyelta te a include sickness on - similar Hiwyi'' life those on the. Australian -accident and sickness insurance —Lost. '- * - • .• ' Canterbury—"That coasideratiMt l> given to the question of <#', commission to affiliated liMtMiM W money* collected on behalfof tKetft&M ABsoclation." r -Canied. ■ Canterbury—"That eqnaideratMW ta given to the. formation of departments."—Adopted. Canterbury—"That a ngijtcr «f. association carriers be eompifodi awl-ad-vertisements be secured for the 2®nr Zealand upon. similar tt«h to hotels- and, further, that ~Ukerrgi»tration badge be - granted to aaeftt carriers so that association will know them."—Carried. " '

Election of QBen The following officers were elected:— President, Mr C. C. Bach (AaeUu4); hon. treasurer, Mr .W. H. p; auditor, Mr H. Bieknell; third Member of Board of Management of AtuJift and Insurance Fund, Mr W. JL Oniv; two members of Board of of the "New Zealand Traveller," u««in i W. A. Drake and 8. A. Orchard. i It was decided that the next aaol conference be held in Auckland.