BOOTMAKERS! FEDERATION.
MEETING.m ; CHRiSTCHTJRCH. ■" ; V: ' '.■■ "' (81-.TELEGKAPH—PRKs''ASSOCIATION.V:: . V' '• :■.:.'."■; r C.hrlstohurch, January 12j > ■ ..The conference of boot manufacturers froW different parts : of the Dominion: which has ' been' sitting in, this'city: for- the past 'itwodays has/resuHed in' the,formation -of one ■ body, to replace the throe which have hitherto * guarded the interests'of the manufacturers. ■The, official designation of. the new.' body'« the. Boot.Mauiifacturers'.: Fcderationof. New : Zealand.. Some .necessary formal, resolution! ■ have; yet :to. bo: confirmed with: reference t/ the, assimilation, 'of, the: old:' bodies'- by tin new: association, and other: details •' have; fc be' fixed' up'.'-.', The : officers'.-are: to' be electei: ; annually.'"..'■'; :'■ ■';'■,; ! ■.-..,'\~ , ' :/. ■'~ /; ■■.-■ . The 'first : officers of'jthe federation elected ■ at.the'present-coiiference are as.' follow- - —• President/Mr. J.A: Frostick (Christchurch)'-vice-president ■ and president-elect, , Mr.. ; T.. - Hodgson. (Auckland);. seprotary, Mr. A... H Bridges..(Duneflin),;;.treasuror,'Mr.' WmV 51'- ': Kinlay (Uunediri);■-executive" committee, the' president,: vice-president,' treasurer, and Mr. ■ James Hannah (Wellington). In the unavoidable .absence of Mr. A .11! Bridges (Dunedin) Mr. .T. Hodgson (Aucklandy. was "appointed by the.conference to record its proceedings .In.the course of thq.proceedings the pre- : : sident made feeling, reference to' the deathe '■' of ; several members of the, federation' those ' members being Mr, ; ,R.- M'Kinlav (Dunedin)'.'- : Mr.: W. Staples OVellinEton), and. Mr. John lrenwith (Auckland).;. These, he stated' had been loyal •.supporters of :the. industry'arid ' were:men held in high esteem. ' '.*• ■'■-■■■■;■ ': !The conference, was-'-'engaged to-day "con-' sidering -matters connected with the pro- ' posed industrial agreement, which it is hoped - will: result from : the conference to be held ' to-morrow -with' -representatives-rof--the Nen -. Zealand Bootmakers' Federation. Those who will -.represent, the boot manufacturers at this conference are Messrs. J, A-"'-FrWipii ; T. Hodgson, a.:A. Coles. Wm. S '■ W. H. Murray,: and Ri: H. Turner! ■:
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 404, 13 January 1909, Page 8
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