THE PAINTING TRADE

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 160, 2 April 1921, Page 8

THE PAINTING TRADE

DECISIONS OF CONFERENCE.

By Telegraph.-Press Association Christchurch, April I. The Paintels’ Conference resolved that it te an instruction from ’-he conference to affiliated associalions io agita.e tlrnt contractors and sul,-eoiitraetors eontini their operations to-iheir own special trade, and H.at the allied trades associations throughout tne Du million be asked to frame hy-l.iws prohibitin'' other than master painteis exttheir recognised work as eoniamed in architects’ spc'jhchtsons. A deputation of represent::! n< s efi the employees stated tin ir views on the matter of a Dominion award vid pointed ( .„t- the legal difficulties that were ni the wav of a universal award and nil were now removed. H was slated ha if both parties were agri de and t were possible to arrange conditions the employees were willing to ™«d h e employers and go into matters affecting the smme-ted a conference 'Vr cZ'-: ,> 'tn l, lu’teir Of (he deputation suggested that the matter be left to th? executives of the two ted.es to arrange a round table conference. The° president supported this. The matter of registration of the federation and the Act under which the registration was to te made was left to tho executive. . Air. Lee was elected president and Mr. Chetwiu secretary fop the current ye.n.