BUILDERS CONFERENCE.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12636, 25 October 1905, Page 5

BUILDERS CONFERENCE.

Per Press Association. TIMARU, October 24. The sixth annual meeting of the Federal Council of the Builders' Association opened 'here to-day, when delegates .were present from all parts of the colony. Mr W. Jacques, of Christchureh, President of the Council, presided. The visiting delegates were formally welcomed by the Mayor. The annual report, mead -by the President, mentioned that North Otago, with a membership of 33, joined during the year, and Waikato had applied for affiliation. The rules of the Federation had been registered under the Arbitration Conciliation Act, 1902. The drawing up of conditions of contract hold been the most important work of the year, and then the consideration in conference with the architects would be the meet important of this meeting. Considerable discussion took place on the bearing of the Arbitration Court awards and industrial agreements on the building trade. On the motion of Mi* English (Christchurch) it was resolved to recommend that no /agreements be made between associations and unions except under a direct award of the Court.

It was also resolved that united action be taken by affiliated associations in regard to the election of representatives in the Arbitration Counts, and the Council adopted a clause in the Auckland engineers' «WArd re tlhe dismissal of apprentices.

It was resolved that the executive appoint a. legal adviser, to whom intricate questions can be submitted before action is t»k«n. Arrangements were made for^ a conference with representative architects re oonditiona of contract to-morrow morning.