SHEARERS' SECTION

Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 62, 17 May 1912, Page 5

SHEARERS' SECTION

Shearers' Associatloii

CATKEniMG IN CH RISTCH URCH. {•'AIM'AVKI.I, TO MR. LAUACV.

Mr. M. F,:ir,ny, who has beoji organising secretary of the .Now Zealand Shearers' Aci.+ociatioti for some wars, lias !>ee-n appointed permanent secretary and will l-.iv'o C-linslchiireh to take up his n-M'l.M,r,- |i, Wellington, whore Association w i ? I open an office (say.-, the "L.yti-l'oii JK.-M'.i";. A tnimlh-r oi' shearers („ Christchuroli gaMi.'-ed to s;iy good-bye to him, and i<. present him with a handsome olo«-k ::i recognition of his work. Tim clock )),•;■!■< (!v> inscription: "Presented Id Mr. and Mrs. Laraev as a token of oMoor-i from tin* shearers and shod-hanl; nt ('hri.-itohnreh." Mr. !'. Kcrr, Himnnan of (he Clirislchuroh Commit tee of the Association, w!io presided ;it the gathering, said thai Uioso present had met to make a. premutation to one of the greatest fiM;iit-er.s in the ranks of tho Liibor n!os-i<;;)f'!;t in \..\v Z"ala.nd. Ho regretted (!;.■'„ t.J-.o Chris .'.church con in. of tli(> myvenvnt wo'ild lo.sr- I.araev's_ v.orviocs. Mr. Lur.icy had assofiaf.-'d wtffi (iif itiovcnicnf for mainyears, and \c;v /f-altuid shearers had to thank him <nr I ho s! rides it liad ma-do. tv.is not a shrarer in tho l)oiniiii:i;i who did r:ot adiniro tho v.mv in which My. I;a4 fon;j;ht; for th.» workers' ni;)if-<. IJo had Hie real welfare of the, workers at heart. Thero seemed !<i !»■% noHiini; in his mind except tl-o nuv/eipotit. Shearers and workers £'>iuwiiily owed a special debt !o Mr. Ji-.i-.-u-y for having ostablis'ied "Tlio M;.'iri!.an;l Worker," t!ic workers' only iwil t:ews|Nipcr. It was Mr. Li'.rarv, will: t!ir> shearers' lielp, who h;ui tlio journal on its career. It was a'vsol'iti'lv necessary to rnako (lie present to J!rs. Luraey as well as Ui Mr. T.-;iraey. Shearers lmd visited liis at Clirfitehureb nt all hours of il;f day wlvn they wished to eonKtill- Mr. Lar.iry, and she had never failed to treat thi'in with th<i utmost niiirtesy. ]f:'r -j'-rv:res to Ihe j.ahor inpvomvnl certainly to be rocof:-iii.-ed. i.\pj)!ii!i.^«v) Air. T. CoojKT also praised Mr. Laraey's work, aiul all workors in the country, as w>ll as in the towns, In unite a; ■■] piy;M f.jrv.'ird (he c,uisi> of li.iduotnal Unioiiiain. Afr. I;arac-, T , in said Ui a t hO had never experienced so niiieli pleasure- as he felt (hat oveninp;. He valued tho pr-s-nt not for itself, but on aeco-nit uf vho friends who had given it to him. He w;is glad that it had Ik'i.'H nl*:> to Mrs. Lnrar.y. As a matter of kie f ., she h;td done more for the shearers and for the Labor movement g-'.'ieMlly than he had done. Tliat was ofien the way with the women. They did tho i>."s(' part of the work, and received very lirde of the- credit. It- had her;; .<l.<t.>d I hat ho had started "The MaonLin-1 Worker.' , As a matter of fact, tho credit for t.hafc was due to a young lady in the city, who had worked very hard for (ho journal and who bad done mors for the workers than bail boon done by any Labor lender; and t-liat fact v/.juld. ho rocog-

!i!.-..-i[ in 11: ■ !'i:..iir,-. \\v l)--l ; 4'Vfd ih-afc I.iilxii , i!.us: iiiiii-f. Tlit-rc :nust lie no :;'<-n- .'l!.:ii;..-. ; -.,:i. id.- ff-:i<ir<r:: fought t!i■ -it- on n ii!i;»'ii quarrels ; tlip rank aii'l ill: i\,;\:<Ui \-.f ill" C.riv. .Ml llad I<J i ■i; , ,!-! !•:•!' ;i!!fi l'r.;lit t lif c(>miii:«ii <'nc'tiy. I!■ u.i.-. :i of sicp by step. li >..;i'. :;!,<iiml ti) think that, '-vi'ry! c>n!'l iii> i]<).■ ■■• in n rhiv. It »v:!s only t Ih' iinri;.'! , ! 'ciii-inics wlio said iliiii tli.-v <■!! I '.Tf-.-i i.'icH HM!tS( n-,ic::l irloAJi. 1 in- v.oiluts ;,!<Mll<i siiv thiit ■Tllfi .M'u-i il,;>i(l Worker" irins'i 11k- official Lnhor oi'-iin of N-nv Z.>:iliti-<l. H« iv;ts jiroiKi (if i!'; 1 f:ict t.lrii lu> had •■'i"!ic M:ioi-!l:mri Worker," lint, li»> kiH'-v t.liiit >it []<.<' li«.'Urt ol cvorjr worl«'r in t-iio Dominion tlioro was * wiirni conuT lor tli(> huly wlw» li.-i'l ildiii' v.-i >iii!i-li Tor 11k> jniiriial wliidk ridvc'viicti llio woHvciV <';nis(\ Ifo ,■1;: tin M;:ii;l---(] ilicm liisiriilv for liiu'wlf nii'! ;il-.i) on Iw'uiK ol }\v*. liiuvK'.v. (Aiv))l;ius(v) A iiiuiili'M - of loiists. iticlu'iinK i; Tli« Ciiirsl- of l!'.> Kvriiiiin'." "Tin* T,abor Movftnmi," .ill.! "Tl!,- l\.|iiica.l Labor l'iirry," and ,mi!i:cs nii'l ••'■rilalioiis wor<» P,l Vi'll.