Branch Meetings

Maoriland Worker, Volume 10, Issue 448, 8 October 1919, Page 8

Branch Meetings

HASTINGS

C. Grayndler. addressed two well attended meetings at flauin.s °v h*- st Saturday week at 1 p.m., and 7 p.m. All present were quit. .aIXtX-d with t__ Shearers and Shed Hands"' agreement. CHRISTCHURCH Air. 0. 11. Baldwin. L'hrXXhur.li Branch Soeivf ary, report , Iho last me.tijig oi' tlie Brai..e'i as l'.jlli.-ws:— A general meeting «f tX> ChrXXliMn.-h EraiK-lu oi the New Ztalruid Worker.' Union wa. bold iv tlie local Trader Hall r,_ Sunday, the 71 h inst aid. Tin* President, -Mr. A. Cool;, presided, arid _8 members were present. After tiie minutes of the previon. meeti_j_ hod been confirmed c-orrespond-onco was reoeived from Mess*-. W. Boono, and -J. Scott, apologising for their absence, and from tiie General Secretary relative to tlie iuipoXation of shear. and the conditions relating to same. The President called for _ou.-i_atic._3 for official positions with tlie following re*ul'.-»:—■ National President: A. Coot, proposed by F. Hansen. and .ei-o/i-.U-il by X. West. Till., vva:-) (.'"- "lily lioiniliation. National S---.-i't-taiy : ('. .Or ray .die-.", propo.f-d by C. McLaren and seconded by .1. Mt.Caun. Thi. H"->* the only nomination. Th* fol low mr: delegate . lo ConX-i .uca wei-o duly proposed urnl sn'C-ondod for Cautci bui j, -. — „.l« -ii _, V, . _*oor.«. '".'. X', Baldwin, W. K. Bell, I-'. iian.eo. C. Johuston, N. T'owaih, .l-ira.j \\ hiX., u-d .1. Puddle. ]Yr organi.';ftr_ the- iollc'ving" wer. proposed sud aeconMed: ~ ■ -K-*.r.. l-'. Hans.n, W. FSoun., .1. W-uly C. ,1 onuatuii. and W. I-], bell. TUe.se w«f<* proposed for the 191'J-XJ fcoasc/n. Aa organic rd for tho i!:I2G "'1 ceasou th. following wer. piupu-ed and r.L.oßd,d—Messrs. : P. Han:..-«. J. '['owtL-eijil, R. Templeton. R. LYX. .1. X. 11...Aiiuus, J. Mcc, .1. Winl . .lark, Kelly. W. Boone, ami W. IX Bell. A. many of tlios:. „t.ii"iinaH-d I'm- |.: m various pcitionn wv-r_ not' ' it. was decided tlia-fc they aliuiild have a nomination paper pL.ted to them with named of their .aspect iv,. proposers wad seconder, thereon t'other with aa addressed envelope jor them . > .visa _nd forward fo tbo i'etiH"nin_r Otti.er if thov desire to i.-vntost the ballot. This has bsc-n. uilt-iki t_ aul'l _,a_>±vii ai:_._ to each. Tho Preside-ab hero tendered a report roth c Conference with the South Canterbury Mill Owners. At t'' ! i- point if. w - as moved by P. Hansen and seconded by. J. McGee:— "That the Union reps. a. the Dominion Conference with tbo sheep owners bo given a free hand aud instructed to make the best agreement possible." A general discussion followed in which Messrs. A. Brown, J. MeG-ec, .7. Crane, C. E. Baldwin and t~ e President toolpart. Thie resolution was carried with one dissentient. AUCKLAND Mr. J. Ritchie, Secretary of the Auckland Branch, writing from Xjiaruawahia on September S reports that at a meeting held on the -th th* alterations to rules proposed by t_e Labor Department' were approved. The attendance afc the meeting was small, but in future this would be improved ow as organisation would lead to increased interest. Sheds in the district will be starting on. October 13. Booke of tickets have been issued to A. Duff.il and to G. J. Marby who ia shearing at Whatawhata.