TYPOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 398, 6 January 1909, Page 2

TYPOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATION.

"^~7fc-rf'' "S'4 ■ - : ; ■_ '..';;; BIENNIAL CONFERENCE. ": '■ "' V '"*' vi The second biennial conference of'delegates'''' of unions affiliated.-with'' ; the New:Zealand'''' Federated Typographical'As's,ociat(6n---'contntV ; ' ' ued: its deliberations all d?iy'jestsrflay at : tho' ; -' Oddfellows' Hall, sitting frpm\9-a.m; 'te' 5,30 ?:v:"p.m.. Mr. C. H. Chapman 6cc)ip.i4.cl'tlie'chaif, : '' , -J-' and there was a.full attendance, of F>"' : The question of' organising. theL'trade' in the ''' ' Dominion; was. considered,' resolved',.;' that each affiliated union should'organise the.'?, craft in its' own district' and;a,'syi'st::irj;the"''-: ■formation, of union's .in : any district ;> : whero it• was found necessary. : ;Thja'-Welliig- '. ? '°' ton delegates:: undertook to' recoirimehd ''■"'tor'" '•'" 'their'uriioh'itQ'; ptikni.l^ a;view'.to.'es.toblishing aV.'uiajon'in that''dis-..: ri ". -trict.^;;:.,.- : '_'. ";';. n,.;'':r.'. : "r''':r ; . '!'■ ■ * A _ resolution'was 'carried 'endorsing *Mo\tfe-!;;;'s ,cessity-_of esi;ablishing_aj universal 44'jhp'uri J:; . : ' :r ' per .'weeE; for .compbsito'fs' 'c'mgloyJ'd' ;l at •"dajr^' l '? f6r"nigh¥'wbrE''-,.' " Jr'?' ■ V.A/re'niit'.frdm'' the;'AuSland"';TOion;Vth'a'i'- i! ? a .boys' applying'for apprenticeship'tej. th'e.tbmi?""'' posing trade: should be^made,'to pr'o'du'ce';edii- ; ' : 'J".,. s'iktb?.stdh- ■'•';■ ,dard --certificate',-' w'as.'next'": considered •"'■a'&'d : ' y ~r-. a'doptedi' ".;''/' . -'•■ ,V. : ' .'". ■''''!■■ ?.?' ; i : . **£''■■■'.■ ilt'was decided to'ask th'e'Minister'of r/' toms to introduce legislation making;it'nec'e's-; '.!'.- sary that all', imported printing matteif'shbuia',' '■. ; V .bear an imprint,;and also tliat striciiersuppt'-;';: vision'should.be ■'exerciMd';byj.'i£e^Cui't^m¥-'§f-5 iS ,, ficials';'" with a"-' view-..t0 - preventing im^iWd'",':•: ■printed matter being iritrbauced-infoHnli'iD!^':'---, minion without duty., being: paitl ..'.;; !?a i -'-' :After some discussion,' delegates;passed:■':»''-. ■';', motion .strongly deprecating.'the ■tern being .introduced into the trade.' 1 ,v': ' -~;,.The secretary '_. of' ; the. executive? was;'v'in.;f■"':«• -. structed to write to t.he:varibiis'afDliated'un-'• ''•'. ■ ions,-asking for expressions"df opinion' ;upbn v ;; ". the amending Act-of-the Industrial Concilia- - tion and Arbitration Act, and toipoint but' any clause that is opposed to the interests of Typographical Unions. ,'. ,-. ' : C : '■''■'-. ri :-.-.. ■ Other matters of a technical nature ..and . bearing on.the awards.were 1 dealt with'.; '''fftT.'. .■■ Before the conference terminated : votes ■"'bf-' .r' thanks' were'accorded, to the'- secretary. H. R. Van Borssum) for the manner:'m"wHicjf;.-/■ he h'ad performed^he. ; clerical of HKei- .... 'conference'-and' executive'; also 'S? :'.''- Chapman:for his services at chairman, and .to!.', ; : the Wellington Executive for acting in -that ": ■ capacity so successfully"duririg the past two ;years. -."■ ■- - -r; vJO. ■;.'- ?'/\V^-/- '--:»-'.■ . The conference, adjourned at.5.30j).itti,..'.;.' ~->;