RAILWAYMEN'S CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3114, 19 June 1917, Page 7

RAILWAYMEN'S CONFERENCE

JUiJIITS FOR CONSIDEKATIO.V

■Ijie- aamitil'conference of tho New Zealand .Federated Jinsino-drivcrs, River •fciwuipere, Greasers,, and .Firemen's AsEocJiition will be held,in Wcllinjton on July 10. Hemits in largo numbers Jiavo ijcon forwarded by tho affiliated unions. Jim principal subject for discussion is Hie Inspection of Machinery Act on winch tho followine roroits have a bcar-mffi-l'vom Auckland: That the administration be discussed; that an acpliciuit 'or a locomotive and traction oncinod rivers certificate shall produce testimonies from a driver under whom ho Has served; that tho federation be rcprePrescn cd on Ihu Board of Examiners; that nil engines and boilers shall bo in Kharce of certificated rnfeino-drivc™. J'rom Unterburv: That tho nssocialion protest against apprentices boldiuu third marine .tickets issued' by en E ineoriW colHea boinjr allowed \n tako chavo of hrst-class stationary engines before harvl' C o om P' ci f tl , tHoir apprenticeship. J'rom_ South Auckland: That n quarterly oxarainaUon for certificates of competency bo held in (ho principal roiniW centres From Wetland: That whorn more than two boilers aro in use, and the driver has o attend engines attached, a nreman .bo employed in addition to such driver; that conference nr K o the <.>ovp.rnmenl; to. appoint an electrical onRineer under tho Act to osamino all olcclMc.il appliances. K car. etc., in and about mmns, factories, and othor works where I S7 " r . o ,,.unloved. From NamVr J3ranch. -ttellinston Union: That a list of nwmjl* issued lo ovuor of maehin-n-r bo furnished lo brandies, -o ilnl steps may bo taken b.r the union ?o !, r . J" with no qualification; lhal. examinors bo appoint other than inspectors enffines bn brousbt tho sunn classification as fiteam eneinw: that wrliliof ll" II'! , a<:OT "l'"fr to siw of ong,ne: ; hat river cortificitt, holders ho allowed to nlv with trawlers in "nr Well!* 0 ? tuT M ea,Bnd roas, - ''>'"» certificated men: lhal. ,1 ho of .JUehinerv Depnrtnirn work wHhont the properlv-cerlincitrd man beinc in ch ßre< .. |h a |; I1 IO third ni n rino certificate a,.- rnunl onlr o the eecond-claw stalionarv cVrtifira p [or shore miroosw: lhat all r rn ' bmld,n g3 shall bo in chergo of cerUfical Anion K other mm its are ll, e follnn-iu?. J hal the Arb,l. r; ,lion Act I,p amenrlerl lo .piorido timt cnmiifi-drivprs shall l.n r,,r. erncd Ijj- H IP ejicine-driws' an-pr-l iir, t^. w r of fh. (r,d, or ; ,: rl ,^;v r Tn whrM (h«y are ™ ever .\ aimlil.-.,,,)) : i lnl ronferoncP considers Iho q , 1( ,,(.; nn r ,;. Ifr'7p,7r 7 f ' in Hip even! of Ff-'k-pi (Cantorburv). dealt with in „„„,,! remi , a|)(I fh^