MASTER PLUMBERS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 187, 6 February 1914, Page 4

MASTER PLUMBERS.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS, '' * „, *< By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, Lust Night. The successful conference the Federated Master Plumbers huvo been holdia" in Auckland concluded to-day. Much useful work was transacted bv the dr'r--gates, who also found time to have .1 {food look round Auckland. The oftlccr* for the year were elected as under:— President, Mr Douglas (Dunedirr) - Vice-presidenty .1. ('. Colvillc (Chvislehurch); treasurer, 11..8. Renfree (Dunedin); secretary, J. Hopkroft (l)uucdin)district vice-presidents, .Messrs. T. if. Christie (Dunediu), It., (i. Spiers (lnvercargill), W. C. Urge (Canterbury), (i e(r . Remington (Wellington), A. Halligaii (Taramiki and Wanganui), Robert l.« Qucane (Hawke's Day), 1). Rait (Ginborne county), and F. Hitchcock (Auckland). Executive committee: Messrs. Jno. Scott, Peter Walker and II .Wilson (Wellington). Parliamentary Committee: Messrs. Thos. fiallingcr, \Vm. W Martin (Wellington).

The next conference will be held in Dunedin. The conference decided to heartily support the amendment to the Lien Act, which is to come before the House nest session. The object of this amendment is to make it compulsory for sub-con-tractors to file a lien within one week of the acceptance of a tender. Another matter considered was that of separate tenders to architects. At the present time the builder takes the whole contract, and other work is let to sub-co'i. tractors. The conference resolved t» support the system of separate tendering. It was decided to divide the Dominion into nine provincial districts, each of which will have a vice-president. The provinces are as follows:--Southlan 1, province; Otago, province; Nelson, Marlborough and Westland, one province; Canterbury, province: Wellington province (leaving out Wangunui); Titm;nakj( Wangunui, one province; Hawke's Bay, with the exception of Poverty Bay), Auckland, Poverty Bay and Gisborne county, one province.