WHARF LABOURERS UNION.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 110, 1 February 1908, Page 6

WHARF LABOURERS UNION.

At the half-yearly, meeting of the Welling-, t ton Wharf • Labourers' Union on -Thursday, I the ■ President, MiO F. Burton; occupied the chair. The . secretary, 'Mr,': D.: M'Laren;,reported: that" 'thoro'".were • OOfi, 'names'" on tho roll. During; the past, twelve: months'32B new mombers had been added;', 'i'bo -union had done'-a good deal recently.- in "assisting mem--bers .in-cases of accident and; distress. . About. ,£]oo' had rbeen raised •- forjthis \purposc. ; Tho: union had assisted, verylargely ,in ' the: -work of' federating, the variouslabour • bodi.es.', A feeling of unrest had, existed for some ; time uhder. tho working-of.-' tli'o present, award. The union had decided to seek for, a fresh award .■it ;tho .next'; sitting of the "Arbitration. Court. The rtport urged the members to avoid on tlic wharf and when at work; any acts which might lower"tho". prestige -and name of'tha union; .It ' was stated' that; tli'e "social'- held recently : in, aid . of' the. widow and children of "liflate member had resulted in >;2S4> 13s. being: raised;'' The following-.'officers, wore eloeted.:—President, '.Mr. . P. -Burton; vice-' president, Mr. li. Winters;.treasurer, Mr.- T. Smith':' delegates .'to ; the' Trades and Labour Council. Messrs. \\. llarntt, F. .Burton. I). •M'Laren, G. terry, I\, A\inters, and-I'. Jshoi)-p-id >■ . ■ I , -■ -J-3 .»

Messrs. Macdonald, Wilson and Co. im vrt the advertisement. • of, the sale bv .private treaty of sections in . the. .-Dominion J'.'statv Upper llutt;'- the properly of Mr. .lame* Brown. The.v .report many inqnmes. Tor plan* containing prices of i tho see l luu. antf many tale-, oi eotious