THE FURNITURE WORKERS' CONGRESS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2123, 15 April 1914, Page 4

THE FURNITURE WORKERS' CONGRESS

. BIENNIAL H-EPORT*. (fiy 3?c.lo?f.n : i)li.--Pr<;Mi Association.) CnrlstchuriJh, Apte'L 1.4, *dje biennial , ecivgress of thii. Mow Zealand federated FuriviUire . trades' Industrial Association of- Wflrjicrs- was held tfl-daJV Jlr. D. G. S-uWkm -pr.o-sWi-n.g. !The scerctery's repori stat«4 *&*** as tlio result of a propof system -oft orgauisation, the membership rpJl liad afcntly -iiieroasetl. At pm&ai... tiro figures' stood 530 mgnibers-; Vf dliuffUjft, MO members'; -ClrtistclUifcli-, 216 rnemhers; Baiiediii, 10 nicnlhers; Sftvithland, 32 members. The Dojnito-H iV'is (li\nded, on tho recom-ißeiwfltipu of tho Duivediß Co-iigress,. toto foiir ijstrict*. as fftltowf; :-rA«cMai).dj' co.in.p.i-is* ing t-jio industtial distrietii of Aucjir tend rikl Wellington, to 'fi*», ej-udo Ta-r-siiiifa, Nelson, and SMU iwi-ongli {Olffist'elmrelt not tfantmg th 6 last two places).; a«d Pttucd'i.n, ta : ko.: in Sonttihtnct. Awards biiß.ed c-ii 4 . U* hoi.iifs' week, at Is. ]jer • li6ur, l-i-iid bojen obta-iuod in tlio Clir,(st.t.hn:rchj P-uiicdi-ii, SwitWnnd, W-ostiitind, Kolsb.itj , ittid Taraitaki infetrial distrifits. A litcasiitg aspect of the nwafds iviis thf> : fact tlinlt all of them had bi?en- ob-tiun-cd tlnaugh iigveciiiciits witii tho cm- ■ pky<?-rs, per medium of the: Ceisci.tiati.on Council'., CofnlßOflfc was liiadc «pS» tlio action of the Aucklrtiul district" urtione , in ignoring tho federation's wH Wi« de.eision«, ii.nd eongi'-ess fras n*kod to deal with th.o raatto. Tho totaicfl-. slwot dfeeloswl « cash balance o.f 4-182. IkfeWiwo was Wado to tho lato Mr. G. ■ Lanreiisoii n.s a man -dceplj , s.vhiprtthciife with the -ftdoftitiem's ciu-vse, aw-rl t.lte..r«-, port <leopiy regfott-od Wβ tlontk The iftxecuifvo. cicsiro-d to thank- all- unioH-S----for their hearty ee-optfntirrts. on the- ■ Chinese' ifiKvstJen, mid staieH tJiis-t 'tno I PrJijm. Minister 3sa<J preniißod the ejHiSlltivo that ho would tiring in legislation dealing with tho .matter-. Tlifc Mmistej , j of Ci-iste-ms Jiiui reech'o'd ft (loitii-trtfciou-on tiro E-iihjoet of jiflporicd wiclteriVorft, fUi-d a sflti-sfactory wpl-.y had boon received, Strong cOJiiplaints lmd beenrecwvetl frona tl» lii-iions reftni'drng; tho effects of pyridine* in roethylatcd spirits., niut, as tfe> result t$ a, (kjWt-a-ticm, tho Vtiino Jlkjster tind premised to ?d.o that provision was laade to cops with this matter flwovding to tlio virion's requirements. Tho iopo-rt concluded that the congress wovil<l |o one- cf tho most important in tJio hfstory «sf |lt-6 trtiiio. Several inatte-rs <sf gjqat importance wore, to lw -Hotably il.io claims for a Doiniiiio» ftwiutl for' the trade, awl also for ' viekcrworlwrs: t-hq proposed liitioiidineiits tothe AfTjitration Act; tho proposed os-tnblisliiiioi-ii «f a nritimuil siolc, -benefit, nnd S'viiiwa-1 fund;. and tlio pro.posa.l to ■ join tho Aus'ttolnsiau Fiiriittttro Itderiitioii. ■■'■■■

Tho eongvcss went into saTH!iift,toG to consider tiio refort mid, ttsmit-s.