MASTER PRINTERS ASSOCIATION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2815, 26 February 1908, Page 67

MASTER PRINTERS ASSOCIATION.

CHRISTCHURCH, February 19.

The first annual meeting of the representatives of the Federated Master Printers' Association of New Zealand was opened at 11 a.m. to-day, when there were present: — Messrs P. Selig (president, in the ohair), W. J. Somerville and J. Stone (Dunedin), W. Smith (Invercargill), Foden (Timaru), Banka (Wellington), F. Pirani (Wellington country), G. Whitcombe and W. S. Smith (Christohurch). An apology for absence was received from Mr H. Wilson (Auck-

land). " . The drafts of the constitution submitted bjr members of the council were then considered, and after discussion o£ the clauses seriatim it was resolved, on the motion of Mr Pirani, seconded by Mr Stone— " That the constitution as now drawn v up by the federation be confirmed, adopted, and Mr W. S. Smith moved — "That the officers ac elected at the conference on November, 27 last be officers of the federation until their successors be appointed." The motion was seconded by Mi Stone, and carried. Mr Henry Broadhead was elected secretary of the federation. It wag resolved that if the president considered it necessary a meeting of the council should be convened for the first week in March at Napier. Consideration of the basis of the cost of composition and letterpress machinery, remitted from the conference, resulted in a recommendation to the affiliated associations throughout the Dominion being adopted.