Auckland man builders’ head

Press, 8 March 1978, Page 2

Auckland man builders’ head

Mr D. W. Paterson, of I Auckland, was elected presi- t dent of the Master Builders’ i Federation at its annual nat- t ional conference in Ashbur-jl ton yesterday. He was vice-i president last year, and will [ i succeed Mr F. A. Cree, of < Wellington. < A member of the manage-;' ment council of the feder-l 1 ation, Mr L. B. Street, off South Auckland, was elected ; vice-president. Yesterday was the second day of the conference, which has attracted 220 delegates and wives, and also a contingent of Australian Master Builders’ Federation members as guests, led by its national president (Mr F. . Crowle). I ■ The conference yesterday was confined to business[ sessions, and reports on i various organisations allied ' to the trade. Today, the last j day, will have business ses- ; sions, the election of coun- 1 cillors, and discussion of i remits. i The remits include two'

from the Canterbury association, one calling for an approach to the Government to introduce a tax-rebate for [first-home buyers, to enable ; them to offset the high I interest payments now reiquired to service loans; the [other asking the Government :to introduce suspensory [loans for first-home buyers. Another remit, from the [ Southland association, calls [for submissions to be made to the Government seeking [increases in loan limits for both rural and urban hous-