NEWSPAPER PROPRIETORS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 February 1931, Page 8

NEWSPAPER PROPRIETORS.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS. WAGE PROPOSALS ENDORSED. ROTORUA, Feb. 18. The Newspaper Proprietors’ Association to-day decided that the next annual conference be held at Auckland. The association placed on record endorsement of the Prime Minister’s proposals in regard to a 10 per cent, cut in wages and salaries. Officers foi\l93l were elected as follow:—President, Mr C. W. Earle, C.M.G.; general committee, Messrs C. S. Smitty, A. M, Burns, G. C. Codlin, E C. Huie, W C. Weston, T. C. List, A McNicol; advertising committee, Messrs A D. Seabrook, E. A. Blundell, A. M. Burns, W. Easton, J. Coom.be (substitute, Mr T. C. List), P. Furness (substitute Mr IT. W. Crawford); labour committee, Messrs S. R. Evison, E. Aldridge, G. C. Codlin, E. A. Blundell (Messrs Howitt and J. Brown in a consultant capacity), R. IT. Billens, P. Bond; paper committee, Messrs IT. Horton, W. J. Blundell, A. M. Burns, E. C. Huie, W. F. Bissett, A. McNicoll, W. C. Cargill; Parliamentary committee, Messrs ,L. P. Blundell, Bir Cecil Leys, E. C. Huie, IT. Horton, S. IT. Palmer Jones, IT. G. Kerslake; treasurer, Mr W. J. Blundell; auditor, Mr W. L. Page.