FIRST DAY.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 23, 11 August 1911, Page 11

FIRST DAY.

.The third annual conference' of the New. Zealand Shearers' .and Woodshed! Employees' Industrial Association .of Workers was opened in' Wellington oni Monday, July 31; 19111 ''■Present: A.-J.-King (in the chair), ; M. Laraey (general secretara-),,and thei folloAving delegates: Canterbury, 'J.: Puiwis, C. Johnston, W. Boon :* Otago, W. Johnstone, J. Stewart-; Wellington.J. Nicholson, J. Cooper, A. McLeod; ; Marlborough, J. IWnsend;.Gisborne,: J. Morgan (Maoris). A A-ote.of condolence with Mrs. T. E. : Taylor on the death of her husband, and of appreciation for his ..services to the democracy of New Zealand, was 1 passed. " ; A vote of condolence -was also pass--ed to the relatives of Messrs. W. and E. Coe, who were .lest in the wreck of the "Yongola." The general secretary then presented: the balance-sheet of the -Association to* April 30, 1911, and read his report.— These were discussed and adopted. It Avas agreed that conference hours' be 9 to 12.30 and 2 to 5 p.m. Professor Mills addressed the conference for a short time on the general adA'antages of organisation and other matters, and was - accorded a hearty A-ote of thanks.