FARMING & COMMERCIAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2556, 2 September 1915, Page 8

FARMING & COMMERCIAL

SHEARERS' CONFERENCE CHARGE OF "SCABBING" HJiLT>TO BE GROUNDLESS, ' The annual conference: of tlio Now • Zealand Shearers' and .Wool-shed Employees' Association was continued yes-' - terday.' Tlio- following l delegates - were . . :"preseiit :-^Shearers: Messrs.r .W. Boon, •W. Johnstone, A. Cook, -W. '11.l 1 . Adair, C. Grayndler, and /O.;H. . Johnston; shed-ihands,: J. AV. Keogh;-.-Maori- dek- : Tulii Tutapu (Mr. S: White); i V retiring president, Mr. J. Cooper; incoming presidemt, Mr, A. J. King; .see-, •retary, Mr. M. Laracy. The electea: ;: to attend • on account of family illness, Mr. S. ■ 'iWliite was allowed as a substituts. ' Alter, the'fornial opeiiing of tho confoience'. on Tuesday, correspondence' ac- . cusirig a certain 1 worker-.of i 'i at tho: Smithfield. Freezing" Works by . ; ' taking- a. job held % another member ' was '.dealt', with- at length.' Tlie, man .'.''.••'■'.o-:;charged'-espkin'ed!',:thafc the' strike -was off a.t the'.freezing 1 works' ivlien .he. undertook the work, and that previously h : ".Mnenibqi's of the . Waterside -Workets!; V ; : Uiiioii had, with the permission of their secretary, dono work at Smithfield. Fur- ! : v ther-'tlio man whose'place -he took was necessarily absent'for months owing to appendicitis. It was agreed, oiii tho mo-, tion of Mr. C. Johnston, seconded by .; 'Mr. Boon: "That-having hoard . tho >' "charge's laid, nud_heard ; the explanation, i this -conference is of. "opinion that .tho chaTg'es are groundless, 1 : :.: Mr.i? Grayndler :quite;.agreed that' ■' ■ chargesi were-groundless, but thought the -whole, matterrsllould- bo .referred back' to Timaru;',Tho Maori delegate did not vote. Messrs.-, Adair and Cook ,'thought the ivhole matter.'should 1 be allowea to drop, and therefore: voted againSt tho was.'.carried on the: aSirniative'votes .of, Messrs. Boon,. Johnstone, Keopli, 'and 'Johnston. - - Messrs.'; West 'and. E-usseli. were' wel- . come-d as visitors,- and a- telegram : • ivas received from the' secretary,' Trades "and I. * Labour Ooiihcijj: Wellington.. 1 ■; _ It-'ivas agi-eed -.-that 1 ' a r should wait on the Minister of Labour . To Dominion awards. y, o ' . At-.. ; -1.50 p.m. tho • conference ad- : journed. '-'' '"' j' AMien the.conference/resumed .at 9 I - yesterday;:the retiring., president i,.. :.: delivered an interesting address,- and_ tie incoming president : (Mr.- A. J. King)• 1 -was installed. The presentation _of ..the : , 'financial report. w.as'held'over iiiitir]ater.. i-':-' ; :'«in tlio' conference.. Consideration of the v proposal to amalgamate all rural worki;. i ers .was taken'in committee, in l readiness : ■ - .for the conference with the rural work- ' ers' delegates, which is to take place to-day. >. ■ Messrs; M'Manus, Wilson; Moriarty, . " and I'arlane "wero Tvclcomed to the conference. ' 1 "

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