ENGINEERS CONFERENCE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 678, 1 December 1909, Page 7

ENGINEERS CONFERENCE.

-A conference of-delegates from , the:branches of /.the- .'Amalgamated; Society v of; : Engineers. throughout .the Dominion opened yesterday at: the: rooms of: the Australasian ■ ■ Institute .of .Marino..Engineers; •'.■;■ The'.' following \deiegatcs were present:—MessrsiA; Haigh' and. P. Cbaplitt,' Wellington'; W.' G. : D. Evans, Petphe;, H. Hisler and J. IVwcas, Auckland j Turner and * iElliston, Christohurchj' Wtitsdd: and Haynes, ■!Dunedinj'..''.«'''*:'Cpn'nor,'.-..lnTercargill., i '"- , 11r.' ; .'.'J. : Elston,; 'organising ■' delegate, .was present and. representen.. -the):-'Grejmouth branob. ..: Mri; Evans presided and Miv Blslcr acted 'as , secre-tary.-:v:;-'"-v' --v v >■'■' ''•:■:-' : . '"''■:-.':''' ■ ■■■■' ■■' : ■■; . Eoporters were no t; admitted; but it was' ofil-' cially. eta ted, that'several matters rolating r to : the welfare'of; the members as a .whole, were discussed,.and it was 'resolved to Join with the Marine Engineers'" Institute .in arranging a. deputation; to the, Minister for Labour-in! order to suggest :nmendmcnts.'.to tho : Inspection of Jlacntnery Act and tho Railways Classification, Act; .itnd :to make other, representations. -The question of/endeavouring to obtain a net? ■award..was'also. brought,up. , . ;■;'■ ■ : ; '■■'- - ; ■'- - v.TIiQ conference will -sit again -to-day. and pipbably: tomorrow also.:;'. ' : . .' ,■!;:.;