MASTER BAKERS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22498, 16 February 1935, Page 18

MASTER BAKERS

' ANNUAL CONFERENCE DOMINION AWARD DISCUSSED. (Per United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, February 15. The conference of the New Zealand Master Bakers and Pastrycooks’ Association discussed remits from Canterbury and Auckland proposing that the association should register as an employers’ union in case it might be desired to initiate proceedings under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. The country delegates opposed the suggestion because the city and country bakers worked under entirely different conditions. The president (Mr Claude Cowan, of Auckland) said that the association wanted power to ma,J?e a Dominion award if it became- necessary. If action were contemplated the local associations would be consulted, and the executive would not take steps that would be against the interests of some, members of the association- j It,. was decided that the executive should take whatever steps were necessary to bring the association into line in the matter. ‘ , The conference elected the. following ofScers for the ensuing year;—President, Mr. C. C, Lange (Invercargill); vicepresidents, Messrs J. O. Boniface (Palmerston North) and R. T. Norton (Lyttelton ); executive —Messrs C. E. Boon (Christchurch); J. T. Norton, R. T. Norton (Lyttelton), P. Dunn (Ashburton), C. H. Thomas, G. H. Taigel (Christchurch) and T. B. Mason (Hornby) ; representatives on the Wheat Research Institute, The president and Messrs C. E. Boon and C. Cowan (Auckland).

It was decided to hold next year’s conference at Wanganui.