COACHBUILDERS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 10 March 1923, Page 7

COACHBUILDERS.

-'-'-. * '."'♦':'; ;; -7; NEW ZEALAND CONFERENCE. (BY TEUSSBAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) DUNEDIN, March 9. The New Zealand Coach and Motor Body Builders' Industrial Association of Employers.' convention concluded today. It was presided over by Mr. T. j J. Bath (Invercargill). Mr. D, H. Taylor (Wellington) 3 addressed the '■ meeting "on the question of "Duties on Imported Parts." The matter was well discussed by the various delegates, and : many anomalies were brought to light. Representations axe to be made to the Controller of Ciistoms in connection* ' with the materials iiow being used mi the building of motor-car bodies beiri;g * dutiable which were formerly on the free list; when used in tfre7bi*^ing of fiorse^drawh vehicles. • ' ■':#®sYy r The secretary read a return he had received from the Comptroller "of Cns--toms showing that 'ipv the year 1922; a •total of 3046 motor-cars other than 'busses. had been imported intb the Dominion, whilei3428 H ,chassis f (^vehicles-in this: class had been declared;; The' larger proportion: of chassis to complete cars was regarded as very encouraging. It was decided to hold the. next cbh- ' ference in the second week of March, 1924, at, Wellington; The election of offices for the en--'.suing'-;" year resulted as follows: President, Mr. E. C. Harvie (Wellington);'" vice-presidents, North ' Island, Mr. Henry Bate (Napier), South ; Island, Mr. Stevenson (Invercargill) • auditor, Mr. R. A. Fuller |(Palmerston North); executive committee, Messrs 7D. H. Taylor and H. J. Black (both ofWelImgton), L. Jole and W. A. Harrison /both of Auckland), J. W. Scurr and N J. McDonald (both of Dunedin*), Henry Bate (Hawke's/Bay), and T; J. Bath (Invercargill) : secretary and: treasurer, Mr. Vivian Grant (Christchurch).7