MEETINGS & ENTERTAINMENTS

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 44, 21 February 1905, Page 3

MEETINGS & ENTERTAINMENTS

AUCKLAND TYPOGRAPHICAL TNION. Th*» animal meeting of the ar>ove Union was held on rveuias: in the Foresters' Hail, Karaugahapi.'-roGiil. There was a good attendant, and in the unavoidable •absence of the President, the Virp-presi-tleut (Mr 11. W. Brookes) occupied the

•Qalr. The rvport and balance sheet for th» past fcnif year were adopted. The report deait with various mirtters of interest to the trait, snch ns the state of the trade- d-jriag the six owhiUjs. election of nrembers of the Arbitration L'wnt. imported printed nutter, the advisability of the Government having a uniform set of school b.'?oks prepared and printed in the colony, the question of increasing the oat-of-work and retiring allowances, arbitration matters, etc. 'the Utfion was sbowu to be in a satisfactory position, both tinan-c-ia-lly and tvnmeric.iny. TTre total membersiiip, including honorary mem-birs, now numbers 116. Thp receipts for the halfyear amounted to £."r4 12/. which, added to £170 ]s/3 brought forward from July 31st. 1004. jrnve a total on the receipts sidi; of £224 10/3. The expenditure amounted to £26 1/8. thus leaving a balance of £20S 8/7 to the credit of the Union, an increase of £2S tO'-i for the half r.-ar. ;

The following officers ami delegates were ntianiraonsly r*-elected for tlW> . currrnt. year:—President. Mr G. Newell: vK-e-prosi-a>nt. Mr H. W. Brookes: secretary.. MrT. A. Cievt-land: trnstees, Messrs R.i J. Adlington :i.nd F. Aimlger: s r_n eral board members, M.issrs J. 11. Kirkbam and F. W. UaiTadencc: delegates to Trades and Labour Council. Messrs J. C. Chappeil anrl T. riilllps. Messrs H. W. Brookes and J. R. Parsons w?re slso elected dolagates to tho TTades aud Labour Coundl.

The question at imported printed matter was again brongrht forward, dissatisfaction being expressed that tie (Jovemaieriit had not taken action in regard to this matter as freqnect?y i-pqnestod by the typographical uaios3 of the colony end others. The members considerpfl that thte was a cpr'pstriou of great importance to both empjoy-e-rs and empfoyees. and somethinir should bo done by the Government to fnponragS this local inticstry beyond that the que**k>n would b<; inquired into. Finally it was resorted that th" vice-president xad secretary draft a resolution to be forwarded to the Government, and that theTraa; , * and Ijabour Council be requested to endorse the resnlntion.

Seme other businisss haviiix disposed of. Mr J. Graham proposed a cordial voto of thanks to the officers and dplesatc-s for their services during the past year. This vras seconded by Mr D. R. Salmon and etrrifMi with acclamation.

CONCERT. Tlie session of the FJd<?mla!9 Yoans Men's Bible Class was by a very successful conpt-rt in the Edeodale Presbyterian Chnrcli on T&nrsiiaj- oveuing last. Visitors from the various X.ILB.C. vren? present. Tiore was a large attendiinco of r'na Bdendale people ami visitors. The Rev. J. M. Fraser presided. A very vice prosrammo submitted by the Misses Calypso. Brook. Ekmann. Frarer, Bartno, and Bond, Messrs Cror-ombe, T. Jotinson, J. "Wilson, and C. A. Fraser. ilrs Fraser and Miss Srook presided efficiently at tne piano.

The Rev. F. W. Isitt, the ir*ll known ■fremper&oce speaker, addressed a large audience in the Baptist Church at Mount Bostall lest eveaing. The speech, wtiiea was listened to with keen internet, vas with urnsica! ■iteea.