BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 947, 14 October 1910, Page 6

BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS.

.'.•-.'// ■/INNUAL 7 MBETING/ ;: ;,: ; •, -, .'.'• The'.-annual.meeting of the., Wellington' Builders'; and.- Contractors' "Association .'was' held last, evening, Mr. J. Nicholson presiding. :.■/ 'V'VV ■' .-//,';' <■'"•' ■, -'/ -I:/ / . -The'committee..stated .in. their .report 1 that 'the volume ■ of work offering had not been so'-.groat during ! the-past, year.,as in the earlier years of "the decado.; Most of the ''members of the'association, However,; Had' been : fully engaged -in .carrying, out- .various; work,'.;and:;it was /believed, that; the, if uiure/ prospects-. of ..the build-. ing/.trade,-/might bo, described as'bright; ; In. accordance'with-decision, of /cia'tiori in general:meeting, an invitation, to : hold the 1010 Builders' : Conference in .Wellington:had been/extended to .the/affiliated associations,' at/the Christchuroh conference .last: yeaT, : s a'hd' accepted.:/ As; these' annua;! gatherings /. had '..gradually, evolved, into a J combination- of business-, 'and pleasure, and as the centres had, at each 'succeeding 'conference,-vied !with. .onia another 'in 'providing entertainment "•for visitors it wag hoped that/members/would: ,exert;themselves. to.\make':.the.occasion a memorable ybne to .'.delegates who', visited . the forthcoming /conference - at ; Wellirig.ton.- ; -./V-:,/' '■'■ '■[■'.:[:■■ ";■■;.■ ■'•.'.. ■;■'.-■'■., .The. report was .adopted...: -.Officers.for .'the', ensuing, year •'•■ wore elected.:'as'.."• follow:—President, Mr. 'J. Nicholson;";. '■ vicerpresident,■"...'Mr; :, Alex.Campbell Mr. W; A. 'W;'Grea.fell,v:.treasurer,- Mr;''P. : -C. ;Watt;: com-. mittee, : 'Messrs; W.'H.' Bennett, W:: Glendinning/ and ; H.' Mainland;'- auditors,' Messrs.' -L..-S.. Humphries.- and A.. John.ston. '';/■/./.- ■ ."""'-';'■■■'■.' ..':■'.■■'■.■ Messrs:, J. /Nicholson,; A. Campbell^. and Jj.. S., Humphries ■ were appointed dele.gates..to.represent the association at the conference/of the New: Zealand Federated Builders', Associa/tion,;to;be held at Wellington on November.B next; V