TARANAKI EMPLOYERS.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 August 1920, Page 5

TARANAKI EMPLOYERS.

ANNUAL MEETING AND The annual meeting of the Employers' Association was held Waratah Dining Rooms last night, J. W. Hayden (President of tion), presiding oyer an About 40 members. ,< Prior to commencing the those present sat down to dinner, was quite up to the high by Host Wains', and after full had been done to this, the usual toast was enthusiastically honored. REPORT AND BALANCE-SHBBIj^H The annual report stated that; subscriptions for the year totalled iifll Is Gd, against £OB 12s for the fear. During the year only outside Neft Plymouth, namely, wood, was organised, and the new members secured from that toflH was most encouraging. This year proposed to employ an outside to organise tho remaining towni uaki. During the year nine meetings have been held, In many sub-committee meetings with special matters. The tendance at these meetings was satisfactory as one would hare liked, average attendance being lour per meeting, and as the executive bers fifteen it will be seen that % good deal of room for improvsmezi^^B The balance-sheet showed that had totalled £254, the prbMlp&l being subscriptions £238, prott | nightwatchman's account £ll, principal items of expendrtftfe tfiti to New Zealand Employers' Frnlm £OO, secretary's salary' £M, postages, etc., £24, travelling £l4, bulletin £l2, printing and ery £l2. There was a credit £47. The nightwatchman's showed: Receipts £258. £240. Assets totalled £179. The president, in moving tion of the report, said that over £IOO better off this year tluaKjj^H The motion was seconded by Mr. Stainton, and carried without diaoM^^| ELECTION OF OFFICERS. |H Mr. J. W. Hayden announoed would be unable to accept office fotjflH ensuing year, as he would not be available when required, and fully impressed with the making the Association a very body. In this connection, he members to take a live interest' Association right throughout tile The question of capital and nn important one. The their Association in Welttngtifh allowed to meet the labor they but must meet the extremists, could realise the impossibility cf to an amicable arrangement trcmiats who practically said: not talk to you. We are going to your business." He pointed out the name of "Employers'' was a misnomer, as the existed for the benefit of a stake in the country. They wm not to oppose labor, but to give | fair deal, and no case of inju»tH»m|H come before their headquarter* that not been put right. He then Mr. P. E. Stainton to the oßfce president, speaking in eologiKtte' tfqtiH of his fitness for the position. c,-> , Mr. S. V. Shaw, in seconding, ■ pressed regret at losing the servfefflM Mr. Hayden. All recognised thist for the work he had put into. tk» Baciation it would have been stead of having made the had. He considered that Mr, would make a worthy successor, and pressed pleasure at seeing ao MUMjH i'oung men present. This was carried unanimously. • ■.< JjH iti'. Stainton, in returning thndujH said that he did not take the positional without a keen sense of the dntiM*Mi£fl responsibilities it entailed. He wOVnfl be reluctant to take on the pMttwiil unless he thought that the (fflmntttMifl and members would rally round ttfjWfeijH the Association in tho position it bo as regarded the welfare of the com-fl Other officers were elected' aa fol-H lows: Vice-president, Mr. J. w. Hayden ;■ executive, Messrs. W. Beesl#y, jL Sykes, R. J. Deare, H. 'B. Gray, bury, J. S. Fov, F. S. Johns. W. C. tyjmH ton, F. Jackson, N. O. Rcid. 1L li|fl George. Jas. McNeill, W. E. Bendall, Itennctt", and C. E. Baker; auditor, MtdS K. P. Webster (re-elected). ;S

. THE,PEACE CONFERENCE. Mr. P. I?. Stainton, delegate, gavajlaJ lengthy resume of the proceedings at t]se| Peace Conference, which was held '»t| Wellington in July, with the objtct of 1 endeavouring to bring about- soma solu-'s tion of the present industrial strife, f J The president said that tile pnblieij were asking why the employers. were. not doing something to meet labor qnjl the question, but ho was satisfied that<■'■ I nothing could be dons as long as they j had to meet the extremists. If rath s employer would endeavour to meet hi* 5 employees and treat them as fellow 1 men, industrial peace would come mu&J quicker. " - * J Mr. Wynyard stressed theneed for"; unanimity of opinion among the cm- >) ployers. "I _ Mr. List said that the present Arbitral tion Court ought to be abolished and *1 Wages Board or Industrial Council J>)»- ! stituted as it was impossible for one • court to be familiar -with the intricaclea of every trade. • Mr. ffayden thought a good dissatisfaction was caused by the that there was only one Court, thus causing considerable delay lt| the settlement of disputes. GENERAL, / '■ Mr. Carter suggested that a repre-; sentative gathering of employers train the whole of Taranaki should be hid after the proposed canvass bad been made at which matters of importance could be discussed. Retailers, he wild, felt keenly the imputation of profiteering, and this was a matter that might be discussed, whilst there was also the question of the Saturday half-holiday. ' On the motion of Mr. Outer, a vote of thanks was accorded the past officers for the good work they had done during the 1 year, and in tills conneotion lie paid » tribute to the work of the secretary (Mr. C. H. Wynyard). At Intervals during the ovaning, |p*ge were rendered by Meim. N. Diy m, and 0. Webster, each of the einmra twag encored. Mr. A. 0. Btarrock pis 3, the accompaniments, and alMnfttewf a pianoforte solo.