WELLINGTON TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 414, 25 January 1909, Page 6

WELLINGTON TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION.

■-:''■■] ANNUAL MEETING. J 'f ■ .At the ] annual meeting of the> Wellington .Typographical Union,. Mr. E. Jones presided over, aa attendance, of 55 members., •■ ■ The report and balance-sheet for-the half year ended December. 31, 1903,. were ; read '.and adopted. ; i ,-..•■. ■ . ■-• ■.'.:-.■ ...- ;. -.•'. The,balance-sheet,;showed. that, the receipts . for the half-year totalled ■ £262 15s. 5d., and the expenditure £110 10s. Bd., leav--rng a credit balance on the term's tratn sac-. tioris of £152 4s. 9d., which. amount constitutes a record in the affairs of.the union.' The .current half-year starts- with a- credit' balance of £1149 8s; 4d.-The investment of .the funds'of the union, was, considered by the board,' -with the . result; that.£Boo. is invested ,'for two; jears. at; 4 .per. cent, per annum': with thet :Uniori Bank of iAustrafia. Theassetsj amounting .to £1187 Is. 10d.,in- ■ eludei;in , ..banksV£ll4B: 3s: 9d;; v in hand,"£G* 45..'7 d.; subscriptions'outstanding'Xapproxiroately), £17 10s.; 'honorary memfors ,feee : outstanding; £5; travelling allowances liable'' •to:refund, £9 10s;; loans Outstanding;- £5 13s.- ;6d. j total; £1187 Is. ■ lOd." ■"'-The"' lia--bilities. total ■ ■ £30 4s. 6d. ' The excess : of assets over liabilities, is £1156..,175:' 4d.;

'■■; The report' , stated'- I thai , ;'a'fc tbe'-last. (juar--- , - terly. meeting of 'the /union the question, of.' -■' payment'toicornrasitcrs'-for sunspoated holi- v 1 days, ■'-. such■ as V Prince : of • Wales' -Birthday,-;, was : conmderedl and' as the' Labo or ■ Depart-'--ment'was of the that . employers r were not bound to pay for any:holidays re-;, gularly observed'in .tlie.printing ■•.trade,\.al-i : ' though not■•. specified :in the J corapositoTs! 'awards it. was?decided to get,• legaljaavice l on." the question.at issue: . Tne facts and particulars were, submitted to Mr. , D.'M.Eirid--' . lay, whose opinion; was to theeffect that em-;; plovers, are bound to pay ; for all; holidaysgiven other thah.those specified^in' clause 6 of the compositors' award. The opinion was' submitted to the Labour Department for re-: riew, and the chief Mr.XLomas,; \ acting on. it, gave -instructions: to,. Mr... Lo.-' Cren, Inspector- of..Awards,; to >take, a case for enforcement against. W.VJV;■•' Lahkshear,. .-■. and to engage Mr.lf.MiFindlay. to conduct/ . the easel , By-this, means it:is.hope.d to' de-, finitely: settle 'whetheremployers, ;ihust; pay-.. for any /unspecified .holiday'/ observed'., by . them,. and-!it is anticipated.that the case:will.. .be heard at' ; the\ forthcoming sittings of i the.;, ■ Arbitration. Court to.he.held in "Wellington. ,, ;■•' During "the .haKryear.'4l new ./members': were admitted to the union, ; 25; joining by; paying. entrance fee,: , and 16 by. clearance-, cards;.: There-were 2L withdrawals,; 19 mem- ■.- bers taking clearancercards' and.2.resigning: membership,' the union thus, gaining ■' :■ 20, : \ which leaves 387':names'pn';the:roll.-, v .-';■; '■:. JIr.H.C. Jones, a very old member pf the. unionj who has served-it 'in ; the; capacities .of; : board member, auditor, secretary, and president, was- recently promoted >to overseership . in the Government Printing .Office,_ and the;... board placed on-record its appreciation of his;, services to -the cause of. Unionism in general; and the craft in. particular. Mr. Jones, in resigning as an active'member "of the union, had his name placed 'on the list honorary .members. ■; :■ '■ . ■ '■ '■ ■ '■■■ ■: ■*:.: ■■■■'.-■.■ : -.-..-. .:'. The secretary of the Labour Representation Committee, Mr. D.; J. Conchie, apph'ed to-the board for financial assistance to pay the debta of the Labour candidates at the recent_ general 'election, and on -the: recommendation of .:-. the hoard ■£3 , 3s. ; Tras vored. ■ -. ". '.; : •' . A resolution from the annual conference; 1 'That this conference requests each affiliated union- to organise thetrade in_ its own: district) and to assist formation of unions'in any industrial'district-where it is. founds necessary, and that the Wellington' Union' he asked to', organise the: West Coastj" wai- ■ considered and adopted.,- A delegate will be .sent to the West.Coast,- Mr. C; H. Chapman" . being appointed organiser.- : v ; ';'-.'; .' , : : i . "■'■ .The- Hon. ■J. Rigg, was granted: permission to address :the meeting on the sub- , ' ject of the establishment.;of a Labour pVper. : A vote of thanks was accorded Mr. Rigg' for his address,: and it .was -resolved, ''That a ; : ballot of the members .be taten to decidedwhether thei union shall,take up 25 £1 shares 1 in the paper,- and that the union guarantees '■ ' to take .240 papers per .week." " ' '■ . ■ -'. '' The:following draft scheme for the settingup of a mortality fund was brought down and'considered :t—(1) That the benefit shall: apply,-to all present members of- the union,- • ■ but- it shall be optional for the union to re- , , . fuse mortality benefit in the case of any new.-; member-joining the union : after, the age , of; . 45 years.' (2)' That the union setaside the', \ sum of £100 as. a basis': for the. mortality;' fund, that all.interest. accruing. from the ; : . . above-sum be aded thereto, and that all mem-, bors of the union.be levied Is. each on the ' death of any member' :: whoso next-of-kin r or:-'"-. nominee' benefits under the-fund.- (3) That' V the minimum sum to be.paid to any next-of-> . kin or nominee be £15, with a graduated increase of 10s. for ovory year's membership, . with a!maximum of £20. (4) That members,.; .- to'bc entitled to tho above benefits, : musV. . be financial oirtho books of the union during - tho throo months immediately preceding; his, . death.' ■ (5) That no member shall be entitled to any of the'foregoing:benefits until he has.: paid at least ' twelve months' subscriptions'' (265.) to the union. (6) That the mortality/ : fund be administered by two trustees,:to be-elcct-ed at the'.- first' Keneral. meeting of ; the''"' ■ union after the adoption and confirmation by - of tho scheme,;and thereafter at the; .:• annual : general meeting in ■ the' of; January., ~ ; ' ; ..-: .;•■-. . . ■ ' ■;.-' 'It was decided to have the draft scheme , printed and circulated, and then bring it up again for consideration at the noxt quarterly meeting. ' . '-■'■■'■' ' '"-■' ' , ■ ■;.,-''' The following: officers wore elected for the ensuing.year:—President, Mr. E. Jones; vicepresident, Mr. G: C. Barker; secretary and: tveasurer, Mr. J. W. F. Jn>ouirall: Messrs. T.. M'lntyre and P;; Riddiek; ,inmtors, Messrs.:W. l<, Gibson and O; Thirkell; board members. Messrs.:C. H. Chapman' R"' W. Swift, and ;W. Stevens:. : ;'" •■ ".'. - -.'■....'.-