NEW TRADES HALL
TIMBER WORKERS AGREE TO i LETS'. ; It is regarded as a good augury by the Labour Da^ Committee- and by thow interested in the Labour ioo\ymeiit j^of.erally that the li:-st union in nnipidm' the proposed levy of 2s 6d jur aiemcbw in connection uiihthe ouren;v".o c.i a ijov> !'Trades Hall in '/ivian-stieei has givs'i. ; its unqualified approval. The 'V?&iJi/ii;M>r; i Timber WorktiV Union is ths union ici ferred to. -Mr. A. G. Wilkinson, preI sident, af, a meef.jn.'r ■ jield last nighi.,. j stated that ir his opinion ti:e 'IV«des aju-J \ Labour .Gomicil had taktn «. very *\va. i step indeed—a. step which sh-^ild huvn ibeea.wkcn a very lorg tims ap:\ L;p hoped that even' Union in Wellington j.would work enthusiastically in regard I to the scheme.
The proposal to make a levy' of 2s 6d upon all members was agreed to unanimously. The union also signified its intention of supporting whole-heartedly the Labour Day demonstration, and Mr. Wilkinson was appointed delegate to the Labour Day Committee/The proceeds of the demonstration will go to swell the Trades Hall Fund.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 22, 25 July 1918, Page 8
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