BUILDERS FEDERAL COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7960, 25 October 1905, Page 3

BUILDERS FEDERAL COUNCIL.

O'er I'n-ss As»ocia<ion.) TIMAKU, Oil. 24. The sixtii annual meeting of the TrVral C.wiwril -4 Association opened here to-day. »ten « WrK ates were present from all parts oi ■the colony, Mr W. .1 acquis of Clinstchurch. President or the l.ouncil. presiding The visiting delegates were lormally wclc med by the May»r_ The annual report read by the I resident mentioned that North Otago with a mrrcfc.-iSNip of 33 joined during the year, and Waikato had appUedfor amli tion. The rules of the Federation hal bei'n registered under the Arbitral (ii Conciliation Act, 1902. Drawing up conditions of contract had betn tin? most importanl •work of the yc»r, and their consideration in conference with the arcn--lects would be the most important business of the meeting. Considerable discussion look pla'''on the bearing of Ihe Arbitration Court awaids. and industrial' agreements on the building Hade. On the molten of Mr r.nglan* (Chrislchurch) it was resolved to recommend that no agreements be made between Associations and Unions except under a direct award ol tho Court. It was also resolved that unittd action be taken by atlutated Associations in regard to the election oi representatives in the Arbitration Courts, ami the Council adopted a clause in the Auckland engineers' award re tismissal if apprentices. It was resolved lh.'l the executive appoint a lfß*' advise; to whom intricate questions can bt submitted before action is taken.

Arraignments wr'o made (or a Conference witK reprcsenlative architects re conditions of contract tomorrow morning.