MASTER BAKERS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 143, 18 June 1936, Page 9

MASTER BAKERS

" WANGANUI ASSOCIATION y " ANNUAL MEETING HELD The annual meeting of the Wanganui ' Master Bakers’ Association held in Dustin’s Tearooms, was an enthusiastic J gathering. Mr. fe. Newsome presided, e and welcomed the president of the New Zealand Master Bakers’ Assocation. Mr J. 0. Boniface. Mr Newsome also retl ferred to the progress the Wanganui Association had made. Following the adoption of the annual report and balance sheet, the following " officers were elected: President, Mr b. j Newsome; vice-president. Air 8. E. v Stewart; executive, Messrs. Bevan, P. j G. Hamilton, W. M. Heun.v and Butz- _ bach; honorary secretary and treasurer, ; [Mr E. W. F. Gohas; auditor, Mr L. H.’ I Holland; trustees, Aless.s. Fitehcs and e Bevan. i i Mr Newsome spoke at some length on e (various aspects of the trade and in , (reference to matters raised in tho an- ,. |nual report. Following the formal busi- _ ness the meeting closed and an enjoye able social gathering attend' d by wives and friends of members was promoted. I Air Boniface gave an interesting ad- - dress on New Zealand trade conditions, e congratulating the Wanganui associatiou on its numerical and financial j strength. c ‘‘l have much pleasure iu placing - before you the fifth annual report," t stated the secretary, Mr Gohns. “In 8 doing so it is the pleasure of your 1 executive to be able to say that there is a more optimistic outlook than at - (any time during the past five years, and - (that there are signs that the depression has been all over the Dominion is n now passing away. We hope the n incoming year will see a return to the 1C prosperity we all desire. “Political.—Since our last annual * | meeting there has been a. change of I Government. It is thought by many >e .that the change will do no harm, and 'there appears to be sufficient confidence (in the principles of the Prime Minister ' that no injustice will be done to any . section of the communitv. We should, ? ‘ r therefore, all try and pull together and to the new Government our full co-operation in the hope that whatever they do will be for the benefiit of the community as a whole. , L “The Government have already amended the Industrial Conciliation and ie Arbitration Act, the Factories Act and |. the Shops and Offices Act, and some of the amendments appear to be drastic, 3 c but like all other amendments to our lf labour laws, it is hoped that they will not. be so hard as they : ook at first sight. In respect to the Factories Act, j. the hours are fixed at 40 per week, while those of the Shops and Offices tho Industrial Conciliation Act, the >- Act are at 44 hours per week, and under )hours are fixed at 40. the employers in n everv ease having the right to make i; I application to the Court of Arbitration i(|to have the hours extended in cases t where it is considered trade cannot be e {carried on profitably. So that we all it have the right of appeal against, the id shorter hours if we think those fixed n will hamper our business.” tc The report went on to review, at some length, the activities of the association )- during the past year, making special reference to the very successful New a Zealand Master Bakers’ Conference held at AV-" |,r - ; '■'■i. k