INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 12 March 1928, Page 8

INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE.

APPOINTMENT OF DELEGATES

[BY TI3LEGBAPH PBBBS ASSOCIATION.]

WELLINGTON, March 9. Most of the interests tu be represented at the national industrial .conference, which- is to open at the Parliamentary Buildings' on March 27, have now appointed their delegates. In addition to the Parliamentary committee there will be present at the- conference 25 members representing employers, 25 representing employees, four economists, a representative of banking and financial interests, and departmental representatives. The following delegates have been appointed: New Zealand Fanners’. Union. —Mr. \V 7 . J, Poison, president (F'ordell), Captain F. Cblbeck (Morrinsville, Auckland), Mr. R. S'. Chadwick (Dannevi'rke), Mr. IV. IV. Mulliolland (Darfield, Canterbury), Mr. J. Carr (MeGiven, Canterbury). National Dairy Association. —Mr. A. Morton (Egmont Village), Mr. J. G. Brechin (Pahiatua), Mr. A. Sterling (Hamilton), Mr. J. Fisher (Otautau), and Mr. H. Middleton (president of the South Island Dairy Association). These representatives of the dairy farmers' are considering the matter daily and will probably meet for two or three days’ conference to discuss the problem from all angles prior to the national conference, in order to luive definite proposals to lay before it. Sheepfarmers. —Messrs H. D l . Aclana, IV. H. Nicholson, 13. D. M. Morton, H. Gascoyne, O. H. Williams and W. T. Sheratt. _ ~ i Economists. —Professor 13. Murphy (Wellington), Professor A. M. Toeker (Canterbury), Professor F'isher (Dunedin), and Professor H. Belshaw (Auckland). The chambers of commerce are to have two 'representatives, of whom Mr. D J. McGowan (president) will be one and the other will be appointed upon the return of the secretary (Mr. O. M. Bowden) from Australia. Following the announcement that manufacturers’ associations would be allowed three delegates, the Government was asked to grant one more in order to permit of one being, elected from each centre, probably the president in each instance. The Government declined to increase the representation and the 1 final selection will be made at a meeting of the executive of the New Zealand Manufacturers’ Federation in Wellington on March 21. The four presidents are Messrs. T. Somerville (Dunedin), T. J. Burton (Wellington), A. IV. Beaven (Christchurch) and J. A. C. Allum (Auckland). The conference called by the Employers’ Federation, is to be held- on March 20 to consider the order of reference for the national conference', at which five representatives will be appointed. The employees’ delegates have already ben announcd.