HAMPERED TRADE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 April 1940, Page 6

HAMPERED TRADE

REFERENCES AT TRAVELLERS' CONFERENCE. NEED FOR UNITED EFFORT. • (By. Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. This Day. Addressing delegates to the annual conference of the United Commercial Travellers’ and Warehousemen's 'Association of New Zealand today. the president (Mr W. Hustler Smith) commented on the present state of affairs in New Zealand and overseas and said industrial problems were preventing Australia and New Zealand, from giving one hundred per cent assistance to the war effort. lie appealed to members to keep their association going so that they could help those who were in difficulties as a result of import restrictions and .other conditions. The Mayor (Mr T. C. A. Hislop) declared the conference open and said he hoped that, as a result of the conference, the association would be able to lay the foundation of still further activities and that in days to come members would be fully employed in bringing goods to the people of New Zealand. ‘Whether you will be able to do that or not I am bothered if 1 know," Mr Hislop said. “No doubt we will eventually return to sanity, but whether or not it will be in our time we cannot say.” Mr Smith said the membership of the association during 1939 had remained steady and that indicated that members had been able to build up reserves during the good years. Over £26 000 had been provided by the Accident Insurance Fund. including twelve major claims of £5OO to the dependants of those who had died. The annual report showed the membership as follows: Auckland. 1,003; Wellington. 1.110: Canterbury. 512; Otago, 404; total. 3.059.