MASTER PLUMBERS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13298, 6 February 1914, Page 8

MASTER PLUMBERS.

. ...«». — (Per Press. Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. The successful conference the Federated blaster Plumbers have been holding iji.^ Auckland . concluded to-day. Miuili xueiul business was transacted j .by the delegates, who alsd- found time ; to have a good look round Auckland. Oflicers for the year were elected as I under: President, Mr Douglas (Dun- j editi) ; vice-president, Mr J. U. ColviHe I «Jhrip,tcJmrehJi; tre,asuji-er, Mr If. B. ' Henfr.ee. (Dunedin) ; secretary, Mr J. Hopcroft (Dunt'din) ; district vice-presi-dents, Messrs T. R. Christie (Dunedin), 11. (i. Spiers (ln-ercargill), W. C. Large (Canterbury), (Jeo. Remington (Wellington), A. J.J?.lligan (Taranaki and Wanganui), l\- 'v c<;. Le Quesne (Ifawke's Bay), D. Uait 'Uiiborne country),. and F. ' Hitchcock (Auckland) ; executive committee. Messrs Jno. Scott. Peter WaJ- ' ker J. H. Wilson (Wellington); -Par) uneutary committee, Messrs Thos. Bailing^-, Wm. Mack, Wml Judd, A. "ViR. We::n, (4eo. Eemington, and C. \\\ Mai-tin (Wellington). Thtv _ nex?, conference will be held m Dtu^edp>. ' ■■' The conference decided to heartily _sup{wrt an amendment to tlie Lien Act "".which is uv, come before the Hoiiise next r*.--sion. Tlxe object of this "amendment is to niaku it eompulsor^y for sub-con-tractors to file a lien within one week of the acceptance of a. tender. "* Another r l mtt< > r considered W4is tliat ■of separate tenders to architects. At the, present' tinie th> builder take? the wlioler cnntra-ct* and, other work is lot to sub-contractors. The conference resolved to support the system of separate ten- - -tiering. Tt. v.'os decided to .divide the Dominion into nine provincial district I—?ach1 — ?ach of which will have ,a. .vice-president. The provinces are as follows: Southland province, Otago province, Nelson, Marlixjrough. and West-land (one province), Canterbury province, Wellington provinre 'leaving out Wanganui), Tarnnaki nnd Wanganni (one province), Jlnwko's IRny (with the exception of Poverty Bny), Auckland,, ,Pov«rly>. Bay or Gisbprnc