THE BOOT TRADE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1364, 15 February 1912, Page 2

THE BOOT TRADE.

A DOMINION AWAUD WANTED.

The annual conference of-the New Zealand Federated Hoot .■Manufacturers' Industrial Association of ICiiiployers was held, on Tuesday in the rooms iif the Employers' Association, Jlr. M'Kinloy (president) in the 'chair. The representatives proxiiit were:—Auckland: llest-rs. liodw)i), Coles, Murrav, and Dearslu.v; Weiliiißlon: Jli-ssrs. MaplelK'clc, Hose, It. Ifaiuiali, anil Jjrunskill; Chrislchuicli: Messrs. F. O'Brien and Delacour; Dunedin: llossrs. Frnmp'nml Jl'Kinl<,y. AV. It. Jliirray acted (is .secretary.

A long discussion took place on matters appertaining to tlip boot manufacturing industrj- in Now Zcalund, and consideration was given to the demands of (.he, operativos, whose the employers met yesterday, Hie rooms of the Wellington Kmployers , Assoeiation in order fi> discus l - th« terms of n proposed Dominion award. At' Tuesday's meetim,', (he following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Mr. H. Di'irsley, Auckland; viee-prr.-ident, Mr. F. O'liiien. Christchurch; treasurer, Mr. A. Treiiwi'.h; Executive Committee, Messrs. Muplebeek, V. O'Brien, Frame (Dunediti), ami J. Kiiigsland (lnvcrearRill). ' The representatives'of Hie Kmplbyefts' l'eder'iti'in at yesterday's conference were: Messrs. C. ]». Barnes (Aiicl;land), J. Hutchison (Wellington), T. Lancaster fXe.w Plymouth), C. -S. Brown (Dunedin), O. Harper (Invercargill), and 0. ]{. Whit, • (Christclnireh). . ■

Each party met privately vest prior to the opening of the eonfi at two o'clock in the afternoon. U thought probable Hint the dispute irili bo referred tu the Arbitration Court.