SIR C. MACARA DEAD

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 552, 3 January 1929, Page 9

SIR C. MACARA DEAD

BRITISH COTTON KING A TIRELESS CAREER fUnited I'.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) (United Service) Flecd. 11 a.m. LONDON, Wednesday. The death has occurred of Sir Charles Wright Alacara, aged S 3.

Sir Charles Maeara was created a baronet in 1911. He was a son of the Rev. William Maeara, of Strathmigrlo. He was educated privately and at Edinburgh. He was chairman of the Manchester and District Cotton Employers’ Association 1892-1926, and took a prominent part in drawing up the Brooklands Agreement which terminated the 20 weeks’ cotton strike which began in November, 1892; presided over numerous conferences of the representatives of employers and operatives in connection with disputes; formulated a scheme for the adjustment of wages according to the state of the cotton trade. lie was first president of the Manchester Cotton Association, first president of the Cotton Employers’ Parliamentary Association, chairman of the association, formed in 1902, consisting of delegated representatives of municipal corporations, chambers of commerce, and employers' and workpeople’s organisations in Lancashire and neighbouring counties, to counteract the effect of shipping rings and excessive railway rates on British Industry, by which considerable concessions were effected. . Sir Charles took a keen interest in lifeboat work. He was a Chevalier de la Legion d’llonneur. Chevalier de 1 Ordre de Leopold, Gran Cruz del Merito Agrieola. Order of the Red Eagle, Commander of the Order «>t~ the Crown <>t Italy.