BRANCH MEETINGS

Maoriland Worker, Volume 11, Issue 476, 28 April 1920, Page 6

BRANCH MEETINGS

Branch Secretary, C. E. Baldwin, supplies the following report:--

''A meeting of the North Canterbury Branch of the .\e\i r Zealand Workers' Union was held in the Christehurch Trades Hall on March 7. The Branch President. Mr. F. Hansen,' presided, and 2") members were present.

Correspondence was received from Messrs. K'raig. Nolan, Glover, .and Robertson.

The correspondence from Messrs. Kiraig and Glover dealt with the complaints of the Branch re the conduct of Tli« Worker, and it was held over till the next meeting to .permit the mover and seconder of the resolution to be present.

The local Secretary's action with regard to Mr. Nolan's letter was endorsed.

Mr. Robertson. Organiser for the Canterbury L.11.C. was given an invitation to attend the next meeting and deliver an address re working class political action.

The meeting then considered remits for the 1920 Convention. (These will be published in The Worker in the next issue.)

The National President, Mr. A. Cook, who was present, tendered a report re the situation of the Union, and dealt feelingly with Mr. Grayudlers un- ,■ fortunate illness.

The. President of the Branch also spoke on similar lines relating to Mr. Grayndler's good finalities, after which Mr. C. Baldwin moved and Mr. A. Brown seconded the following resolution:—"That this Branch sincerely sympathises wiUi General Secretary Grayndler in his unfortunate illness and trusts thajt ho will be restored to health and enabled to. resume his

position, and further that this Branch has implicit confidence in him; and that the Executive's action in extending leave lo Mr. Grayndler be endorsed." This was carried unanimously. The local secretary was instructed to hand a copy of this resolution to the press. (This was done without response.)

hand a copy of tins resolution 10 mc press. (This was done without response.) A question arose over a report from Mr. ft E. Baldwin re Cr,aigieburn shearing, and as the person referred to in the report was absent, Mr. Baldwin asked that the matter be held in abeyance until the next, meeting to which all concerned could be invited by circular. On the motion of Messrs. A. Brown and ('. McLaren this was agreed to and the meeting was adjourned until April 11. The meeting resumed on April 11 with Mr. J. Whit© in the chair, (he President, Mr. Hansen, and the V;VePresident, Mr. C. McLaren, being absent, There was a fair attendance of members. Organiser J. Robertson for the L.R.C. made an appeal to those prosent; tn further the interests of Labor in the political iioM. and claimed that it. was the duty of every worker o do his bit. in defeating the oppression of the opposing forces. He contended that the political and industrial force.-; should join hands in their miuu.il interests, lie stressed tho point that all workers linked up with I lie Nou r Zealand Labor Parly pay ?,t\ ;i year and lie gave members to undentinid that he had not come to the mo-Ming to appeal for funds, but expected i'lp-t wherever he might he holding meetings in the rural districts where ih- , ;; , wet , '. , . Union members lie- would b-. 1 given their assistance lo further tlia interests of their class. He stated hi conclusion that all financial assis'i-iee ro tbe New Zealand Labor Par'v "v;<s voluntary. A volo oC thanks was temlorod to the . Organiser and (lie Local t.jry was instructed to urge that a notice be insert oil in Ihe C.W.P. asking members in all parts of I\'ow Zealand to render whatever help the;, , eunld hi the Labor Parly. :-V\er;:l ihoiv reii'.if;; i'or f'tuifoienco were oa.vried. The letters from Messrs. Kraig and Glover then came up for discussion. Although specially invited, the nnd seconder of the motion, of censure (Messrs. l\ Wilis anil T. Lung) vero iioi iircseni. Aflei-discussion i( was unaimoiif.ly resolved on the nioiion of Mr.' C. K. Baldwin seconded hy i\lr. Pi. Reid:--- "That the minute on iho book denlihg wiHi The Maorilnud* Workor be crasod." As the repon on the Craigieburn shearing was not available this mat' , ..;: , was I'm'llier iidjoiii'iit'ii. A collection made in tlie room for iht" Broken Hill Miner,-; realised S.I/'.'.'■: