THE BAKING INDUSTRY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18632, 16 February 1935, Page 16

THE BAKING INDUSTRY

DOMINION ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE (Per Press Association.; CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The .New Zealand -Master Bakers and Pastrycooks’ Association discussed the question oi the price ol bread to relief workers. After consideration in committee, it was reported that it had been agreed to leave the fixing of such prices to individual associations. The conference also 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. ‘ 1 ’■ ' :

Country delegates opposed the suggestion because city and country bakers worked) 'pnder entirely different conditions.

The president. Mr. Claude Cowan, of Auckland, said that the association wanted power to make a Dominion award if it became necessary. If action was contemplated, local associations would be consulted. The executive would not take steps that would be against the interests of some members of .the association. . .

It was decided that " the executive should take whatever steps were necessary to bring the association into line in the matter.

The bakers’ conference elected the following officers: President-, Mr. C. C. Lange (Invercargill); vice-presidents, Messrs. J. 0. Boniface (Palmerston North), and Ik T. Norton (Lyttelton); executive, Messrs. C. E. Boon (Christchurch), J. T. Norton and R. T. Norton (Lyttelton), P. Dunn (Ashburton), C. H. Thomas and 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.