TRADES COUNCILS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19136, 2 April 1924, Page 8

TRADES COUNCILS.

A DOMINION FEDERATION. CONSTITUTION TO BE DRAWN UP. (Fbom Ocb Own Cobbespondent.) WELLINGTON April 1. Tho formation of a Dominion Federation of Trade Councils, slates the annual report of the Wellington Trades and Labour Council, has been delayed to allow investigation of ’ another alternative. This was for the amendment of the constitution of the Alliance of Labour in such a way as to permit of all workers organised becoming affiliated, and of tho present Trades and Labour Councils becoming district councils of the Alliance of Labour. A great deal of time has been spent on the cpiestion, states the report, but the result has been a failure to agree. The only alternative the Alliance of Labour was prepared to agree to necessitated two things which the proposal set out to avoid. In tho first place, the alliance considered it necessary for* the federation to be formed, the councils then to affiliate with the Alliance of Labour through their federation into a miscellaneous department. Tho trades councils proposal was to cut away the necessity for the federation. In the second place, the alliance did not provide for the Trades and Labour Councils functioning as the district councils, and this meant extra capitation to be paid by organisations which were least able to meet the expense. It. bad therefore been decided to go ahead with tho formation of the federation and leave the matter of linking up with the alliance to the individual unions. A conference of trades councils is to be hold at Easter, when it, is hoped that the constitution will be drawn up and the officials appointed. The conference will probably take place in Dunedin. BETTER THAN LIFE INSURANCE. Life insurance is a splendid thing, but what guarantee have you got that you will always be able to afford the payments to keep it up? This strain of continuous annual payments does not apply to an investment in Nelson Pine Forest Co., Ltd. When you lake a £25 share (payable on easy terms) your liability ceases. Yet in 15 years that £25 share will he worth at least £SOO--a nice standby for your old age or a legacy for your children. Got full particulars now. Agents: Tennent, Orbell, and Titchener, 24 Water street.—Advt.