MASTER PRINTERS.

Grey River Argus, 15 February 1927, Page 3

MASTER PRINTERS.

■ j MEETING OF ASSOCIATION. : WELLINGTON, February 14. • At the twentieth annual meeting of • the Master Printers’ Industrial Associa- ; tion, the President (Mr. T. Somerville) ■ dealt at length with many matters af- : footing the industry. The need for the : appointment of a permanent secretary ■ was stressed. Dealing with the matter ■ of revision of the tariff, the President ■ said he would like to point out that the ; remedy of the present decrease in busiI | ness does not lie entirely pi the increase I I <>f the tariff, nor will the imposition of ‘ further duty stop, the importation of ‘Hines that can 'be manufactured here ; I The solution lies along two main aven- ; j lies, an increase in the poduction of oui II primary products and a rise in the J world’s parity over which we had no I control, while, the other is to reduce ‘ importations to a point when* the ba- : lance of exports over imports will be ! suffiicient to meet the necessary inter- ; .est on loans floated, abroad. The better J solution lies to a great extent in the ■'.hands of local manufacturers, who should insist on being supplied with New Zealand made goods. The follow ing oflicers were elected:—President, T. Somerville; vice-president, \\. C. I'argil; Council, N. Mcßobie (Auckland), A. Willis (Wanganui), A. Den- ; | nistou (Invercargill), A. Bensie (Christ H church), 11. Coull and .1. F. Woodward ! (Wellington), J. Gamble (Chist--1 church). District. Council ropresenta- ; lives: H. Bushnell (Gisborne), T. Avery ; (New Plymouth), W. Hall (Napier), I’. 'j Palauiountaiu (Masterton). A. Betts I I (Nelson), W. Richards (Hokitika), \\ ■ I Hoden (Timaru), R. Rhodes (Oamaru). ;H. Harris (Dunedin). Arbirtation ; I Court Committee: N. Mcßobie. ,1. Gam- ' I ble. IT. Harris. 11. Coull. Parliamentary [(Committee convener, tt. Coull; repreI: tentative of Employers’ Federation, H. I Coull; secretary, R. Ilaining; auditor, ;|j. G. Patterson (Dunedin).