WATERFRONT CONTROL

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2207, 21 July 1914, Page 6

WATERFRONT CONTROL

NEW MANAGER ENTERTAINED. Mr. W. Bennett, the newly-appointed manager for the Wellington Co-opera-tive Waterside .Labourers' Association was tendered a complimentary smoke concert by members of tho Wellington branch of the Marino Engineers' Institute last evening. Mr. J. Carswell, president, occupied the chair. Mr. J. P. Luke (Mayor of Wellington), referred to Mr. Bennett's excellent qualities and said that although the duties connected with tho offico were of a, strenuous nature, the employers had made a wise choico. Mr. Bennett was bound to succeed because ho had the baekiug of all the employers of labour on the waterfront. Messrs. C. M. Luke, W. Cable, A. R, Hislop, and Wallace also spoke. Mr. Bennett, who was heartily applauded, said he was of the opinion that the association would carry the business through, and if it did, then those men who had formed it would deservo the thanks of the whole community. The primary object of. the association was ' to give the permanent men on the register permanent employment and thus enable them to earn a living wage all the'year round. Ho had a fueling that the scheme was going to succeed, and he said that he'would do his best. by the employers and employees alike.

During the evening a capital programme was gone through to "which Messrs. Flavell, Walker, Besaire, Carsyell, Bennott, M'Coll, Pike, J. Gable, jun., and J. M'Lean contributed.