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The undermentioned unions have failed to send in their annual returns, or have sent in invalid returns, and inquiry is being made as to their position. There is reason to believe that most of them are now defunct:— Northern Industrial District. Industrial Unions of Employers. The Gisborne Master Plumbers' Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 865, situated at Gisborne. The South Auckland District Master Printers', Lithographers', and Bookbinders' Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 984., situated at .Hamilton. Industrial Unions of Workers. The Auckland Chemical Manure and Acid Workers' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 1258, situated at Auckland. The Gisborne Performing Musicians' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 1232, situated at Gisborne. The Russell Waterside Workers' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 1190, situated at Russell. The Tokomaru Bay Waterside Workers' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 1263, situated at Tokomaru Bay. Wellington Industrial District. Industrial Unions of Employers. The Napier Master Printers', Lithographers', and Bookbinders' Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 890, situated at Napier. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Bacon and Meat-packing Company, Ltd., Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 522, situated at Wellington. Industrial Unions of Workers. The Masterton Amalgamated Society of Painters' and Decorators' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 992, situated at Masterton. *The Wanganui Operative Butchers' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 439, situated at Wanganui. The Wellington Biograph Operators' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 1071, situated at Wellington. Canterbury Industrial District. Industrial Union of Employers. The Canterbury Nurserymen and Landscape Gardeners' Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 1256, situated at Christchurch. Otago and Southland Industrial District. Industrial Union of Employers. The Southland Master Tailors' Industrial Union of Employers, registered number 332, situated at Invercargill. Industrial Unions of Workers. The Dunedin Paint and Varnish Factory Employees' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 1236, situated at Dunedin. The Otago and Southland Agricultural, Dairying, Fruit, and Pastoral Farm Assistants' Industrial Union of Workers (other than Musterers, Packers, Drovers, Harvest Hands, Threshing-mill and Chaflcutter Employees, Shepherds, and Shearers), registered number 1266, situated at Allanton. Taranaki Industrial District. Industrial Unions of Workers. The New Plymouth Grocers' Assistants' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 1122, situated at New Plymouth. The New Plymouth Timber-yards and Sawmills Employees' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 982, situated at New Plymouth. Nelson Industrial District. Industrial Union of Workers. The Nelson Tailors' and Tailoresses' Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 762, situated at Nelson. Westland Industrial District. Industrial Union of Employers. The Greymouth Motor-taxis Industrial Union of Employers, registered .number 1259, situated at Greymouth.

* Cancelled 12/5/27.

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